Ismaning – The Daltons is the brand new boys 6-12 animated series produced by Xilam, a French production company, founded in 1999 by Marc du Pontavice that specialises in animated series and feature films. Based on the popular Morris and Goscinny comic books, The Daltons (78×7’) are fictional outlaws who regularly appear in the Lucky Luke comic book series, are the main antagonists and are inspired by the real-life Dalton Gang. The Daltons series will celebrate its German Free TV Premiere at YEP! – a dedicated kids and youth programming block, broadcasted on ProSieben MAXX – in early 2015.

“The Daltons are witty and very entertaining. The series will superbly fit the current spectrum of programming available and will add a nice and fresh comedy touch to it, captivating attention of our long-term fans as well as attracting new, young and vibrant viewers,” said Karola Bayr, CEO, YEP!

Xilam President and Producer of the series Marc du Pontavice said, “The Daltons is a slick new family comedy, which brings a fresh look and burlesque style to the famous Morris characters. We’re very excited to be premiering this family success animated series in Germany at YEP! on ProSieben MAXX.”