BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions and Trustbridge Entertainment have joined forces on ‘My Friend Maisy’, a 2D animated preschool series starring the the Maisy character and her friends from the bestselling book series.

The new co-production is based on the Maisy books, written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins, which have sold more than 46 million copies worldwide.

Lead writer for ‘My Friend Maisy’ is Matilda Tristram (Peppa Pig). The 52 x 5’ animated series follows the adventures of Maisy, “who can go anywhere and do anything—whether it’s fixing a car in her garage, flying a rocket to the moon, or slipping into a dreamscape of squiggles when she’s eating spaghetti for dinner. Big or small, Maisy does it all!”

Like the popular books, the new series will feature stories that are “highly engaging, yet calm, warm, and easy, without lots of noise or conflict.”

‘My Friend Maisy’ pushes the boundaries of classic preschool storytelling with stories that slip seamlessly between the real and the surreal, like a child’s imagination,” said BBC Studios Kids & Family Creative Lead for Animation, Tony Reed. “Maisy and her friends are unique in today’s preschool landscape in that they are child-like, but not bound by the limits of childhood. Maisy really can go anywhere and do anything, just because she’s Maisy, and we are delighted to have partnered with Trustbridge Entertainment to bring her humour, imagination, and camaraderie to a global TV audience.”

“We are honored for ‘My Friend Maisy’ to be the first show produced under the Trustbridge Entertainment banner, said Bob Higgins, President of Trustbridge Entertainment. “The warmth, handcrafted love, and quirky humor that Lucy Cousins has imbued in every page of her Maisy books radiate throughout this spectacular series. Millions of children and their families around the world already know and adore Maisy and now they will get to laugh and play along with Maisy and her friends in a whole new way.”

‘My Friend Maisy’ is a co-production between BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions and Trustbridge Entertainment.