London-based animation and family entertainment distributor Media I.M. has secured another key deal for Digital Light Studio’s non-dialogue kids’ series Sunny Bunnies (26 x 3.5 min.). The Walt Disney Company EMEA has picked up the second season of the comedy for children ages 4-7, bringing its total reach to 156 countries.
Sunny Bunnies has previously been snapped up by Disney channels in the US, Southeast Asia, CEEMEA, Russia/CIS, Australia/New Zealand and Japan. The latest deal will bring the bunnies to Disney Junior channels in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and French-speaking Europe, Spain, Italy and Italian-speaking Europe, Nordics, Baltics, Benelux, Portugal/PALOP, Ireland and Andorra.
“The Sunny Bunnies keep on surprising us — every time we think we’ve reached peak Bunny, they go one better. With this latest Disney deal, our little friends have literally conquered the world.,” said Media I.M. co-Founder, Irina Nazarenko. “Our next step is to migrate the Sunny Bunnies from screen to playground via a range of toys and books. The feedback from the YouTube channel is quite clear: kids don’t just want to watch the Bunnies; they want to touch them, play with them and join them in real-world adventures.”
The Sunny Bunnies are five beaming balls named Turbo, Iris, Big Boo, Hopper and Shiny, who can appear anywhere there is a source of light. In each episode, the cheeky creatures take their mischievous adventures to a new location. Season two launched on the show’s YouTube channel in January and introduces a new character: the Big Grey Wolf, who comes from the moon on a mission to kidnap the bunnies.
Sunny Bunnies is the most successful Belarusian IP ever, in terms of global reach. Media I.M. holds exclusive worldwide rights to the series outside Russia/CIS and China, including TV, digital and VOD.
Which name goes to which Bunny?? My kids are loving the show, but want to name them “their real names” and only assume which one is Big Boo.
Big boo is the pink one iris is purple one turbo is orange one hopper is green one and shiny is the blue one… my 2 year old loves this cartoon lol