Zodiak picks up Horrid Henry

Zodiak Kids has picked up rights to kids series Horrid Henry.

The distributor will sell the show, which runs to 156 episodes and airs on CITV in the UK, internationally. It will distribute the two existing series and the upcoming third season.

The show is made by UK indie Novel Entertainment was previously sold by Target, the distributor that ceased operating earlier this year.

Target shopped it to broadcasters in France, Germany, Eire, Singapore, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, South Africa, Portugal, Poland, Korea, Turkey and across the Pacific and Australasia.

Matthew Frank, CEO, Zodiak Rights, said: “As a much loved TV and book Series Horrid Henry is already a well-known character and we are very much looking forward to extending the role out of the shows around the world.”