Moominvalley (TV series)

*Moominvalley*
Moominvalley
Genre	Animated family drama
Created by	Marika Makaroff; Steve Box
Based on	Moomins; by Tove Jansson
Written by	Mark Huckerby; Nick Ostler; Steve Box
Directed by	Steve Box (S1-2); Sara Barbas (S3); Nigel Davies (S3); Jay Grace (S3); Darren Robbie (S3)
Voices of	Taron Egerton (S1-2); Jack Rowan (S3); Rosamund Pike; Matt Berry; Edvin Endre; Bel Powley; Richard Ayoade; Akiya Henry; Will Self; Warwick Davis; Kate Winslet (S1-2); Teresa Gallagher (S3); Jennifer Saunders; Jack Rowan; Chance Perdomo;
Composers	Samuli Kosminen; Jarmo Saari (S2-3); Pekka Kuusisto
Country of origin	Finland; United Kingdom
Original languages	English (Finnish, Swedish, Sami)
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producer	Marika Makaroff
Producers	John Woolley (S1); Marion Edwards; Louise Holmes; Steve Dorrance
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Gutsy Animations
Original release
Network	Yle TV2 / Yle Teema & Fem (Finland); Sky One (UK; series 1–2); Sky Showcase (UK; series 3–4);
Release	25 February 2019 –; present
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Moominvalley (Finnish: Muumilaakso, Swedish: Mumindalen, also known as just Moomin) is a British Finnish animated family drama television series. An adaptation of the Moomin books and comics by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson, it is created using new techniques in 3D CGI.^[1]

Finnish production company Gutsy Animations ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from 8 March to 21 April 2017. The campaign was organised in order to raise funds towards visual development of the series.^[2] Animation company Anima Vitae was appointed as the lead animation company for the first two seasons of the series.^[3] The series attracted over 2.1 million Finns and has become the most watched show ever on Yle Areena streaming platform and the most watched television series of 2019 in the whole of Finland.^{[citation needed]} The series has 16 million streams on Yle Areena.^{[citation needed]}

The series is Finland's most expensive television show with a €20 million budget.^[4] In 2019, the series' first episode was the most watched program on Finnish national broadcaster Yle's streaming service Yle Areena.^[5]

^ "The Moomins are back, voiced by Taron Egerton and Kate Winslet". BBC News. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "New cutting edge Moomin TV series in development". Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "Anima Vitae joins Gutsy's Moominvalley". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Finland's most expensive TV show: New Moominvalley series". Yle Uutiset. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "Useita Ylen tv-ohjelmia miljoonakastiin vuonna 2019 – Muumilaakson avausjakso keräsi reilusti yli 2,1 miljoonaa katsojaa". yle.fi (in Finnish). 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[1] "The Moomins are back, voiced by Taron Egerton and Kate Winslet". BBC News. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[2] "New cutting edge Moomin TV series in development". Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[3] "Anima Vitae joins Gutsy's Moominvalley". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[4] "Finland's most expensive TV show: New Moominvalley series". Yle Uutiset. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[5] "Useita Ylen tv-ohjelmia miljoonakastiin vuonna 2019 – Muumilaakson avausjakso keräsi reilusti yli 2,1 miljoonaa katsojaa". yle.fi (in Finnish). 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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