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.
Writing feature film
Development on project greenlit through BBC Ignite scheme.
Selected for Cartoon Forum Animated UK Meets Europe 2023.
6 x 11′ episodes for new series. Wrote 8 x 11′ episodes in 2021.
Wrote the bible and two scripts for new series in production.
Currently writing
2 x 7′ episodes for new non-verbal preschool animated series
Wrote pilot episode and created several episodes for bible
30 x 5′ episodes on non-verbal series with Tencent as Chinese partners
Wrote 1 x 7′ episode of new non-verbal comedy animated TV series
Wrote 2 x 22′ episodes of new 6+ comedy animation, currently screening on Nickelodeon
Writer 5 x 11′ episodes
Writer 2 x 11′ episodes
Writer 24 x 7′ episodes, plus 1 x 21′ Halloween Special
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 |