Crazy Fun Park sells to UK

ABC ME tween comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park has been sold to the BBC, set to stream on iPlayer in the UK autumn.

Crazy Fun Park is the story of Chester, a teenage boy whose life is turned upside down following the death of his best friend Mapplethorpe at an abandoned theme park.

The Werner Production series by writer / director Nicholas Verso, scored a nomination for Most Outstanding Children’s Program at the upcoming Logie Awards.

The series is set to premiere in a number of different territories over the coming months after being acquired by broadcasters in Spain, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Belgium, Slovenia, Taiwan and New Zealand, with other sales currently being finalised.

ACTF Head of Content Bernadette O’Mahony said: “Crazy Fun Park is full of fun, humour and horror, interwoven with a relatable and moving story about friendship and grief. Full of quirky characters and set in an extraordinary world full of ghosts and ghouls, Crazy Fun Park is a life affirming, visually stunning, rollicking ride, and we can’t wait for UK audiences to experience it.”

The series has major production investment from Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation in association with the ABC and VicScreen.