Disney XD to play 3D Pac-Man

US kidcaster Disney XD has acquired an upcoming 3D animated comedy featuring classic video game character Pac-Man.

Pac-Man 3D

The Mouse House net will air Pac-Man – The Adventure Begins (working title, 26×22’) in time for a 2013 bow. US-based distributor 41 Entertainment (41e) debuted the show to the international market at Mip Jr last October in Cannes.

The action-adventure comedy will feature the character from the classic arcade game, which is considered one of the most recognisable video game brands, in a series of escapades with his friends.

The stereoscopic 3D series comes from Arad Productions (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk) and video game publisher Namco Bandai Games, which owns the Pac-Man brand. Arad’s Avi Arad, the former chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios, executive produces along with Rick Unger (Biker Mice From Mars, X-Men Evolution).

A previous Pac-Man series broadcast in the early 1980s, with Hanna-Barbera and Namco hooking up for an ABC toon.

Disney XD’s programming includes hit series Phineas and Ferb and Lab Rats.