Lion Forge Preps MIPCOM Slate

Lion Forge Entertainment’s Yoruba mythology-based series Iyanu leads the company’s highlights for MIPCOM.

“Iyanu has successfully launched in the U.S., U.K., Africa, the Middle East and Australia with incredible results,” says Kirsten Newlands, executive VP of production and content partnerships. “We’re looking to firm up broadcast partners in our remaining territories and move to a season three greenlight.”

In the boys’ action comedy Bugtron, a battle brews between factions of highly evolved bugs. “We’re looking for the right platforms and broadcaster partners to work with to launch this global franchise,” Newlands notes.

The action-adventure fantasy series The Wingfeather Saga, for children ages 6 to 11, follows the journey of the Igiby family. “This captivating three-season series is designed for children ages 6 to 11 co-viewing,” Newlands explains.

“Spending time with global distribution partners is incredibly important to us, and MIPCOM remains a tremendous platform to connect in person, showcase our slate and discuss key developments, like the recent investment from HarbourView,” Newlands adds.

“We believe our franchise-building blueprint is a unique differentiator and the additional capital allows us to further develop and invest in expanding our library, which can feed global content pipeline needs in the premium kids, family and YA spaces,” she continues. “We have a clear set of criteria for projects utilizing this funding, and we’ve already targeted several new projects that we’ll be co-producing.”