Produced by Double Z Enterprises, Flickerpix and Jam Media along with broadcasters RTÉjr and CBBC, ‘Zig and Zag: The Animated Series’ will premiere on RTÉjr on Tuesday, March 1st after five years in development.
The first five episodes will be available on the RTÉjr App from 10am on Tuesday, 1 March. The show will also be broadcast each weekday at 5.45pm on the RTÉjr television channel beginning with a double bill on the same day.
The 26 episode series follows alien tween brothers Zig and Zag who crash land in humdrum suburbia and set up home. On their adventures they make the most of what planet earth has to offer.
The series is once again written by Zig and Zag creators Ciaran Morrison and Mick O’Hara who will also voice the characters.
Sheila de Courcy, Channel Controller, RTÉjr commented: “Supporting Irish animation is hugely important to RTÉ and we’re delighted to have Zig and Zag debut on RTÉjr. Our viewers’ parents grew up with the original alien brothers and Double Z, Flickerpix and Jam Media have replicated the fun and mayhem for children today in a super new animation.”
Ronan McCabe, Executive producer, Double Z productions said: “We first approached RTÉ about this over five years ago and they immediately came on board and offered their support. Creating animation takes lots of time, effort and expense plus a whole lot of perseverance but having RTÉ’s backing in those early stages really helped to get this project on screen.”
The project has received funding from the Irish Film Board, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Irish Tax Credit (Section 481) and UK Tax Credit.
