France TV sets sail with Roboats

Roboats: The Guardians of the Oceans

France Télévisions has boarded the first production from Bee Prod, the fledgling company launched by the former president of Gaumont Animation.

Roboats: The Guardians of the Oceans (52×11′) is a preschool series about a rescue squad of four boat characters living in the sea in harmony with their aquatic friends, who they protect from danger.

French firm Bee Prod was set up last year by Pierre Belaïsch, who left Gaumont in 2016 after six years with the company.

Discussing Roboats last year, Belaïsch told C21: “This will be an international property, it is definitely for the world – oceans cover 70% of the planet so it really touches everyone.”