The Jungle Book is coming to TV through a co-production between DQ Entertainment and London-based AIM.
The companies are set to produce 52 11-minute episodes of an animated series plus a 60-minute TV feature.
The project is a global co-production lead by DQ, with German broadcaster ZDF and ZDF Enterprises co-production the series with a multimillion-Euro production budget.
Other partners in the series include TF-1 Broadcasting and TF-1 Enterprises in France and NBC Universal London.
The series is based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic novel and will follow the escapades of Mowgli and his friends in a fast-paced, funny and dramatic series. The Jungle Book was previously produced as a Walt Disney animated feature in 1967.