Australia’s newest preschool heroes to hit screens this November

The ambitious new action-comedy series for preschoolers Knee High Spies will premiere on ABC Kids and iview next month.

Tiny toys, epic espionage: meet the Knee High Spies and the team that brought them to life

Incorporating state-of-the-art puppets, animatronics, VFX and live-action performances, Knee High Spies is a series unlike any created in Australia before. We spoke to the incredible team of creatives behind this unique and ambitious new project.

Zac Power heading to the big screen with stellar cast

The bestselling Zac Power book series will take off in a new Australian animated feature film, produced by three of the country’s preeminent animation studios and featuring a cast of homegrown and international talent.

New study seeks tween voices for research on child viewing habits

Researchers at RMIT University want to hear from 8- to 12-year-old children around Australia to find out what they like (and don’t like) to watch, and how they watch it.

Little Lunch now being served to BBC Children’s and Education

The BBC has acquired the award-winning live action children’s series Little Lunch.

The Knee High Spies head to MIPCOM

As the ACTF team heads to MIP Junior and MIPCOM, the international market will get its first look at Australia’s latest pre-school heroes – the Knee High Spies, a highly original pre-school series from the award-winning producers of Dance Academy.

World-class production companies team up for exciting new co-prod

Australia’s SLR Productions and Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment have partnered to develop a 90-minute CGI feature film, Monkey Base.

Animated series set in Antarctica wins $20k pitch prize

Pirate Size Productions has won the inaugural $20,000 Exclusive Content Pitch Initiative at the Australian Children’s Content Summit to help bring their early childhood project Anna Antarctica to life.

Happy housemates and family hijinks: two original new series in production

The ABC, Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced two new children’s series at the Australian Children’s Content Summit in Coffs Harbour: animated sitcom Happy House and live-action comedy Caper Crew.

Netflix viewers show their love for Aussie kids’ content

The Inbestigators remains the most watched Australian children’s series among global Netflix audiences, accumulating 10 million views in the first six months of 2025.