Banijay Kids & Family has secured distribution rights to Pyjama Films’ mockumentary-style adult animation “Belzebubs.”
Currently in production, it’s already confirmed for YLE in Finland and TV3 in Catalonia, with presales also secured for RUV (Iceland) and Prima (Czechia).
The black-and-white animated series is based on the globally popular webcomic created by JP Ahonen, which has amassed over half a million fans worldwide. Ahonen is head writer for the series.
Blending domestic comedy with heavy metal satire, it follows Sløth, a well-meaning stay-at-home dad striving to balance family life with his ambitions as the frontman of a heavy metal band, alongside his unconventional family navigating everyday chaos.
In short, it’s about “your average devil-worshiping family next door, their romantic affairs and the sluggish evolution of the father’s hapless black metal band,” it was stated. The focus is on everyday issues and the challenges of marrying a rather challenging career with kids, PTA meetings – and satanic masses. As we all know, “juggling work and family is Hell.”
