Sixteen South Debuts The Coop Troop

Sixteen South Originals has unveiled the trailer and first episode for its new comedy series The Coop Troop.

A co-production with Mikros Animation IP (formerly Technicolor Animation Productions) along with France Télévisions in France and Tencent Video in China, The Coop Troop was co-created by Sixteen South’s Colin Williams and the children’s author and illustrator Alex T. Smith.

The 52×11-minute comedy marks Sixteen South’s first show for an older age group (5 to 9) and its first CGI animated series.

The Coop Troop features the exploits of a gang of five unlikely heroes: hyperactive rabbit Maggie, eccentric inventor Flo the chicken, bon vivant swine Clive, excitable lamb Billy and enigmatic egg Jo d’Oeuf. Their mission is to help any animal with a problem—and they’re kept very busy by the precious, pampered pets of neighboring town Animauville.

The series is set to debut on France Télévisions and Tencent Video in 2023 and has been produced in Northern Ireland and France.

Colin Williams, creative director at Sixteen South, said: “We can’t wait to introduce the audience at Annecy to our motley group of furry, feathery and woolly rescuers. The Coop Troop is our retro homage to classic TV series of the ’70s and ’80s like The A-Team and we are very excited to hear what viewers make of it.”

Sandrine Nguyen, senior VP of episodic and IP at Mikros Animation IP, said: “We’ve had great fun collaborating with Sixteen South and Tencent on this wildly funny and appealing series. Our bunch of heroes shows how you can solve any problem with friendship and teamwork, which is a great message for today’s kids and one that we hope will resonate across the world.”

Pierre Siracusa, director of animation, youth and education at France Télévisions, said: “France Télévisions is proud to introduce this wild bunch to the Annecy audience. We hope that viewers will enjoy their positive attitude, crazy humor and ridiculous exploits as much as our audience of 6- to 9-year-old girls and boys is going to!”

Selina She, director of kids’ IP development and programming center at Tencent Video, said: “International co-production is an important part of Tencent Video’s strategy on kids originals, and we are thrilled with the results of our partnership with Sixteen South. The Coop Troop will not only hugely entertain our audience but also show how with friendship and teamwork, you can solve any problem.”