Award-winning studios Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, The Lion Guard) and Turnip + Duck (Maddie + Triggs) have finalised a new deal at the Annecy Festival to co-produce an original 2D-animated preschool series, Bunny McBee, that will inspire children to love and respect nature and their place in it.
Created by Emmy Award-nominated Hilda director Andy Coyle, and currently in development, the new short-form series Bunny McBee (52 x 5”) fosters a love for nature and celebrates the joy of outdoor play. The series draws inspiration from Coyle’s childhood adventures in the outdoors of Nova Scotia.
“We are thrilled to embark on this first-time creative collaboration with Turnip + Duck to co-produce Andy’s enchanting tale. Together, the big-hearted Bunny McBee and his loyal friend Opal will inspire children everywhere to value friendship and teamwork and to get out and explore the wonderous world around them – whether that’s a vast forest or their neighbourhood park,” stated Mercury Filmworks original series and co-productions vice president Chantal Ling.
The synopsis of the series reads:
Bunny is 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. To these two best friends, the forest is a wonderous, magical playground where every moment is an opportunity to play, explore, and connect with others. A place where the smallest things become magical, transforming the forest into a vibrant world full of life, heart, humour, majesty, and drama. From their tiny perspective, the world is like a giant jigsaw puzzle. And they’re going to figure it out, one piece at a time, as they explore the wonders of nature along with a host of memorable woodland residents.