Wicked! (TV series)
| Wicked! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy horror |
| Created by | Paul Jennings Morris Gleitzman |
| Written by | Mary Morris Andrea Del Bosco |
| Directed by | Jo Boag Paul Leadon |
| Composers | Ian Nichols Phillip Lane |
| Country of origin | Australia France Germany |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (+1 film) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gerry Travers John Travers Carmel Travers Philip Bowman (film) Michael Carrington (for the BBC) |
| Producers | Margaret Parkes Suzanne Ryan |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Energee Entertainment RTV Family Entertainment France Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network (Australia) TF1 (France) BBC (United Kingdom) |
| Release | 18 November 2000 – 2001 |
Wicked! is an Australian animated television series based on the book series of the same name by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman. It was co-produced by Energee Entertainment in Sydney, Australia and France Animation.
The series is about two step-siblings named Rory and Dawn as they try to protect their own town from viruses caused by the Appleman, a man with a head shaped like a half-eaten apple. It was intended as a "comedy of horrors" aimed at children aged 8 to 13.
Wicked! began with 13 short webisodes released on the eKidz website in late 2000. The series ran for 26 episodes and an 80-minute film. By the end of 2001, it had become Energee Entertainment's most successful series, with over €8 million in sales. However, the producers were unable to continue the series, as Energee shut down in 2002 due to financial losses from its film The Magic Pudding.
In Australia, the series aired on both the Seven Network and the Oh! channel by Optus Television. Internationally, the series was picked up by the BBC in the United Kingdom and TF1 in France.