‘Barry Loser’ Animated Series, Based on Bestselling U.K. Children’s Books, Finds Italian Partners Ahead of Rome’s MIA Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Based on the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning book series that’s been translated into 17 languages, the show – which comprises 52 episodes, each 11 minutes long – follows the comic misadventures of Barry Loser, a lovable middle-schooler with a wonderfully warped imagination. The series, which aims to go into production in 2027, has been picked up in the U.K.

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“We were devouring these books every night. He couldn’t get his hands on them fast enough.

It would be a joy to lift that from the page and turn it into a TV franchise.” Launched in 2019, Big Little Fish Television is best known for its catalog of unscripted documentary, though both Procter and COO Georgina Surtees have worked extensively in children’s TV, including both live-action and animation. In 2023, the company produced the 20-part scripted reality family series “Meet the McQueens” for CBBC, and is currently developing a slate of pre-school and older kids’ programming based on both in-house and licensed IP.

Created by Smith, the “Barry Loser” franchise includes 11 books and graphic novels that have sold more than a million copies worldwide. “We’re starting from a good place.

The characters are well-rounded. There’s some really funny personalities in there.

His home life, his friends and school,” said Procter. “All of those incredible characters and worlds that already exist give us endless opportunities to have a returnable series.” Set in Mogden, U.K., which is described by the producers as “an ordinary town [with] an extraordinary imagination,” “Barry Loser” turns on the 10-year-old’s ability to make something as mundane as a trip to the store or a visit to grandma’s seem like an epic, over-the-top adventure.

“A lot of the charm of this is Barry’s imagination,” said Procter. “We’re going to stay faithful to the books with a loose, hand-drawn style in 2D.

With that comes the opportunity for us to unleash Barry’s imagination and go anywhere with it. “He lives in an everyday,

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