CBC and Sky New Zealand have greenlit Tralala (working title), a 52 x 7-minute 2D-animated preschool series that has just kicked off production.

Slated for a 2026 delivery, Tralala hails from Toronto’s Blue Ant Studios and New Zealand-based studio Stretchy, with financial support from Shaw Rocket Fund, the Independent Production Fund’s Cogeco TV Production Program, the Canada Media Fund and NZ On Air.

Harry Sinclair (who wrote and directed Stretchy’s stop-motion series Kiri and Lou) created this original concept that sees the titular seven-year-old frog making up catchy songs while living with her dad in a country cottage.

Episodes will explore the easy co-parenting relationship between Tralala’s parents and will also feature her group of besties, including a stylish bat, a shy tree and an eccentric hill. The show’s “cozy and musical family life” is poised to be a strong draw for Canadian family audiences, said Marie McCann, senior director of children’s content at CBC Kids in a statement.

Blue Ant, which holds global distribution rights, is at Kidscreen Summit this week seeking out partnerships and presales for Tralala—about a year after A. J. Trauth, Blue Ant’s VP of kids, family and YA, first discovered this project at the 2024 edition of the Summit.

“Playful, original and inclusive kids programming like Tralala is very much heartland territory for our kids, family and YA division, and we are so excited to be in production with Stretchy and our commissioning partners at CBC and Sky NZ,” said Diane Rankin, Blue Ant’s EVP of content development and commercial strategy.

Rankin and Trauth are executive producing the project alongside Blue Ant’s Mark Bishop, Matthew Hornburg and Donna Luke, while Sinclair and Fiona Copland are EPs on behalf of Stretchy. New Zealand musician Don McGlashan will write and compose the songs for the toon. Elora, Ont.-based Julianna Cox (Shaun the Sheep) is attached as animation director, with Antony Elworthy (Isle of Dogs) on board as animation consultant.

This story originally appeared in Kidscreen

Image courtesy of Blue Ant Studios