Mojicons raise a smile in Greece

The Mojicons was created by Alexander Romanetz and Viacheslav Marchenko

Nickelodeon in Greece has acquired an animated series about the world of emojis, the symbols routinely used in email and mobile messaging.

The Viacom-owned network has picked up The Mojicons (52×11′) from Danish distributor Ink Global and will begin airing the toon later this month.

The series reveals the behind-the-scenes world of the internet, populated by ‘mojicons,’ as they try to fix a bug in the system.

It comes from Russian creators Alexander Romanetz and Viacheslav Marchenko and is aimed at four- to 10-year-olds.

Natasa Lesioti, programming and editorial director of Nickelodeon Greece, described the series as “fresh, funny and original.”