Independent kids content creation company Epic Storyworlds – founded by seasoned children’s entertainment executives Steve Couture and Ken Faier and a partner company to Faier’s Epic Story Media – has secured a deal with on-demand streaming platform TV5MONDE+, the world’s largest French-language cultural showcase, for its Quebec-made hit children’s animated series Guiby The Super Baby. The new deal will bring the 30 x 7’ series to over 60 million screens across the French-speaking world in 160 territories, spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, the United States, and Latin America.
Based on the popular Quebec comic book created by Samuel Parent and commissioned by and produced in collaboration with Télé-Québec, the series aimed at 6-9 year olds follows the adventures of a fearless child who confronts monsters that haunt children in the darkness of night.
“We’re thrilled to be launching Guiby out into the world with such a strong partner in TV5MONDE+,” said Steve Couture, President and Executive Producer of Epic Storyworlds. “Guiby was born in Quebec, but the story of a courageous three-and-a-half-year-old who turns his fear into a superpower will resonate with children everywhere. At Epic Storyworlds, we believe that stories from Quebec have the potential to shine well beyond our borders – our stories for young audiences combine universally relatable themes with a distinctively Québécois flavour. We know that Guiby and his adventures will captivate young Francophone viewers around the world, and encourage them to discover the strength that can be found in facing their fears.”
Jessica Labi of Epic Story Media, Head of Distribution and Brand Strategy, added, “We are thrilled to work with TV5MONDE+ and introduce Guiby The Super Baby to the global market. Guiby delivers what kids want to watch: action-packed adventures, heroic characters and thrilling battles against monsters.”
Guiby The Super Baby has also found its audience digitally across Roblox and YouTube. Since the series’ launch on Roblox, it has reached more than 455,000 plays, totalling over 38,000 hours of play time, and has already acquired 24,000 subscribers on its new YouTube channel on which English-language episodes launched last week.
