{"id":23287,"date":"2022-06-14T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/new-magic-roundabout-series-works\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:37:43","slug":"new-magic-roundabout-series-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/new-magic-roundabout-series-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"New Magic Roundabout Series in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Method Animation is working on a new take on the iconic series <em>Le Man\u00e8ge Enchant\u00e9<\/em> (<em>The Magic Roundabout<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The French stop-motion animation was created by Serge Danot in the 1960s, and its success led to a British version, <em>The Magic Roundabout<\/em>, with the help of Eric Thompson. The new show\u2019s first season will consist of 52 11-minute episodes aimed at a preschool audience aged 3 to 5.<\/p>\n<p><em>Le Man\u00e8ge Enchant\u00e9<\/em> had more than 500 episodes shown in more than 60 countries and adapted into 30 languages. The original series is considered one of the first global preschool IPs in television history.<\/p>\n<p>The new show will be co-produced by Magic, a company founded and directed by J\u00e9r\u00f4me Briz\u00e9, who handles the rights for the Danot family, and produced by Camille Oesch, head of originals and international co-production at Method Animation.<\/p>\n<p>Julien Borde, executive VP, managing director and chief content officer at Mediawan, said: \u201cWe are super proud to start the development of the new <em>Magic Roundabout<\/em>. The series is one of the most beloved IPs in France, the U.K. and many other territories. We have paired two of the most renowned preschool specialists, Beth Gardiner (<em>PJ Masks<\/em>) and Jenny Landreth (<em>Hey Duggee<\/em>), to create this new version of Serge Danot&#8217;s masterpiece. By reopening the magical roundabout, we aspire to bring back the magic and open an optimistic and playful universe to a whole new generation of children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Briz\u00e9, founder of Magic, said: \u201cI am delighted to hear about the rebirth of a modern and fresh version of <em>Le Man\u00e8ge Enchant\u00e9<\/em> that will speak to today\u2019s generation. Mediawan is a solid partner to bring this IP that is so close to Serge Danot\u2019s heart, and it was one meeting that I had with Aton Soumache and Julien Borde that convinced me this project was a good idea with a wonderful team. For 50 years now, <em>Le Man\u00e8ge Enchant\u00e9<\/em> is still being broadcasted around the world, and with this new series, which is in line with the DNA of the original show, it will open a new era for this unique and universal friendship story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Method Animation is working on a new take on the iconic series Le Man\u00e8ge Enchant\u00e9 (The Magic Roundabout).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":23288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[528],"class_list":["post-23287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-method-animation","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Magic Roundabout Series in the Works - 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