DHX Media has partnered with the BBC Natural History Unit to produce a new CBBC series, The Zoo.
The observational documentary will follow animals at the U.K.’s Paignton Zoo who, through computer-generated mouths and human voices, will discuss life at the zoo, animal science and conservation.
The BBC Natural History Unit and DHX will produce 30 episode of the series, which is set to air in 2017 on the BBC’s kids’ service, CBBC. DHX Media will also handle global distribution for the show outside of the U.K.
DHX has teamed up with the CBBC on several series recently. In March it was announced that the DHX Media and A Stark Production coproduced series The Deep would air on the CBBC and, in December, the CBBC commissioned DHX to produce two seasons of Airmageddon, a remote-controlled drone competition series.
The Zoo will film at Paignton over the course of the summer. The series is executive produced by Jonny Keeling and Aaron Paul is series producer.