Watch Next announces the production of its new 2D animated series, Wild Kat, in collaboration with Gulli and Super RTL. Created and developed at the Parisian studio, the 26 x 22′ show blends fantasy and adventure, infused with humor and action, and tackles themes of identity and self-acceptance designed to resonate with children and pre-teens.
Wild Kat is set in a world much like our own, but where certain individuals can transform into human-animal hybrids known as Werelings. Kat is one of them. Along with her companions, Idris and Dimitri, she is tasked with stopping those who misuse their transformations for malicious purposes, all while adjusting to her new life as a middle school student.
“With Wild Kat, we wanted to create an action-packed series with spectacular battles that still captures the emotions experienced by its characters,” said Sylvain Huchet (co-creator & producer) and Jérémy Guiter (co-creator & director). “Kat and her friends are not superheroes, but teenagers facing age-related challenges, particularly those of identity and difference. It is this sensitivity and immersive quality that make the series unique and will, we believe, resonate with the young audience.”
Wild Kat has also been developed with financial backing from Creative Europe Media, CNC, SOFITVCINE, PROCIREP and ANGOA. Emmy nominee John Derevlany (Squish, Lego: Legends of Chima) wrote the show’s pilot and is the series co-story editor.
Watch Next was founded in 2015 by Philippe Alessandri with a focus on creating original animated content with international appeal. In 2017, it launched La Factorie, bringing two animation studios to Paris and Lille, followed by the incorporation of Paris studio Je Suis Bien Content in 2019 and the establishment of Watch Next’s Italian subsidiary in Turn, set up in collaboration with producer Elena Toselli. In 2018, Watch Next debuted its distribution unit Kids First.
Recent projects include the feature film Mars Express (co-produced by Je Suis Bien Content and Everybody On Deck), Nate Is Late (104 x 11′) and Hello Kitty: Superstyle (52 z 11’).
