Discovery Kids LatAm acquired the CG-animated series Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory from Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, which is on deck as distributor and global L&M agent.
The series is a Sinking Ship Entertainment and Scott Brothers Entertainment co-production comedy for kids ages four to seven. Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory (40 x 11 minutes) stars the twin home-building celebs as eight-year-olds and sees them constructing everything from machines to tiny houses in their neighborhood. The show is set to premiere in Canada this year on Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse channel.
This is the Scott Brothers’ first kids TV project, as well as Sinking Ship’s first fully CG-animated production. And Discovery Kids LatAm is the first international broadcaster to pick up the series.
The Scott brothers have done well in Latin America with their Property Brothers series, making it a natural market for this animated offshoot, said Head of Nelvana Enterprises Mellany Welsh in a press release. Property Brothers (Hermanos a la obra in Spanish) premiered in the region on Discovery Home & Health in 2011, and Discovery has since launched several other shows featuring the Scotts, including Brother vs Brother (Hermanos a la Obra: Desafío), Buying and Selling (Vender para comprar) and Property Brothers at Home (Hermanos a la obra en casa). They have also made a direct connection with their fan base in the region through several in-person tours to cities in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.
