Entertainment Rights has secured the U.K. home entertainment rights to FRANKENSTEIN'S CAT. Produced by Mackinnon & Saunders, this (30x11) animated comedy series targets 6-9 year old children.
The show is currently one of the top rated shows on CBBC and follows a unique friendship between a girl, Lottie, who doesn't fit in, and a cat called Nine, whose body parts don't fit together properly. As part of the deal, ER has the option to distribute further series and spinoffs as the show develops.
ER will launch the first FRANKENSTEIN'S CAT DVD "The Cat From A Kit" on October 20, in time for Halloween. The initial DVD will contain eight 11 minute episodes and bonus content, including an interactive game.
FRANKENSTEIN'S CAT started out life as a children's picture book, created by Curtis Jobling. Then followed a TV series, a co-production by Mackinnon & Saunders (U.K.) and Kayenta Production (France), distributed internationally by CCI Ent. (Canada). The production recently won a 2008 Pulcinella Award at Cartoons On the Bay.
The show features two worlds -- Castle Frankenstein, a center of mad scientific excellence, also home to Nine, and the Village of Oddsburg where Lottie lives. Oddsburg is a center of excellence for superstition and small mindedness. The part of Nine is voiced by Joe Pasquale for CBBC.
