DHX TV catches Nature Cat

Nature Cat features the voices of Saturday Night Live cast members

DHX Television has acquired the animated series Nature Cat from 9 Story Media Group in Canada for one of its fledgling kids’ channels.

The 40×22′ toon will air on Family CHRGD in Canada this summer, having premiered on PBS Kids in the US in November last year.

Created by Illinois-based Spiffy Pictures and coproduced with WTTW Chicago, the series follows the adventures of a house cat with no instinct for nature.

9 Story handles international distribution and consumer products outside of the US, while HiHat Media handles brand licensing within the US.

It features the vocal talents of Saturday Night Live’s Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell and Kenan Thompson.

Family CHRGD launched last year and sits alongside Family Channel, Family Jr and Télémagino in DHX Television’s roster of brands.