ABC Australia has commissioned four new children’s series to add to its programming lineup in 2025/2026, including an animated CBC co-pro.
Produced by Pirate Size Productions (Australia), Mainframe Studios (Canada) and Infinite Studios (Singapore/Indonesia), Andrew the Big BIG Unicorn (Photo, 40 x 7 minutes) is aimed at preschoolers and young It depicts the story of a rhinoceros living its life as a human. A very big unicorn. It will premiere in Australia on ABC Kids and ABC iview, and in Canada on CBC Kids, Radio-Canada, CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV. Kartoon Studios (formerly Genius Brands International) is responsible for international distribution, licensing and merchandising.
DO NOT WATCH THIS SHOW (12 x 11 minutes) is an adaptation of Scholastic’s DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK publishing franchise, written by comedian Andy Lee and illustrated by Heath McKenzie. Eight books have been featured. They center around a blue monster who tries all kinds of tactics, from begging to pictures of cute puppies, to stop kids from continuing to read. These books are available in 35 languages and have collectively sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Melbourne’s Lee Bones Productions is producing the television show and handling worldwide sales. It is scheduled to premiere on ABC Family and iview in 2025.
The third animated series in ABC’s latest batch of greenlights is Flower & Flour (39 x 7 minutes) from Sydney-based Cheeky Little Media (Kangaroo Beach, Vegesaurs). Aimed at preschoolers, it tells the story of a young girl and her best friend, a bag of flour who acts like a cat, who helps her family run a restaurant in a bustling metropolis. Dan Mansoor created the concept for Fflower & Flour, which will premiere on ABC Kids and iview in 2026, with Sinking Ship managing worldwide sales and Cheeky Little Commercial licensing the IP. represented.
The ABC has also greenlit a new puppet/live-action kindergarten series called Knee High Spy from Melbourne’s Werner Film Productions (Surviving Summer, Crazy Fun Park). Tim Bain (Kangaroo Beach) created and wrote the 20 x 11 minute script, which is distributed internationally by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. The episode follows a teddy bear and his team of toy spies as they save a human family from an evil pet guinea pig. The Knee-High Spy is scheduled to be released on ABC Kids and iview in 2026.
