Global distributor Superights has taken on international distribution of Silly Sundays (78 x 7’), created by Nuria Gonzalez Blanco and produced by Emmy- and BAFTA-winning and five-time Oscar-nominated Irish producer Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers, Puffin Rock), one of Superights’ long-term partners.
“It’s a real pleasure to finally welcome Silly Sundays to our catalog,” said Nathalie Pinguet, Deputy General Manager of Superights. “Its highly original graphic style and the quality of its writing make it a delightful series that makes you want to spend your Sundays by the sea with your family! We are going to complete the work started by Cartoon Saloon and export the series around the globe.”
Silly Sundays is a feel-good comedy for upper-preschoolers full of heart that centers around family. The show follows three kids — Sonia, Hugo and Mel — with their parents and Granny on those days when there is nothing scheduled except spending time with family and friends. The stories focus on their Sunday journeys and mostly their fun times as they embrace every little moment together. This 2D series depicts lots of different activities — playing, dancing, cooking — always with a moral at the end.
The series has been presold to RTEJr in Ireland and premiered on July 2, 2023. The program has also been acquired by and is currently rolling out on Cartoonito and Max/HBO Max with Warner Bros. Discovery for EMEA, LatAm and the U.S.
Superights will be in charge of enhancing the visibility of the series internationally, beginning at MIPTV from April 8 to 10.
“We are delighted to once again to partner with the Superights team and really excited to see the market launch of Silly Sundays at MIPTV,” said Gerry Shirren, Managing Director at Cartoon Saloon. “Silly Sundays has been a labor of love for the production team at Cartoon Saloon over the last four years, ever since the series made it’s now acclaimed pitch at Cartoon Forum that wowed the audiences there and now we hope will find the same excitement with broadcasters and audiences around the world joining those that are already watching on RTE and Cartoonito and Max.”
