Brown Bag Film's Latest Series 'The Octonauts' Splashes onto the BBC
The animated series The Octonauts, for pre-schoolers, produced by Academy Award-nominated Brown Bag Films, launches on BBC channels on Monday 4th October.
The Octonauts invites children to take the plunge and go on an exciting voyage of discovery through the world's oceans this autumn. Splashing onto CBeebies from Monday 4 October, The Octonauts are a new band of heroes who patrol the oceans and have thrilling adventures underwater.
Produced in Dublin by Brown Bag Films (Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, Give Up Yer Auld Sins) for children's entertainment provider Chorion, the 52 eleven minute episodes are based on the richly imaginative books by design team, Meomi. Created in HD, The Octonauts combines classic team adventure with dazzling CGI animation to transport children to a deep underwater world they don't normally visit.
"This has been the most technically challenging show that Brown Bag Films has produced to date", says director Darragh O'Connell. "We have had an amazingly talented crew working around the clock for the last 18 months to create this wonderful series, and I think it's going to set a new bar for kids TV animation."
The Octonauts features a team of deep-sea heroes including the dashing Captain Barnacles Bear, swashbuckling Lieutenant Kwazii Cat, and their fresh-faced medic Peso Penguin. Stationed in their impressive home base, the Octopod, The Octonauts are ready to dive into action whenever there is trouble underwater. Using their fleet of aquatic vehicles they rescue sea creatures, explore new underwater worlds and triumphantly save the oceans from danger - all in a day's rather wet work!
"I'm immensely proud of what we have achieved and I can't wait for our young audiences to share in the adventure, thrills and laughs", says Darragh.
CBeebies will screen The Octonauts daily at 4:50pm on weekdays, with a repeat the following morning at 8:00am. The BBC HD channel will also screen the show on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm.
For more information contact Brown Bag Films at studio@brownbagfilms.com