Dublin-based animation studio JAM Media is developing a new co-production with Amazon Studios titled, ‘Jessy & Nessy’.
The new series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019, with new episodes into 2020 & 2021.
Jessy and Nessy is a 40 x 11’ mixed-media preschool series about Jessy, an innately curious little girl, and her best friend, Nessy, a five-and-a-half-thousand-year-old sea monster, with a penchant for pickles. Created by JAM Media’s Chris Dicker, the show is being Executive Produced on behalf of the company by John Rice & Alan Shannon, with Michelle Sullivan as the Executive in Charge for Amazon Studios. Peter K. Hirsch, a multiple Emmy Award winner, is on board as Head Writer.
At the heart of the show is Jessy; an inquisitive, fun loving, spectacle wearing six-year-old, who happens to see the world a little differently through her magical glasses, or as Jessy calls them - her ‘Inspectacles’. They allow Jessy to see and talk to all types of animated characters, including Nessy, who lives in a fountain in Cara Park opposite Jessy’s apartment building.
Together this unlikely duo explores life’s curiosities like why birds fly south, why things don’t fall up instead of down and even why some people snore? Jessy and Nessy reveal how all these seemingly everyday curiosities have fantastical answers- leading the home viewer to explore their own curiosities and to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Speaking about the deal, JAM Media CEO John Rice said:
“We are really excited to be partnered with Amazon Studios on this new property. We want to encourage children to be curious and learn about the world around them, and Jessy & Nessy make the perfect best friends to explore all of life’s wonders with.”
Melissa Wolfe, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios added:
“We’re so thrilled to be working with the talented team at JAM Media to bring the quirky and vibrant world of Jessy & Nessy to life. With its unique characters, colourful locations and mixed media format, this show invites our preschool audience to tap into their innate curiosity and harness their imaginative spirit of wonder.”
JAM Media is a leading creator and producer of multi-award winning animated and live-action content for the children’s and preschool audience with operations in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2002 by animator friends John Rice, Alan Shannon, and Mark Cumberton.
The new series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019.