{"id":26350,"date":"2023-12-07T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nick-jr-acquires-kiri-lou\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T12:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:33:30","slug":"nick-jr-acquires-more-kiri-and-lou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nick-jr-acquires-more-kiri-and-lou\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Jr. Acquires More Kiri and Lou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAKE has sold the latest season of its stop-motion series <em>Kiri and Lou<\/em> to Nickelodeon\u2019s Nick Jr. in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows the friendship between Kiri, a feisty dinosaur, and Lou, a gentle and thoughtful creature, as they explore the world of feelings. It is produced by Fiona Copland for Stretchy.<\/p>\n<p>The New Zealand series originally launched in the U.S. on Nick Jr. in June 2022. The addition of the latest season brings the total number of episodes to 104.<\/p>\n<p>Handcrafted in paper and clay and created using traditional stop-motion animation from Antony Elworthy (<em>Pinocchio<\/em>, <em>Isle of Dogs<\/em>, <em>Coraline<\/em>), <em>Kiri and Lou<\/em> features the voices of Jemaine Clement (<em>Flight of the Conchords<\/em>) and Olivia Tennet (<em>Lord of the Rings<\/em>) and is written and directed by feature film director Harry Sinclair.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kiri and Lou<\/em> premiered on TVNZ in New Zealand and CBC Kids in Canada. 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