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Thunderbird takes Mittens & Pants worldwide
Vancouver's Thunderbird Distribution has closed sales for the first season of Mittens & Pants across 34 territories.
Warner Bros. Discovery has picked up the 39 x seven-minute season for its Cartoonito, Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. France TV acquired it for multiple regions, including France, Andorra, Monaco, French Guyana and New Caledonia. Hop! Channel (Israel) and DR Denmark (Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands) have also bought the season. These new television partners join CBC Kids in Canada and the U.K.'s Sky Kids, which both launched the series in February 2023.
Mittens & Pants follows a puppy and kitten best-friend duo who live in a colourful, all-animal town called Kibble Corners. Producer Phil McCordic (Tumbletown Tales) created the series, which is notably filmed with real baby animals. Toronto-based prodco Windy Isle Entertainment produces the preschool live-action series, and in 2022 Thunderbird Entertainment signed on to manage its distribution and consumer products.
Mittens & Pants scored a renewal shortly after its February launch, and Windy Isle rolled out season two in July on CBC Kids and CBC Gem. The 41 x seven-minute season will premiere on Sky Kids later this fall. Thunderbird Distribution is bringing both seasons of Mittens & Pants to MIPJunior and MIPCOM in Cannes, France, October 14 to 19, 2023.