Toy Show favourite Adam King is set to star in his very own animated series, “Adam ❤ Adventure!”
After stealing our hearts with a ‘virtual hug,’ Adam has teamed up with Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions to develop the show, which aims to promote his message of empathy and friendship.
Andrew Kavangh, CEO of Kavaleer said: “ His message of following your dreams, no matter what challenges you face, inspired me to create this show.
“With Adam as our CAPCOM (Capsule Communication, the astronaut on Earth who communicates with crew members in their spacecraft), we’re excited and thrilled to be embarking on our latest mission!”
The new adventure-comedy show is aimed at preschool aged children and will see Adam blasting off into outer space, along with his trusty gang - Speedy the wheelchair and his toy rabbit Bubby.
The animated series is set to have 52 episodes at 11 minutes each and will be the first Irish children’s programme to star a wheelchair user as its main character.
In Ireland, there is currently only around 2% on-screen representation for people with additional needs.
David King, Adam’s father, said: “Through this cartoon, we hope other children and families will benefit from the power of seeing difference represented in the wonderful stories and characters of Adam ❤ Adventure!”
“We can't wait to go on this adventure together!”
Adam ❤ Adventure! started development back in April and has been selected for inclusion at the Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France in September.
Eimear O’Mahoney, the executive producer for children’s programming at RTÉjr said: “Adam is such an inspirational boy and puts a smile on the faces of children and adults alike. I'm sure Adam ❤ Adventure! will be one of the star shows this year at Cartoon Forum.”
