Xilam Animation Launching Oggy Oggy Series

Xilam Animation is set to unveil its new preschool series Oggy Oggy during its second Virtual Showcase event for TV channel and platform commissioners and buyers.

Created by Xilam Animation’s Jean Cayrol and Cédric Guarneri, Oggy Oggy is a new preschool spin-off to Xilam’s Oggy and the Cockroaches franchise. Set to be delivered later this year, the series sees young Oggy freed from the tyranny of the cockroaches, with playfulness, adventures and friends filling his life with fun. While his clumsiness can lead to mistakes, his resourcefulness sees him achieve great things.

Xilam’s Virtual Showcase will run from April 7 to 9. In addition to Oggy Oggy, Xilam’s Virtual Showcase will give attendees an opportunity to discover the company’s current programming highlights, including new episodes of Tangranimals and Pfffirates from Xilam’s CGI specialist studio Cube Creative Productions, and upcoming preschool series Lupin’s Tales. Alongside this will be short-form series such as Where’s Chicky?, as well as Boon & Pimento, which is co-produced by Xilam with Cross River Productions.

Building upon its inaugural Virtual Showcase last October, Xilam will introduce a consumer products component to its upcoming event, which will also be headlined by Oggy Oggy. Under the inaugural consumer products component, alongside Oggy Oggy, Xilam will present licensing opportunities for Lupin’s Tales and Where’s Chicky, as well as its classic properties including Oggy and the Cockroaches and Zig & Sharko.

Morgann Favennec, executive VP of distribution at Xilam Animation, said: “As we build upon Oggy and the Cockroaches’ global success and heritage, it felt like a natural step to create a property that would introduce preschool audiences to this treasured franchise. Oggy Oggy is filled with heartfelt, imaginative and creative storylines and the show also has a very charming visual style, which will lend itself very well to licensing and merchandising. We’re looking forward to introducing Oggy Oggy to potential partners during our Spring Virtual Showcase, and to updating the industry on all aspects of our business, from new projects and established series, and now also right through to consumer products.”