Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has licensed the multi-territory broadcast and on-demand rights for Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets to Disney Channels Worldwide.
Inspired by the ZhuZhu Pets robotic hamsters, the 26×22-minute series is set to air on Disney Channel in the U.S. on Sept. 12, followed by Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The Canadian premiere date will be announced at a later date.
Produced by Nelvana in its Toronto studio, Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets features characters Pipsqueak, Num Nums, Chunk, and Mr. Squiggles, and new faces. The curious bunch lives with Polly and the Pamplemousse family in Anytown. Always on a quest for fun, the ZhuZhus have to stay on their tiny toes to keep up with the non-stop action, laughs, and adventures.
Executive producers on the series are Scott Dyer, Colin Bohm, and Irene Weibel from Nelvana and Russell Hornsby from Cepia LLC.
