Renewed: Ginger & the Vegesaurs

ABC Kids animation Ginger & the Vegesaurs is getting a second season.

ABC ME project The Disposables also receive funding from Screen Australia under last announcements for Online titles.

Screen Australia’s Head of Online Lee Naimo said, “There’s no denying we’re seeing a golden age of online content production in Australia and local creators capitalising on opportunities to reach new audiences. We are excited to fund such a variety of projects with boundary-pushing documentaries, smart and original dramas and comedies as well as a children’s animated series. We’d like to see even more children’s content coming through for online as it’s becoming more and more an important medium to reach young viewers.”

TV projects include:

Ginger & the Vegesaurs Season 2:
A 20 x 5-min series for ABC Kids and ABC iview, that takes viewers back through the mists of time to an era dominated by the juiciest and crunchiest creatures ever to rule the planet – the mighty Vegesaurs. Season 2 sees the return of series director David Webster, co-creators Gary Eck and Nick O’Sullivan, writers Sylvie van Dijk, Bruce Griffiths and Sam Carroll, executive producer Patrick Egerton and producer Celine Goetz. They are joined by series director Cindy Scharka (Kangaroo Beach), emerging writer Caitlin Farrell and producer Amanda Spagnolo (Annedroids). This project is financed in association with Studio 100 who will manage global distribution and licensing.

The Disposables:
A one-hour ABC ME and ABC iview broadcast, TikTok Live and 30 x 2-min vertical action adventure series, about refugee Priya whose dad goes missing and is blamed for unleashing an unearthly beast on the suburbs of Western Sydney. Convinced he’s in grave danger, Priya and her best friend Obi must battle adversity and exclusion – and a terrifying plastic-eating monster – to find her dad, save their neighbourhood and land their visa to stay. The creative team includes writer, director and producer Renny Wijeyamohan (Run Girl), writer/director Sonia Whiteman (Len’s Love Story), writers Keir Wilkins (Surviving Summer) and Saman Shad and producer Karen Radzyner (Paper Giants).