India-based One Life Studios is celebrating ten years in business during MIPCOM with the launch of kids animation series Raaya: The Great Indian Tales, and a licensing deal with British Columbia’s Knowledge Network for two seasons of docuseries Rocket Boys.
Raaya: Great Indian Tales follows an inquisitive 9-year-old Indian girl who is curious, funny, emotionally honest and occasionally inconvenient in the ways curious children are. Her young mission is to question everything — from the symbols of Indian history and religion to nature and to the universe at large. A live character from the series is roaming the halls of the Palais, engaging with delegates and distributing game pieces while encouraging visits to the One Life Studios’ stand P-1, K11 where they can collect the entire deck of game cards.
One Life Studios agreement with the Knowledge Network brings the Indian biographical drama series Rocket Boys to audiences across British Columbia. The deal is under a four-year, five-month, non-exclusive term.
Rocket Boys dramatizes the lives and friendship of Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, two pioneering Indian scientists whose work helped shape the country’s nuclear and space programs. The series explores science and innovation, space exploration, nuclear science, scientific institution-building, friendship, ambition, personal sacrifice and nation-building during the formative years of independent India.
Siddharth Kumar Tewary, CEO of One Life Studios said: “One Life Studios is thrilled to be at both MIPJunior and MIPCOM as we celebrate ten years of bringing compelling Indian stories to audiences around the world. This milestone year comes with exciting new developments, including the launch of our new animated children’s IP, Raaya: The Great Indian Tales, and our partnership with Canada’s The Knowledge Network to license the multi-award-winning docuseries Rocket Boys, telling the extraordinary story of two pioneering Indian scientists. These events reflect our continued international strategy: taking distinctive Indian stories and premium content to audiences and partners across global markets, while building meaningful connections through stories that have universal appeal.”
David Van Poppel, senior manager, Primetime Programming & Acquisitions, Knowledge Network said, “We’re thrilled to have the Canadian broadcast premiere of the series Rocket Boys. BC audiences include over 300,000 people of Indian origin, some whose ancestors arrived in BC in the late 1800s. We look forward to sharing the series with our audiences in British Columbia.”
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