MIPTV Spotlight: Guru Studio

Recently greenlit for a fourth season by Netflix is Guru Studio’s flagship preschool series True and the Rainbow Kingdom, which the company is presenting at MIPTV this year.

The animated series centers on a hero armed with kindness and care for the world around her. The show “is doing extremely well on CBC Kids in Canada, and its fan base on Netflix is growing strong,” says Jonathan Abraham, senior director of sales and new business development at Guru Studio. “We’re excited to have True available for linear free and pay TV worldwide this year.”

Pikwik, acquired by Disney Junior and Hulu in the U.S., follows a hedgehog named Suki who delivers surprise-filled parcels to Pikwik’s residents. Underwater adventuring siblings Lettie and Lemo lead a quirky submarine crew in protecting their ocean-covered planet’s denizens in Big Blue, a new 2D animated series with Canada’s CBC. Abraham adds: “We have an incredibly strong lineup of originals that we can’t wait to introduce to buyers.”