TV Kids In-Demand: Kids 6-12

These shows, which span the younger and older ends of the 6-to-12 kids’ demo, feature elements of action, adventure and comedy. Get the inside scoop on the brand-new Meet the Walkerz from Shadow Valley Productions, Crunchyroll’s anime hit My Hero Academia and Serious Lunch’s Matt Hatter Chronicles.

Meet the Walkerz

Commissioned By: Currently seeking U.S. and international broadcast partners.
Produced By: Shadow Valley Productions
Rights Available: All rights are available with the exception of licensing rights, which are represented by Firefly Brand Licensing.
Description: Meet the Walkerz is a family-friendly animated comedy series about a wonderfully unusual vegan zombie family that wins a game show and gets a rare opportunity to be the first family of their kind to live a “life” in human society. The Walker family, led by noble dad Ed, features grandma Betty, son Ryder, fun-loving daughter Gigi and, of course, their outrageous trouble-making, meat-loving zombie dog named “JJ.” The series is based on the popular The Adventures of Zombie Dog comic books by Jonathan Sanborn. The animated comedy is set to feature 4×22-minute/16×11-minute episodes.
Target Demo: 6-11
Pitch Perfect: Meet the Walkerz is a fun-filled 3D animated comedy featuring friendly vegan zombies who move into a terrified neighborhood defended by a legendary ex-zombie hunter who doesn’t believe they are “harmless,” especially not their obviously meat-loving zombie dog! Meet a wonderful ensemble of diverse characters that are all ready to share some captivating (and humorous) stories on what life is like on the other side of the fence. “From fear to friendship” is the message. Bible, episode synopses and trailer are available.
Sales Contact: Jeremy Christensen at Shadow Valley Productions on info@meetthewalkerz.com.

My Hero Academia

Produced By: Toho
Rights Available: All forms of audiovisual (free, pay, VOD, home video) from Crunchyroll for European and African territories.
Description: What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks” at age four? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. Then he encounters All Might, the greatest hero of them all. This superhero action/adventure/comedy series consists of four seasons for a total of 90 26-minute episodes. A fifth season is coming in spring 2021. There are also two movies.
Target Demo: 10-12
Pitch Perfect: My Hero Academia is the superhero anime hit! With more than 3 million manga sold in France alone and a very committed fan community, My Hero Academia is the fastest-growing manga and anime brand of the last ten years. The TV show has four seasons now, broadcast on many major TV channels and streamed in 200-plus countries across Europe and Africa. The brand universe of My Hero Academia has been extended to many merchandising products thanks to its 20-plus licensing partners, such as two multiplatform video games edited by Bandai Namco, as well as toys and figures developed by Bandai.
Slot Winner: My Hero Academia won the Sugoi Japan Awards 2017 in the manga category. In 2017, the TV series won two anime awards at IGN Summer Movie Awards (IGN Award & People’s Choice Award). In France, My Hero Academia won the Daruma/Japan Expo Award for best manga in 2017, and the best shōnen and best series awards in 2018. In 2019, the manga received the Harvey Award for best manga.
Sales Contact: business@crunchyroll.com

Matt Hatter Chronicles

Commissioned By: Premiered on CiTV.
Produced By: Platinum Films, Dream Mill
Rights Available: Worldwide television, VOD, inflight and home video.
Description: When ordinary schoolboy Matt Hatter discovers a hidden portal in his family’s movie theater, he is transported to a mirror dimension where he becomes defender of the Multiverse. With his friends Roxie and Gomez, the new Hatter Hero must battle Super Villains, defend the realms and save his Grandpa! This animated action-adventure series distributed by Serious Lunch consists of 52×26-minute episodes and a 50-minute movie.
Target Demo: 6-9
Pitch Perfect: There are four seasons and a movie released in U.K. cinemas in 2018/19. We look forward to developing new partnerships in those markets where we can offer our foreign-language versions.
Slot Winner: The series enjoyed early success when launched on CiTV: seasons one and two pulled in an impressive 3.5 million individuals and an episode high of 327,000 viewers, up 92 percent on the slot average. It has sold to 85 markets.
Sales Contacts: Leila Ouledcheikh, Genevieve Dexter.