Horrid Henry’s Wild Weekend Bowing on Netflix in the U.K.

Novel Entertainment’s first animated feature-length Horrid Henry special is slated to soon launch on Netflix in the U.K.

Horrid Henry’s Wild Weekend centers on a weekend in Ashton when Henry is unexpectedly chosen to join the Ashton Adventurers to compete for the Brainbox of the Year Cup. Meanwhile, his parents try to slip away for a night without the kids and Great Aunt Greta has a teenager to stay. The special will premiere on Netflix on June 6.

U.K. presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood reprise the starring roles they played in the live-action Horrid Henry: The Movie in Horrid Henry’s Wild Weekend. Further, for this special, Henry and his friends will be online on Facebook and Instagram for a viewing party that is designed to raise awareness of Novel Entertainment’s campaign to address the U.K.’s digital deficit.

In addition to the new animated special, Novel Entertainment has a raft of newly created content output, produced under the banner of Horrid Henry Unlocked and designed to offer a familiar environment for fans to discover how the Horrid Henry family is responding to the current COVID-19 crisis. As well as the recently launched Horrid Henry podcast, new material includes daily Horrid Homework in the form of activities that are available via the Horrid Henry website; projects, challenges, puzzles and bespoke videos, including songs, short videos and behind-the-scenes content and interviews.

Mike Watts, co-founder of Novel Entertainment, said: “Horrid Henry continues to be hugely popular on Netflix in the U.K. and we are thrilled to have a feature-length animated commission.”