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James Phelan

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

Email Agent

James Phelan

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

Email Agent

Pre-School, 6+

James works extensively in animation and was recently lead writer on the popular non-verbal series for Tencent / Luce Creative, Little Penguin, and has been a core writer on a major new Saudi animation, The Adventures of Mansour: Age of A.I. He has worked on all three seasons of the Emmy-nominated series Oddbods, including writing Halloween Special ‘Party Monsters’, which has garnered over 100 million views. His other recent credits include Dorg van Dango and Space Chickens in Space.

Current
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Title TBA
Company
Tickle Pod
Notes

Writing feature film

Production
Duck + Frog
Company
Sun & Moon / BBC Ignite
Notes

Development on project greenlit through BBC Ignite scheme.

Selected for Cartoon Forum Animated UK Meets Europe 2023.

Production
Mansour
Company
Bidaya Media
Notes

6 x 11′ episodes for new series. Wrote 8 x 11′ episodes in 2021.

Production
The Legend of Ancient Borneo
Company
All4One / Giggle Garage
Notes

Wrote the bible and two scripts for new series in production.

Production
Title TBA
Company
Hot Drop Films
Notes

Currently writing

Animation
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Minibods (2022-2023)
Company
Moonbug Entertainment / OneAnimation
Notes

2 x 7′ episodes for new non-verbal preschool animated series

Production
Rinky Dinkys
Company
Hungry Duck
Notes

Wrote pilot episode and created several episodes for bible

Production
The Adventures of Little Penguin (2020)
Company
Luce Creative / Unlisted Shanghai / Tencent
Notes

30 x 5′ episodes on non-verbal series with Tencent as Chinese partners

Production
The Huggingtons (2020)
Company
Klipp & Lim (Norway)
Notes

Wrote 1 x 7′ episode of new non-verbal comedy animated TV series

Production
Dorg Van Dango (2019-2020)
Company
Cartoon Saloon / DHX / Nickelodeon
Notes

Wrote 2 x 22′ episodes of new 6+ comedy animation, currently screening on Nickelodeon

Production
Space Chickens in Space
Company
Gingerbread Animation / Disney
Notes

Writer 5 x 11′ episodes

Production
P King Duckling
Company
Hot Drop Films
Notes

Writer 2 x 11′ episodes

Production
Oddbods
Company
Hot Drop Films / OneAnimation
Notes

Writer 24 x 7′ episodes, plus 1 x 21′ Halloween Special

Production
Cuby Zoo
Company
Aurora World
Notes

Writer 8 x 11′ episodes

Current
Production Company Notes
Title TBA Tickle Pod

Writing feature film

Duck + Frog Sun & Moon / BBC Ignite

Development on project greenlit through BBC Ignite scheme.

Selected for Cartoon Forum Animated UK Meets Europe 2023.

Mansour Bidaya Media

6 x 11′ episodes for new series. Wrote 8 x 11′ episodes in 2021.

The Legend of Ancient Borneo All4One / Giggle Garage

Wrote the bible and two scripts for new series in production.

Title TBA Hot Drop Films

Currently writing

Animation
Production Company Notes
Minibods (2022-2023) Moonbug Entertainment / OneAnimation

2 x 7′ episodes for new non-verbal preschool animated series

Rinky Dinkys Hungry Duck

Wrote pilot episode and created several episodes for bible

The Adventures of Little Penguin (2020) Luce Creative / Unlisted Shanghai / Tencent

30 x 5′ episodes on non-verbal series with Tencent as Chinese partners

The Huggingtons (2020) Klipp & Lim (Norway)

Wrote 1 x 7′ episode of new non-verbal comedy animated TV series

Dorg Van Dango (2019-2020) Cartoon Saloon / DHX / Nickelodeon

Wrote 2 x 22′ episodes of new 6+ comedy animation, currently screening on Nickelodeon

Space Chickens in Space Gingerbread Animation / Disney

Writer 5 x 11′ episodes

P King Duckling Hot Drop Films

Writer 2 x 11′ episodes

Oddbods Hot Drop Films / OneAnimation

Writer 24 x 7′ episodes, plus 1 x 21′ Halloween Special

Cuby Zoo Aurora World

Writer 8 x 11′ episodes