Watch Next has announced the production of a third season of Nate Is Late, (52 z 11′), spurred by the series’ success on France Télévisions and Super RTL (Germany), in the digital space and internationally. The series is also known as Oscar & Malika in France.
Since its launch in October 2018, Nate Is Late has remained in continuous broadcast on France Télévisions’ linear channels, in highly exposed slots during the weekday schedule, both before and after school. The series has also gained popularity on various non-linear platforms, including OKOO, Netflix, OCS, Prime Video and YouTube Kids, accumulating nearly 80 million views in just two years (with an average of 2.5 million monthly views in 2023), despite having only a few episodes available online.
Internationally distributed by Kids First, a subsidiary of Watch Next, Nate Is Late has been sold to numerous territories on major channels and platforms such as Super RTL, Pop (U.K.), Netflix (France, Benelux, U.K.), Cartoon Network (India), E-Junior (Middle East), Clan (Spain), SVT (Sweden), RTS (Switzerland), VRT (Belgium), Star (Greece), TRT (Turkey), MBC (Middle East), Gloobs (Brazil), RTP (Portugal), TV5 (Canada), Channel 9 (Australia), Tencent (China), TVB (Hong Kong) and more.
Created by Sylvain Huchet and Peter Saisselin, and co-directed by Edouard Kuchiman and Gaultier Buiret, the third season will be produced with a budget of 7 million euros, co-financed by France Télévisions, Super RTL, COFIMAGE 34, SOFITVCINE 11 and CNC. It will be entirely produced in Europe at Watch Next’s group studios, including La Factorie (Paris and Lille) and Animato (Torino). The relocation of production is made possible through “Sherlock,” an asset bank developed by Watch Next to manage the reuse of models, animations and special effects from previous episodes.
Aimed at kids 6-10, the series centers on eight-year olds Nate and Malika. Every Morning, they leave home early to get to school — but they always arrive late, because something amazing has happened along the way. Even though their incredible tales are true, the principal never believes them…
