MIPTV Spotlight: DHX Media

CANNES: From the writing team Man of Action comes Mega Man, a new series in the DHX Media catalog.

Set in Silicon City, the show portrays a slightly futuristic world in which robots and humans live, work and play together in harmony thanks to the efforts of a 10-year-old superhero. “The series is a fresh take on existing IP that already has a strong international fan following,” says Josh Scherba, the company’s executive VP of distribution and content.

Also on offer is The Zoo, a mockumentary-style program that follows the everyday interactions between various animal characters at a zoo.

There is also Creeped Out, a new original drama series that tells spooky tales. The show, co-produced with CBBC Productions, is filmed on location in the U.K. and Canada. “Every episode will be told with absolute conviction and grounded in familiar circumstances so the audience is left feeling that maybe this could [actually] happen,” says Scherba.

He adds: “We are constantly diversifying our slate to showcase the freshest, most dynamic new content to the market.”