Netflix will soon have even more children’s programming to choose from among its already-expansive and impressive kids’ library of titles. The streaming video service has picked up four new animated series from studios around the world, aimed at kids and preschoolers alike.
The first new series on Netflix’s programming slate is Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia from Saban Brands and Cirque du Soleil Media. The preschool-aged series will release 11 episodes surrounding the titular character Luna, who lives in the real world but plays and does the impossible in an otherworldly dreamland.
Netflix’s other preschool series is Puffin Rock from Penguin Random House, Dog Ears, and Cartoon Saloon; the 13 episodes of Puffin follow the bird Oona and her brother Baba as they explore nature in their native Irish island.
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Up next is a series from 41 Entertainment and executive producer Avi Arad called Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and Jane. A modern adaptation of Burroughs’ Tarzan stories, the Netflix eight-episode series will follow Tarzan as he returns to a London boarding school from Africa, meets Jane, and solves puzzles and mysteries with her.
Finally, Netflix will debut 13 episodes of the show Kulipari: An Army of Frogs. The series was inspired by a trilogy of books from American football player Trevor Pryce, who was afraid of frogs when he was younger. Produced by Splash Entertainment and Outlook Company, the 13 episodes of Kulipari tells the story of three separate armies (poisonous frogs, scorpions, and spiders) who must fight to save their ways of life.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with such a diverse group of creative talent on these new Netflix series for kids,” said Erik Barmack, Netflix’s VP of Global Independent Content, in a release. “The flexibility of our platform allows us to continually bring the best TV shows from around the world to our members, and these titles compliment and extend what we currently offer – particularly for preschoolers and grade school adventure fans.”
Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and Jane, and Kulipari will all debut some time in 2016. Puffin Rock is set for release on September 1, 2015.
