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Returning: Little J & Big Cuz

Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Ursula Yovich & Aaron Fa’Aoso return to voice more stories penned by First Nations writers.

Animated children’s series Little J & Big Cuz returns for season four on ABC Kids and NITV.

​Across ten episodes, the new season seesLittle J (Miranda Tapsell), Big Cuz (Deborah Mailman), Nanna (Ursula Yovich) and Old Dog (Aaron Fa’Aoso) continue to explore their world and themselves – in the backyard, the classroom or on Country.

In season four, Little J & Big Cuz plan the best birthday party ever, undertake an epic road trip, play superheroes, hunt for honey ants and run a radio station all while learning valuable life lessons along the way.

Drawing on stories from First Nations writers all over Australia and the voices of renowned actors Deborah Mailman (Big Cuz), Miranda Tapsell (Little J) , Aaron Fa’Aoso (Old Dog), Ursula Yovich (Nanna and Levi), Shari Sebbens (Sissy & B Boy), Mark Coles Smith (Uncle Mick), Renee Lim (Ms Chen), Miah Madden (Monti), Shakira Clanton (Mirra & Kirra), Katie Beckett (George & Jacko) and Kylie Bracknell (Ally), the series continues to offer a proud and positive view of Indigenous Australia.

This season will mark 50 episodes of Little J & Big Cuz and welcome two new languages, Kuku Yalanji and Kalaw Kawaw Ya to the existing fifteen Australian First Nations Languages – Arrernte, Pitjantjatjara, Djambarrpuyngu, Walmajarri, Yawuru, palawa kani, Warlpiri, Torres Strait Creole, Gija, Noongar, Wiradjuri, Kunwinjku, Roper Kriol, Luritja-Pintupi and Dhuwaya.

Production Credits: A Ned Lander Media production for ABC and NITV. Major production investment from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department in association with the ABC and NITV. Financed with support from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), VicScreen, Screen Tasmania and the Australian Council for Educational Research. Educational sales by Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation.

Simulcast weekdays from Monday, 8 July at 6.05pm on ABC Kids and NITV.

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