FremantleMedia and Random House team for kids series

Producer and distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a deal with publisher Random House’s TV division to develop two of its kids properties. It will coproduce and distribute Fish Head Steve and Charlie Small, both of which were codeveloped by between Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) and Komixx Entertainment.

Fish Head Steve is a surreal comedy based on the Jamie Smart comic strip originally published by David Fickling in the weekly children’s comic, the DFC.

The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small by Nick Ward follows the adventures of an intrepid boy Charlie Small as he travels through time and space.

Sander Schwartz, executive VP and Head of FME’s Children’s and Family Entertainment Division said: “We’re delighted to be working with RHCSE on these projects. With their unsurpassed portfolio of great properties and commitment to the family and kids’ entertainment space, I am confident that we will find many future opportunities for collaboration and mutual endeavour.”