Chorion’s preschool series, Octonauts, which initially launched on CBeebies in October 2010 and is produced by Silvergate Media with animation by Ireland’s Brown Bag Films, will make its US TV debut on January 9 on Disney Junior.
Twenty-two minute episodes of the show, which follows the underwater adventures of Captain Barnacles Bear, Lieutenant Kwazii Cat and Medic Peso Penguin, will air weekdays.
The show is based on the children’s book series of the same name and was recently picked up in Germany by broadcaster Super RTL.