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Mighty Little Bheem
GenreComedy
Created byRajiv Chilaka
Based onChhota Bheem
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes64
Production
Running time6 minutes
Production companyGreen Gold Animations
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseApril 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) –
present
Related
Chhota Bheem
Mighty Raju
Arjun - Prince of Bali
Super Bheem

Mighty Little Bheem is a computer animated children's television series, Netflix's first animated series from India and the fourth spin-off of the Chhota Bheem series, following Mighty Raju, Arjun - Prince of Bali and Super Bheem.[1] It follows an innocent but super-strong toddler, Little Bheem, on his mischievous adventures in a small Indian town. The toddler is a baby version of the mythological-inspired 9-year-old character from the popular Indian series action comedy animated series Chhota Bheem which has aired on Turner Broadcasting’s Pogo TV channel from 2008.[2] Chhota Bheem is in turn based on Bheem, a character in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.[3]

Production

In 2016, after the launch of Netflix in India, Aram Yacoubian, director of kids and family content at the US streaming service, first met Rajiv Chilaka of Green Gold Animation, and agreed on a series that would target the age group of 6-11. To make it universal, the decision was made to make it non-verbal. The show was in production for 18 months, starting in July 2017 and led by Green Gold’s teams in Hyderabad and Mumbai.[4]

Green Gold Animations has become one of India’s largest toon companies, with studios in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata, as well as international outposts in Los Angeles, Singapore and the Philippines.[4]

Release

Mighty Little Bheem season 1 was released on 12 April 2019 on Netflix. Season 2 was released on August 30, 2019.[5] A third season was released on September 18, 2020.[6]

Specials

A special collection of three episode titled Mighty Little Bheem: Diwali was made available on October 27, 2019 on the occasion of Diwali.[6]

A second special collection of three episode titled Mighty Little Bheem: Festival of Colors was made available on March 5, 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Inpired from Chhota Bheem, Netflix to launch first animated series 'Mighty Little Bheem'". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (16 October 2017). "Netflix Enters Indian Kids' Space With 'Mighty Little Bheem'". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mighty Little Bheem' On Netflix, An Indian Animated Series About A Really Strong Toddler". Decider. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'Mighty Little Bheem': Netflix's first Indian animation show for children becomes a global hit". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Netflix's renewal of this Indian animated show reveals how its chasing growth abroad". Los Angeles Times. 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "'Mighty Little Bheem' to get third season on Netflix". The New Indian Express. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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