SF Studios has acquired the Nordic rights to Moominvalley, the record-breaking adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin stories produced by Gutsy Animations. First seasons will be launched in December 2020.
Seasons one and two of the animated drama will be available on DVD and digital copy across the Nordics in December 2020 through a deal with SF Studios. Moominvalley will also be available on SF Studios’ SVOD platform SF Kids in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in a later stage. The series will debut in Iceland on RÚV.
“We are very excited and proud to be the Nordic distributor of Moominvalley, making sure that all the Nordic families will be able to watch this fantastic adventure with such strong Nordic heritage whenever or wherever they want “, says Viktoria Johansson, Kids Acquisition Manager at SF Studios.
In Norway, Moominvalley season one will launch in Autumn 2020 on NRK Super, when the series will also be available on NRK Super TV and NRK TV. Kåre Snipsøyr, Acquisitions Executive at NRK Super, says: “NRK is very happy to be able to present Tove Jansson’s beloved universe to a new generation of children, as well as giving fans of all ages a chance to return to Moominvalley. These stories represent an important part of our Nordic cultural heritage.”
More than 30 countries
Moominvalley has been sold to over 30 countries to date, including UK (Sky), Finland (Yle), Japan (NHK) and Germany (ZDF). Moominvalley recently won the Best Children’s Series Award at the renowned British Animation Awards, in addition to taking prizes at both the TBI Content Innovation Awards 2019 and Golden Venla 2019.
The Moominvalley series has also been translated into three different Sami languages. The first Sami dialect version, Northern Sami, starts to air on Yle TV1 on April 13. The Northern Sami Moominvalley episodes will also be available on Yle Areena globally.