MIPCOM: Zodiak Kids Debuts ‘Get Blake!’

Zodiak Kids will debut Marathon Media’s brand-new production “Get Blake!,” a new cartoon-style comedy developed in partnership with Nickelodeon and Gulli.

To promote the new series at MIPJunior this past weekend, Zodiak Kids offered complimentary “Get Blake!”-branded Tuk-tuk Express rides to and from the Palm Beach on Saturday and Sunday with stops at the Palais and the main hotels on the Croisette.

“Get Blake!” features 13 year-old Blake Myers and his best friend Mitch who constantly find themselves under siege by three alien squirrels in their city block. The “Squaliens” have been sent from the future with one secret goal: capture Blake in order to prevent him from one day becoming Blake Myers, Space Ranger.

“After years of doing light-hearted action such as ‘Totally Spies’ or ‘Martin Mystery,’ this is the first broad comedy series for Marathon Media, employing an American comic sensibility while preserving the distinctive French artistic style," says Eryk Casemiro, chief commerical officer, Marathon Media.

The TV broadcast of the new series is planned for this fall on Nickelodeon U.S. and then on Gulli. Zodiak Kids holds worldwide TV and licensing rights to the series.

“We're excited to bring ‘Get Blake!’ to our Nickelodeon audiences,” says Jules Borkent, senior vice president, global acquisitions and international programming, Nickelodeon Viacom International Media Networks. “‘Get Blake!’ is a fresh new series that will keep kids laughing, and complement our existing line-up of funny, character driven content currently airing on our Nickelodeon channels globally.”