Zodiak Kids Studios is co-producing a brand-new drama with CBBC and ZDF Enterprises.<\/p>\n
Silverpoint<\/em> is a sci-fi mystery adventure series about kids at summer camp. The series is created by Lee Walters, who is also lead writer, and executive producer Steven Andrew, the creative director of Zodiak Kids.<\/p>\n Filming starts next month in Northern Ireland for broadcast in 2022. The series will be produced by Trevor Klein, and the lead director is Dan Zeff.<\/p>\n ZDF Enterprises holds distribution rights in Germany and Austria and German-speaking rights in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Alto and Adige. Zodiak Kids owns all other international distribution rights to the series.<\/p>\n Benoit Di Sabatino, CEO of Zodiak Kids, commented:\u00a0\u201cThanks to multi-award-winning series like Secret Life of Boys<\/em> and Joe All Alone<\/em>, we have developed a live-action series lineup to reach the international market. Silverpoint<\/em> is the first production of this new development slate, and we are proud to work with prestigious partners such as the BBC and ZDF Enterprises.\u201d<\/p>\n Steven Andrew, executive producer for Zodiak Kids, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled to be making this very exciting and ambitious adventure series. Inspired by The<\/em> Goonies<\/em> and\u00a0Explorers<\/em>, it\u2019s a story that touches on friendship and being accepted for who and what we are. And a story about control, something these kids don\u2019t have; each of them eager to take control of their lives in a way they have hitherto been unable to; something all today’s children will very much relate to.\u201d<\/p>\n Amy Buscombe, commissioning editor for the BBC, said:\u00a0\u201cSilverpoint is a brilliantly twisty, action-adventure that had us hooked straight away, and we can\u2019t wait to see this brilliant team bring it to life!\u201d<\/p>\n Nico Keeb, head of international co-productions and acquisitions for children and youth programs at ZDF, added:\u00a0\u201cSilverpoint<\/em> is the perfect fit for ZDF\u2019s programming needs. It goes along nicely with our other high-profile live-action series, and will attract boys and girls equally due to its sci-fi mystery approach.\u201d<\/p>\n Arne Lohmann, VP ZDFE.junior for ZDF Enterprises, added:\u00a0\u201cThe thrilling story and strong characters have hooked me immediately. I have no doubt that kids all over the world will fall for Silverpoint<\/em> as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zodiak Kids Studios is co-producing a brand-new drama with CBBC and ZDF Enterprises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":20607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[298],"class_list":["post-20606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-zodiak-kids-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n