FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment (FMKFE) recently announced that it has greenlit the second season of the highly-rated preschool series, Kate & Mim-Mim. Series two is due to launch on Disney Junior US and will air globally late this year. The series is currently in pre-production and will include two themed seasonal specials.
A number of key consumer products partners have signed FMKFE’s expanding new pre-school girls’ property. Just Play is on board as global master toy partner and will initially focus on the development of plush, dolls, figure packs, and role-play products. The initial launch is scheduled in North America and the UK for next spring, followed by a wider international retail roll-out in line with the second series.
Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has signed on as the North American publishing partner for the brand. Its initial line will launch in fall of next year and will include storybooks, levelled readers, e-books, and doodle, activity, and sticker books.