Kate & Mim-Mim | |
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Genre | Children's |
Created by | Scott Stewart Julie Stewart |
Directed by | Scott Stewart |
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Theme music composer | Daniel Ingram |
Opening theme | "You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim", sung by Jessica Zraly |
Ending theme | "You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim" (instrumental) |
Composer | Michael Richard Plowman |
Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom [1] |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 96 |
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Executive producers | Scott Stewart Julie Stewart |
Producer | Asaph Fipke |
Running time | 22 minutes (2 11–minute segments) |
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Release | 1 September 2014 – 23 March 2018 |
Kate & Mim-Mim is an animated children's television series created by husband-and-wife duo, Scott and Julie Stewart. [3] Produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment [2] in season 1 and later by DHX Media in season 2 with FremantleMedia Kids & Family, the first episode premiered on Disney Junior in the United States on December 19, 2014 until July 2, 2017 when Disney Junior lost the rights to air the series. [4] The series also premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on October 30, 2016. [5]
The show focuses on the friendship and adventures of a little girl named Kate and her favorite toy, a plush bunny named Mim-Mim who go on daring adventures in the fictional world of Mimiloo. [6]
Other international broadcasters that have picked up the series include DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden), Clan (Spain), Panda (Portugal), Super RTL (Germany), Tiji (France), JimJam (Central and Eastern Europe), PBS (Thailand) and Okto (Singapore).
A DVD release of the series, titled "Funny Bunny Friend", was released by FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015, a year prior to its TV premiere. [7]
In 2015, Kate & Mim-Mim was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series (for the episode titled "Bunch O' Boomers"). [8]
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