Zodiak Kids Inks New Deals for Horrid Henry

Zodiak Kids has landed the international distribution rights for the fifth installment of the animated series Horrid Henry, with new agreements signed for seasons one through four.

New sales for the first four seasons include MBC in the Middle East, Alati International in Russia and Atlantic Digital Networks in Canada. Renewals were secured by Turner in Asia, Mediacorp in Singapore, POP TV in Slovenia, E-Vision in the Middle East, Asiana in Korea, and Netflix in France, the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The 42×11-minute fifth installment of Horrid Henry is currently in production for broadcast on Nicktoons next year.

Julia Rowlands, the VP of sales, acquisitions and co-productions at Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids, commented: “Horrid Henry is an incredibly important brand for Zodiak Kids and it is great to be further building on the existing catalog with a new series at MIPCOM. The continued success of Horrid Henry in the U.K. and internationally is proof of the quality and longevity of the brand.”