Serious Kids Adds Danish Mythological Series to Slate

Serious Kids has expanded its distribution slate with a deal to take on the worldwide content rights to Høj.

Produced by Skjaldborn in Copenhagen, Høj centers on an unusually tall dwarf with mixed heritage. After losing a magical jewel to a wicked giant, he teams up with a dwarf girl and an elf to master shapeshifting and fight evil.

Twenty-six episodes of the series, which is aimed at kids ages 6 to 9, have been delivered and are airing on DR, SVT, NRK, Yle and RÚV this year.

“Høj was developed internally at Skjaldborn; we wanted to update Norse mythology for a wider audience who connect easily with elves, dwarfs, giants and other such mythological characters,” said Edith Marie Nielsen, co-CEO at Skjaldborn. “We are delighted to sign this deal with Serious Kids, with whom we have enjoyed talking to since we met in Stuttgart. There has been a lot of interest in the series internationally, and we look forward to seeing that solidified in deals over the coming year.”

“It’s great to see the wonderful Nordic storytelling talent expressed in such a funny and gripping original animated adventure story,” commented Genevieve Dexter, founder and CEO of Serious Kids. “Older children need deeper and longer narratives to feed their imagination, and we look forward to introducing Høj to the world.”