Karrot Entertainment and Kavaleer Productions are teaming up for a brand-new original IP. ’MaeBee’ with three cornerstone broadcasters and distribution partners announced today.
The series is fully greenlit and has been commissioned by Kate Morton of BBC Children’s & Education for CBeebies in the UK, Naléka Nguessan and Claire Heinrich for France Televisions and Suzanne Kelly for Ireland’s RTÉ, along with production funding from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland.
Full of bold, co-viewing comedy and contemporary design, the world of MaeBee has been created for the screen by Tim and Becca O’Sullivan, and developed in-house at Karrot, the BAFTA and EMMY-winning studio behind Sarah & Duck (CBeebies), The Snowy Day (Prime Video) and the latest TV episodes of Peppa Pig (Hasbro).
Mae is a young, only-child gnome who dreams of being big, so she fills her Book of Big with drawings to help her grow larger! She’s the only only-child she knows, where most gnomes are born in twins and triplets, but she’s super strong; small but mighty! One day, she met a Bee and decided he would make a great foster brother, so her whole family are still getting used to their new addition!
The 52×7 minute episode series is being distributed by France TV Distribution globally in all non-English speaking territories, with Karrot retaining English Language territories and global licensing rights. The series launches for all broadcast and licensing enquires at MIP Jr and MIPCOM, ahead of a Q3 2026 roll out for the first batch of episodes.
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