French animation group Xilam has greenlit a fourth season of its hit non-dialogue comedy franchise "Where’s Chicky?", following the signing of a pre-sale with leading broadcaster France Télévisions (France), which has also renewed the first seasons of the series. The new season of the 52 x 1′ short-form animated series, written and directed by William Hoareau, is produced by Xilam’s CGI specialist studio Cube Creative Productions and is slated for delivery in April 2025.
"Where’s Chicky?" follows an adorable little chick who discovers a new place and/or an unknown object in each of his adventures. The new fourth season will see Chicky discover yet unexplored objects that can be found in a child’s everyday life: toys, appliances, and other gadgets that, for someone as small as a chick, can seem gigantic, not to mention enigmatic! There will be a mix of modernity and tradition, with objects that are emblematic of childhood as well as more hi-tech gadgets.
The series is celebrating its 10th anniversary year and is one of Xilam’s most popular digital IPs, with five billion lifetime views accrued on the series’ YouTube channel. The channel also reached eight million subscribers this summer after only five years, with yearly views totaling 1.5 billion. The series has also found popularity on TikTok, with four million subscribers and 20 million likes. Xilam has previously secured partnerships for "Where’s Chicky?" with leading international broadcasters across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and more, on SVOD, FVoD, and AVoD platforms. In China, the series counts more than five billion views across multiple platforms. The series also won the Unifrance Export Award for the best-selling French audiovisual program in the animation category in 2022.
Safaa Benazzouz, EVP Distribution at Xilam Animation, provided a historical overview of the series: "In the ten years since its debut, 'Where’s Chicky?' has delighted audiences around the world with charming and hilarious escapades that have made viewers laugh while educating them about the world, its places, and objects. It’s fantastic to have our long-standing partner France Télévisions on board for the new fourth season, which is a testament to the ongoing success of the series as one of our leading IPs, and we’re looking forward to seeing what adventures Chicky takes his viewers on next," commented.