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CARTOON BREW - 2 December 2025

French Animation Giant Xilam launches kid-safe streaming platform Toon Box

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Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has greenlit the production of two new seasons of its hit non-dialogue slapstick comedy Zig & Sharko, with longstanding partner Gulli (France) returning to commission the upcoming fifth and sixth installments. The new seasons of 52 x 7’ each follow milestone achievements for Zig & Sharko across broadcast and digital platforms, and are set to deliver in 2027 and 2028 respectively.

Alongside Gulli, Zig & Sharko has established a strong presence across the globe with additional broadcaster and streaming partners on previous seasons including Super RTL (Germany), Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery (France, Africa and Italy), DeAgostini (Italy), Ketnet (Belgium), Panda Kids (Portugal), TVP (Poland), NRK (Norway), DR TV (Denmark), MTV3 (Finland), Disney Channel (Poland), RTL Klub (Hungary), RTL (Croatia), Nova TV (Czech Republic) et Markiza TV (Slovakia), ERT (Greece) and Jiostar (India). The series celebrated its 15^th anniversary in 2025 and is Xilam’s most established IP on YouTube, with over 39M subscribers and 22B views across eight dedicated channels worldwide – as well as a dedicated following on social media, with 2.5M subscribers on TikTok, 3.6M on Facebook, and 600K on Snapchat.

Xilam Animation, Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio, has inked a fresh wave of international pre-sales for Submarine Jim, its new 52 x 11’ 2D adventure comedy series which is scheduled to complete delivery in June 2026. With premieres commencing via select partners in March 2026, the new free-to-air deals secured by Xilam include the BBC (UK and Ireland), RTS (French-Switzerland), RTBF and VRT (Belgium), NPO (Netherlands), YLE (Finland), NRK (Norway), Noga (Israel), alongside Warner Bros. Discovery in EMEA, Latin America, Southeast Asia and South Korea.

Targeted at kids aged 6-9 years, Submarine Jim was created by Frédéric Martin – the acclaimed director behind Xilam’s hit preschool series Oggy Oggy – and was previously pre-sold to France Télévisions (France) and Super RTL (Germany). The series delves into the tale of a naive, young dolphin named Jim, who when tasked with steering the world’s first-ever submarine on wheels, leads a motley crew of underwater friends on a whirlwind journey across the continents.