Fearne Cotton Behind Sky Kids Drama As Channel Goes Linear; ‘A Cosmology Of Monsters’; Lenny Abrahamson Joins DIFF Board – Global Briefs

22.11.2022 - 13:25 / deadline.com

Fearne Cotton Behind Sky Kids Drama As Channel Goes Linear

British presenter Fearne Cotton is exec producing a Sky Kids drama as the channel launches ad-free on linear TV, moving in the opposite direction to older-skewing BBC kids rival CBBC, which will soon be online only. The Sky Kids channel will roll out to Sky linear TV as a 24 hour channel in February with originals including the Cotton-exec produced My Friend Misty, following an animated character who sets out to build emotional resilience in kids. Misty surprises a group of children in the show with magical visits, helping them to deal with their feelings both good and bad by providing a series of tips and practical exercises to support them in difficult situations. Cotton has presented on CBBC, GMTV and CITV as well as the likes of Top of the Pops and Celebrity Juice. The show will be joined by new originals Ready, Eddie, GO!, which is led by an autistic character, and dinosaur show Dino Club. Sky Kids is currently available to watch on demand and via the Sky Kids app, partnering with the likes of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. The move comes as older-skewing BBC kids channel CBBC prepares to move in the opposite direction and go online only, although pre-school CBeebies remains on linear.

Saloon Media To Adapt Shaun Hamill’s Novel ‘A Cosmology Of Monsters’ As Series

See No Evil producer Saloon Media has acquired rights to Shaun Hamill’s debut novel A Cosmology of Monsters as an “elevated” family drama. The book will be adapted into an eight-part series, following the Turner family who operate an immersive haunted house experience but begin to realize real monsters are at their door. Caitlin D. Fryers (Wyonna Earp, Private Eyes) is creator and executive