MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based DQ Entertainment has signed a co-production agreement with the MoonScoop group, France, and Classic Media, USA, for the second season of Casper‘s Scare School in high-end 3D animated CGI format at Mipcom 2010, Cannes.
The co-production will have a global budget of approximately Euro 7 million. The production of the second instalment is scheduled to start later this month.
 
Casper has become one of the most famous properties with global recognition for DQE. Season one, which premiered in Canada on YTV in January last year, was a huge success and has since been broadcast on Nick and also across the entire South Asia and Sun TV network‘s kids channel Chutti TV in November the same year.

TF1, the leading French broadcaster and Cartoon Network, US, are already committed to broadcasting the second season. Cartoon Network, US is expected to launch the second season by 31 October next year.

Says DQE Group chairman and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti, "We are extremely happy to collaborate again with Moonscoop for the co-production of this iconic property, Casper‘s Scare School. The first season was a huge success and we expect to carry this momentum into the second season."