EXCLUSIVE: Netflix‘s Hilda director is creating a 2D animated preschool series that intends to inspire children to love and respect nature.
Andy Coyle is behind Bunny McBee, which comes from Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Ireland’s Turnip + Duck Studio. The deal was struck at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The show follows an energetic and curious little bumblebee whose need to explore is insatiable. Each morning, he buzzes out of his home, eager to fly into a new adventure with his best buddy, a small, intuitive and observant worm named Opal. From their tiny perspective, the world is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, and they’re going to figure it out.
“We are thrilled to embark on this first-time creative collaboration with Turnip + Duck to co-produce Andy’s enchanting tale,” said Chantal Ling Vice President, Original Series & Co-Productions, Mercury Filmworks. “Together, the big-hearted Bunny McBee and his loyal friend Opal will inspire children everywhere to value friendship and teamwork.”
Turnip + Duck MD Colm Tobin added: “Andy has created a truly imaginative preschool series pays homage to his childhood inspiring children everywhere to use their imagination and creativity to engage with and celebrate the environment.”
Coyle is the director of Netflix’s Hilda, which is voiced by Bella Ramsey and has run for five seasons.
