Supa Strikas Animation Hits Season 3 at Full Speed

Supa Strikas Animation Hits Season 3 at Full Speed

Chevron and Strika Entertainment have signed a third season for the hit youth program, Supa Strikas. Following the tremendous success of the first and second seasons, still being aired on over 20 channels internationally, such as Nickelodeon, Disney, StarHub, ESPN STAR Sports, Orange, Caracol, SABC and Al Jazeera Kids, this latest offering, now in production, is projected to receive continued great ratings across the board.

Supa Strikas is rated among the Top 3 most popular youth programs on both SABC and Disney South East Asia. Strika Entertainment signed the agreement with Chevron to produce 13 more episodes of the much-loved animated series in languages as diverse as English, French, Spanish, Bahasa Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Tagalog. The show is currently aired in 35 countries around the world, from France to Azerbaijan.

The show has been running for several years now, and continues to expand as it becomes increasingly popular. “It’s a globe spanning show, not just in its audience, but in its production as well,” says Richard Morgan-Grenville, CEO of Strika Entertainment. “The Supa Strikas animation is scripted and storyboarded in South Africa, and then animated by our key partner, Animasia, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.”

Supa Strikas is a feel-good family show that tells the story of the world’s most loved soccer team, based on the hit comic series with over 100 issues, with an estimated fan base of 10 million readers. “It follows the adventures of a team of talented young players as they strive to become the best soccer team in the world,” explains the show’s Director, Bruce Legg. Along the way the team travels to mysterious lands, meets extraordinary characters and, most importantly, must play the best football of their lives to make their Super League dreams a reality.

Legg is also ecstatic about the show’s global appeal and longevity. “It realizes the dreams of millions of young soccer fans, taking them into the world of professional soccer as they never imagined it.”

New episodes can be expected to air in June of next year and presales have already been made with Disney, Nickelodeon and many other channels. “It’s even more exciting than our last season. The writers, story boarders and animators have really taken it to the next level. I think we’re producing one of the best animated shows in the world at the moment,” adds Legg.