24 October 2011
SECOND
SEASON OF GLOBAL PRE-SCHOOL TV SUCCESS STORY
“THE
WOTWOTS” SET TO LAUNCH ON TVNZ KIDZONE24
A favourite
with young kids since its launch in 2009, Pukeko Pictures and TVNZ are pleased
to announce the TVNZ Kidzone24 premiere of the second season of hit show the
WotWots.
the
WotWots is a vibrant
and colourful learning-based series which is loved by Kiwi pre-schoolers. The
show is also a New Zealand success story, with the WotWots now being
broadcast in 90 territories across the world including the US, UK, Australia,
Canada, Korea, the Middle East and Poland.
Pukeko
Pictures, is a business partnership between Academy Award winner Richard Taylor,
co-founder and creative lead of Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings, King
Kong) and internationally acclaimed author and children’s television
creator, Martin Baynton. Taylor and Baynton previously teamed up to create the
award winning children’s program, Jane and the
Dragon.
Baynton is
excited about season two’s premiere on TVNZ Kidzone24:
We are thrilled that the international success of the WotWots
and the awards it has received has allowed us to make this second season.
The show celebrates the joy of discovery and encourages children to be creative
and inquisitive. It also promotes a love of animals and a respect for the
extraordinary diversity of life on the planet. These core values are at the
heart of the show and the fact that children and parents all around the world
have embraced the WotWots is a vindication that TV done well can be more
than a one hit wonder.”
Screening
daily on TVNZ Kidzone24 from November 14th, season two of the
WotWots will see DottyWot and SpottyWot land on a farm and meet both strange
and friendly farm animals. They then travel to the sea shore, where they
discover the weird and wonderful creatures that live on the beach and in the
sea.
ENDS
the WotsWots
screens DAILY at 2.50pm from Monday 14th November (repeat time of 8.50am) on
TVNZ Kidzone 24 (SKY channel 046).
