ZhuZhus Series Set for Discovery Kids in LatAm, Caribbean

The ZhuZhus, a toy-based animated show from Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, is due to debut on Discovery Kids in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Under the agreement, 26 episodes of The ZhuZhus will premiere next month in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

In the Caribbean, the program is headed to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Nelvana also extended its broadcast deal with Discovery Kids for Backyardigans that will see 80 episodes of the CGI-animated series remain on the air in Latin America and the Caribbean through 2018.

“We are thrilled to work with a dynamic and world-class broadcast partner like Discovery Kids,” said Scott Dyer, the president of Nelvana. “We are certain that viewers across Latin America and the Caribbean will be delighted by the uproarious adventures of The ZhuZhus, and the high-spirited adventures of the Backyardigans.”