Ferly and Wild Child Animation join forces for adult animation, with licensing among opportunities being explored.
International licensing and animation studio, Ferly has secured a co-development deal with Scottish studio Wild Child Animation for a new animated adult comedy series called Butthole Biscuits.
The animated series is an unadulterated, warts-and-all look at society through the eyes of the broken and unwanted biscuits left behind at the bottom of the biscuit barrel. Rejected by tea-time society, barely fit for dunking, they can either sit around and go stale or breakout and go on the hunt for kicks.
The co-development deal will see the studios work on a pilot script for a long form series, brand expansion concepts and licensing opportunities. Further announcements will be made this year including on the writing team, which will feature top comedic talent from the UK.
“The cheeky concept behind Butthole Biscuits is a great opportunity for us to begin broadening the range of our productions,” said Laura Nevanlinna, ceo of Ferly. “There is plenty of scope for the Butthole Biscuit universe to expand and tell great, funny stories, with a social commentary slant. We’re looking forward to developing the brand, as we know there will be a lot of opportunity – not just in terms of narrative and characters but across merchandising and brand expansion.”
Sueann Rochester, md of Wild Child Animation, added: “We’re really excited to be collaborating with Ferly on Butthole Biscuits. The show is full of weird, laugh out loud characters and we’re working with some top comedic talent to bring it to life.
“Ferly has a well-earned reputation for creating fantastic universes from great IP, and Butthole Biscuits has all the qualities for the same success baked in. We’re looking forward to working closely with them on this series and can’t wait to bring Butthole Biscuits to life.”
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