Preschool hit Pocoyo gears up for season five

Pocoyo

NEWS BRIEF: Spanish production company Zinkia is gearing up to begin production on the fifth season of its hit preschool property Pocoyo, with new episodes due to air from next year.

The new season will introduce the character of Pocoyo’s sister, Pocoyina, and comes after the series has aired on platforms around the world including HBO Max, Cartoon Network, Disney+ and Netflix. The show is also a hit on YouTube, where it has over 37 million subscribers. Zinkia is also developing other properties, including Yanco: Dina y los Dinosaurios, Bumpy the Bear, Ghost Bros and Bugsted. The company is set to attend MipJunior and Mipcom in Cannes from this weekend.