BELOVED PADDINGTON BEAR RETURNS TO TV
IN NICKELODEON’S BRAND-NEW ANIMATED PRESCHOOL
SERIES, THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON, PREMIERING
MARCH 2020 ON NICK JR. UK & IRELAND
Special Preview Available on Sky on Demand From Saturday 21st December 2019
Share it: @NickJrUK #PaddingtonLondon - Preschoolers in the UK and Ireland are set for more heart-warming adventures with their favorite coat-clad bear, as Paddington returns to screens in the brand-new CG-animated series
The Adventures of Paddington!
Airing on Nick Jr. UK & Ireland in March 2020,
The Adventures of Paddington centres on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he has discovered through the day’s exciting activities. The series is a Heyday Films and STUDIOCANAL production in association with Copyrights.
Actor Ben Whishaw (
Paddington 1 & 2) reprises his role as the voice of the title character, alongside new cast members Morwenna Banks, Bobby Beynon, Sheena Bhattessa, Darren Boyd, Noel Clarke, Phyllis Logan, Monica Lopera, Sabrina Newton-Fisher, David Schofield, Reece Shearsmith (
The League of Gentlemen,
Inside No. 9), Liz Sutherland-Lim and Jeremiah Waysome.
The Adventures of Paddington will also feature a brand-new theme song “Paddington Bear” written and performed by one of Britain’s most successful musicians, Gary Barlow (Take That).
Leading up to the series' launch, viewers can grab some marmalade sandwiches and catch a preview of the series with Sky On Demand from Saturday 21st December 2019.
Following the series premiere of
The Adventures of Paddington,
NickJr.co.uk and the Nick Jr. Play App will feature special
Paddington short-form content, activities and games, with the full-length episode to premiere on these services a week before the broadcast launch.
The Adventures of Paddington (52 X 11’) is directed by Adam Shaw and Chris Drew of Blue Zoo (
Go Jetters,
Digby Dragon,
Miffy,
Q Pootle 5), and developed for television and written by Jon Foster and James Lamont (
The Amazing World of Gumball,
Cuckoo,
Paddington 1 & 2).
The series is executive produced by multi-award winner David Heyman (producer of all eight of the
Harry Potter films,
Paddington 1 & 2) and Rosie Alison (
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,
Paddington 1 & 2).
The Adventures of Paddington is produced by Karen Davidsen (formerly with Disney and HIT Entertainment) and Simon Quinn (
Isle of Dogs,
Fantastic Mr. Fox), and co-produced by Rob Silva.
The Adventures of Paddingtonwill premiere on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Monday, Jan. 20, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT), following a special preview on Friday, Dec. 20, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Following its U.S. launch,
The Adventures of Paddington will roll out on the net’s international channels and branded blocks beginning March 2020.
In the series premiere, “Paddington Finds a Hobby/Paddington and the Stamp,” Paddington doesn’t have a hobby, so Mrs. Brown helps him find out what he’s good at. Then, Paddington gets his arm stuck in a mailbox while sending a letter to Aunt Lucy.
Gearing up for the launch of
The Adventures of Paddington, The Copyrights Group has inked some fresh licensing deals for the property, including:
HarperCollins Children’s Books for tie-in books,
Ravensburger for preschool puzzles, and
Trends UK for early learning toys.
Online at
nickjr.co.uk and the Nick Jr. Play app, parents and preschoolers can find out more about their favourite Nick Jr. shows as well as find exclusive colouring in activities, video clips and games featuring their favourite characters. Parents can also like the official Nick Jr. UK & Ireland
Twitter,
Facebook and
Instagram pages and sign up to the official
Nick Jr. Fan Club for the latest Nick Jr. news, highlights, video clips, competitions and more.
More Nick:Nickelodeon Adventure Lakeside in Essex Opens its Doors!About PaddingtonFor over 60 years, British-born writer Michael Bond has delighted children and families all over the world with his stories about Paddington, the bear from Darkest Peru famous for his love of marmalade. Paddington is popular with both children and adults who feel affectionate and warm towards him and the charm and humour of the Paddington stories is the key to their enduring popularity.
Paddington’s adventures have been adapted several times for television and at the end of 2014 Paddington made his debut onto the big screen, a further film Paddington 2 followed in 2017 with a third in the works. The movies were produced by STUDIOCANAL, part of the international content and media group Vivendi. A new Paddington TV series also from STUDIOCANAL is set to launch on Nickelodeon in 2020.
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@paddingtonbear. Like Paddington’s Facebook page at
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About STUDIOCANALSTUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and TV series, operating directly in all three major European markets - France, the United Kingdom and Germany - as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
STUDIOCANAL owns one of the most important film libraries in the world, boasting more than 5,500 titles from 60 countries. Spanning 100 years of film history, this vast and unique catalogue includes among others the iconic
Terminator 2,Rambo,Breathless,Mulholland Drive,The Pianist and
Belle de jour.
STUDIOCANAL has fully-financed box office hits
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,
Paddington 1 and 2,The Commuter and
Shaun The Sheep. Upcoming films backed by STUDIOCANAL include Marjane Satrapi’s
Radioactive featuring Rosamund Pike,
The Secret Garden produced by David Heyman starring Colin Firth, Aardman Studios’ stop-motion film
Shaun the Sheep 2.
STUDIOCANAL is actively developing and distributing high-end TV series through its network of award-winning European production companies, including TANDEM in Germany (
Take Two) and the UK’s RED Production Company (
Years and Years). STUDIOCANAL is also an associate of Danish-based SAM Productions founded by Søren Sveistrup and Adam Price (
Ride Upon The Storm) as well as of UK-based GUILTY PARTY PICTURES; Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SUNNYMARCH TV (
Patrick Melrose); URBAN MYTH FILMS (
War of the Worlds) and Spain’s BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES (
Instinto). In 2018, STUDIOCANAL launched a new label in France, STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL.
About Nick Jr.Where every day’s an adventure, Nick Jr. is a top-performing commercial pre-school entertainment brand in cable and satellite homes. Launched in 1999 as the world's first channel dedicated to pre-school children, Nick Jr.’s programming includes beloved shows
PAW Patrol,
Shimmer and Shine,
Nella the Princess Knight and
Peppa Pig. Kids and parents can find lots of video clips, games, exclusive activities and downloads featuring their favourite Nick Jr. friends online at
nickjr.co.uk and on the Nick Jr. Play app. Viewers also have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick Jr. +1. Nick Jr. is available on Sky 615, Virgin 715, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 318.
About NickelodeonThe Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids’ TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 13 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.
From
Metro:
Gary Barlow joins forces with Paddington Bear for mega British new seriesPaddington Bear and Gary Barlow fans – you’re in luck. The pair have joined forces for a new series and it’s just adorable. The Take That star has written and performed an adorable song for the opening credits, with the sequence taking us and everyone’s favourite bear around London. And it’s an absolute bop. The sweet bear is seen snacking on marmalade sandwiches as he waits for a train in the clip, as well as dancing through the parks of London, and floating away past Big Ben for the new Nick Jr series, The Adventures of Paddington Bear.
Basically, he’s loving life in the big city and we’re very here for it.
Ben Whishaw is reprising his role as the adorable bear, with Peppa Pig’s Morwenna Banks, Spy’s Darren Boyd, Dr Who’s Noel Clarke, Downton Abbey’s Phyllis Logan, and The League Of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith also featuring in the series. Bobby Beynon and Sheena Bhattessa are also joining the cast, alongside Monica Lopera, Sabrina Newton-Fisher, David Schofield, Liz Sutherland-Lim and Jeremiah Waysome. Fans have got a little while to wait before the series airs, with it being released in March 2020, but it’s sure to be worth it.
It’s a good thing fans are getting their Paddington fix as a third animated movie could be a while away yet. After uncertainty from Ben, it was revealed that a third installment is in the works after the success of the first two – but director Paul King won’t be on board.
‘Paul is involved in it, I wanted him to be involved in it because I think he’s such a significant voice, but I don’t think he’ll direct it,’ producer David Heyman told
Collider. ‘He worked on the idea… he comes up with the idea with Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton and then they develop it and come back for more, back and forth, and then it’ll get written and Paul will come in and stir it up a little bit. But he’s an incredible collaborator, Paul. Very positive, very supportive.’
Hey, we’re never going to say no to more Paddington. The Adventures of Paddington Bear will be released in March 2020 on Nick Jr.
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Originally published: Friday, December 20, 2019Source: Animation Magazine.
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