Pubcasters TVOKids and Knowledge Kids have greenlit Toronto-based Lopii Productions’ new unscripted docu-style series about making kids’ dreams come true.
Dream It To Be It is a 21 x seven-minute live-actioner that revolves around kids—many with disabilities—who know what they want to be when they grow up. They’ll be paired with experts who can answer their burning career questions, and then will complete hands-on challenges related to their dream jobs.
Aimed at the six-to-nine set, Dream It To Be It has already received applications from kids who long to be everything from contortionists to water-filtration experts. Lopii will be casting until mid-June, aiming for a July production start and a 2023 release.
The prodco is currently looking for a distributor and international broadcast partners, and the hope is that the universal nature of the show—kids everywhere have dream-job aspirations—will give it global appeal.
“The series is all kid-led, and kids get to ask the questions,” says Lopii co-founder Rennata López. “It’s all about chasing your dreams and getting to experience them hands-on.”
The company has tapped 18-year-old actor Tai Young (who uses a wheelchair, pictured) as the show’s host, and has also consulted with experts working on Toronto hospital Holland Bloorview’s “Dear Everybody” campaign, which seeks to end the stigma around disabilities.
Lopii has had much success getting its projects off the ground with Canadian broadcasters since launching in 2018. Last year, WildBrain ordered its live-action preschool series The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, which premiered in February, and TVOKids greenlit My Home, My Life and My Stay-at-Home Diary, which both debuted in 2020.
This story originally appeared in Kidscreen