DQ Ent (DQE) has announced the production of a second season of The Large Family, an animated TV series co-produced by Coolabi Prods. in the U.K. and Go-N Prods. in France, with the support of broadcasters Cbeebies in the U.K, TF1 in France and BBC Worldwide.
Based on the best selling books by Jill Murphy, The Large Family chronicles the daily lives of an all-too-human elephant family. The second season of the 2D show is being completed for roughly $ 3.2 million, and is scheduled to begin airing in 2009.
‘We are delighted to be working alongside two of Europe’s best known broadcasters in Cbeebies-UK and TF1-France for the second season of Large Family,’ says Tapaas Chakravarti, chairman and CEO of DQE. ‘The excellent working relationship between all the co-producers on the series has been crucial in securing a second series.’
DQE produces animation for films, television series and console video games for a number of international production houses. Clients include Walt Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc., Electronic Arts, Marvel, American Greetings, NBC-Universal, BBC, M6, France 2, Method Animation and Atlantyca. The studio is currently in production on episodes of Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Casper, Pinky & Perky, Twisted Whiskers, Mikido, Little Nick and Le Petit Prince, among other animated shows.
