{"id":31124,"date":"2026-01-15T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/tvkids\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:20:17","slug":"xilam-animation-greenlights-more-seasons-of-zig-sharko-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/xilam-animation-greenlights-more-seasons-of-zig-sharko-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Xilam Animation Greenlights More Seasons of Zig &#038; Sharko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Zig &amp; Sharko<\/em> has been greenlit for seasons five and six by Xilam Animation.<\/p>\n<p>The two new seasons of the non-dialogue slapstick comedy <em>Zig &amp; Sharko<\/em> are set to premiere in 2027 and 2028, respectively, on Gulli in France. Seasons five and six, created by director Hugo Gittard, will follow the theme of summer vacation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith fun-loving characters and hilarious adventures across land and sea, <em>Zig &amp; Sharko<\/em> encapsulates the universal appeal of non-dialogue slapstick comedy,\u201d said Marc du Pontavice, founder and CEO at Xilam Animation. \u201cTogether with our trusted partners at M6, we\u2019re thrilled to dive into two more seasons that will take the characters further than ever before, redefining the relationships between them whilst maintaining their iconic personalities. We\u2019re sure audiences will be charmed by the fresh humor and laugh-out-loud storytelling in store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to continue our wonderful journey alongside the talented Xilam teams,\u201d said Philippe Bony, president at Gulli. \u201cTheir outstanding creativity and contagious enthusiasm have succeeded in making Zig and Sharko beloved characters that have been capturing the hearts of families on Gulli for the last ten years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zig &#038; Sharko has been greenlit for seasons five and six by Xilam Animation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":31123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1750,5447,1867,2215],"class_list":["post-31124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-marc-du-pontavice","tag-philippe-bony","tag-xilam-animation","tag-zig-sharko","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Xilam Animation Greenlights More Seasons of Zig &amp; 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