4 Seasons on HBO MAX Latin America
Created by Mariana Caltabiano, the show was launched by Warner
in all Latin American countries on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Tooncast in 2018.
Currently 4 Seasons are available on MAX Latin America, YouTube, Tooncast and Cartoonito.
• In less than a year, Zuzubalândia (Brazilian channel) hit 90 million views, 346k subscribers, and won a Youtube Silver plate.
• Currently, Zuzubaland (English channel) has amassed 8 million views in less than 2 years.
• Zuzubalândia is one of the 5 most watched cartoons on NOW, the biggest Brazilian VOD operator.
• Zuzubalnd has 4 Seasons with a total of 52x7 episodes in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
STORY SUMMARY
Meet Zuzu, the social media savvy bee who dreams of being a famous singer, despite her out of tune voice. Together with her friends Rocky Cocoa, Marsha Mallow, Popcorn, and Hot Dog, Zuzu lives in an enchanted food-filled place called Zuzubaland. The magic of the land doesn’t stop Zuzu and friends from experiencing the trials and tribulations of tween life (like believing an infomercial for shampoo that’s supposed to create luscious locks but results in hair loss, missing time with friends while trying to create the perfect “Facezook” post, or not caving into peer pressure when The Witch of Zuzubaland offers to give all the townspeople a too-good-to-be-true potion to make them endlessly happy).
Zuzubaland’s humor will keep parents entertained while kids will love the funny antics of the diverse group of characters acting in a modern set of storylines. In between the laughter,
viewers are sure to learn a real-life lesson.
Licensing and News
Targeting kids from 4 to 8 years of age, Zuzubaland licensing program has already started in Brazil in key categories, such as the food industry.
• Baldoni produced a complete line of honey in 2018 starring the most famous bee on TV. Riclan launched Zuzu’s jellybeans in 2019.
• Also in 2019 Estrela and Samba Toys made a full line of vinyl and plush dolls, games, puzzles and plastic injected toys.
• The internationally recognized brand Tupperware created a special Zuzubaland line, with bowls, sippy cups and snack boxes. On the publishing and digital content end, Matrix Editora launched “Create Stories with Zuzubaland” and Google featured Zuzu as the main attraction of Tell Me a Story, both in the same year.
• We also have toothbrushes by Climaco and a back-to school line which was released by Luxcel in early 2020, with a set of backpacks, lunch boxes and pencil cases for boys and girls.
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ZUZUBALAND – MUSICAL
• Zuzubaland was a hit at Comic Con Experience CCXP2019 in Brazil. This festival’s edition had a record public of 280.000 people.
• In September of 2022, we launched Zuzubalândia Experience at the Mall Shopping Market Place in São Paulo. It was an interactive exhibition that attracted a public of 7072 customers in 30 days.
Zuzubaland The Movie - release in 2024
Zuzubaland The Movie is about the importance of pollination in our lives. To tell this story we have three main ingredients: a bee, a kingdom where everything is made of food and a neighboring witch who hates food.
Disguised as a webinfluencer, the Witch convinces all the bees that they should stop pollinating and start pursuing their dream careers.
She also presents to them a pill that substitutes food. There is an explosion of Youtubers, Yoga Teachers, Uber Drivers, Eyebrow Designers bees and many other new careers.
But without pollination, the food starts to finish and all the bees that consumed the witch’s pills are now zombies.
There is only one way to save Zuzubaland, or better yet, there is only one bee left to save the day: our star Zuzu, who has practiced her entire life to be a Webdiva, but has never pollinated a flower in her life.
Will she succeed to scape the Witch and her army of zombie bees and pollinate the last magic flower in Fruit Salad’s Forest?
Licensing EXPO 2023
Zuzubaland will be attending Licensing EXPO 2023 to explore licensing opportunities in the US, with a booth located next to Hasbro.
Contact: mariana@mcaltabiano.com.br
