Go Away, Unicorn! is an American-Canadian animated television series
produced for YTV and Disney Channel by Sonar Entertainment in
association with Nelvana. Evan Thaler Hickey and Alex Ganetakos
provide story editing services for the series, with Jason Groh
directing. The series premiered in a sneak peek on September 7, 2018
and another on January 21, 2019. The series later premiered on
February 8, 2019 on Disney Channel and is available on Disney Now.The
series, based on the book of the same name by Emily Mullock
(originally published by McKellar & Martin), features a young girl
named Alice and her best friendâ€"an energetic unicornâ€"as they
explore their differences and realize that friendships can be found at
the unlikeliest of places.The series stars Chris Diamantopoulos
(Mickey Mouse) as the eponymous Unicorn and Rebecca Husain (Beat Bugs)
as Alice. Alice's other friends include Varun Saranga as Ollie, an
Indian-Canadian boy whose father was a champion speller back in his
homeland, and spelled the very lengthy word
vakrapucchalalajjihvaindramahhakarman, which is another word for a
dog; and Pixie, a cheerful, happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink
glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.Go Away, Unicorn!
was under development as a co-production at Tricon Films & Television
and Mercury Filmworks as of March 27, 2013 with Tricon as
international distributor. The series was pick up by Disney Channels
Worldwide and Corus Entertainment when Tricon was considered insolvent
in December 2016. Sonar Entertainment purchased Tricon's assets
including this series. By October 2017, Sonar and Nelvana began
producing the planned 52 11-minute segments totaling 26 half-hour
episodes, as well as 10 x one-minute shorts. The Canada Media Fund is
aiding in the production of the series, while CentraIP is the
worldwide licensing agent.
produced for YTV and Disney Channel by Sonar Entertainment in
association with Nelvana. Evan Thaler Hickey and Alex Ganetakos
provide story editing services for the series, with Jason Groh
directing. The series premiered in a sneak peek on September 7, 2018
and another on January 21, 2019. The series later premiered on
February 8, 2019 on Disney Channel and is available on Disney Now.The
series, based on the book of the same name by Emily Mullock
(originally published by McKellar & Martin), features a young girl
named Alice and her best friendâ€"an energetic unicornâ€"as they
explore their differences and realize that friendships can be found at
the unlikeliest of places.The series stars Chris Diamantopoulos
(Mickey Mouse) as the eponymous Unicorn and Rebecca Husain (Beat Bugs)
as Alice. Alice's other friends include Varun Saranga as Ollie, an
Indian-Canadian boy whose father was a champion speller back in his
homeland, and spelled the very lengthy word
vakrapucchalalajjihvaindramahhakarman, which is another word for a
dog; and Pixie, a cheerful, happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink
glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.Go Away, Unicorn!
was under development as a co-production at Tricon Films & Television
and Mercury Filmworks as of March 27, 2013 with Tricon as
international distributor. The series was pick up by Disney Channels
Worldwide and Corus Entertainment when Tricon was considered insolvent
in December 2016. Sonar Entertainment purchased Tricon's assets
including this series. By October 2017, Sonar and Nelvana began
producing the planned 52 11-minute segments totaling 26 half-hour
episodes, as well as 10 x one-minute shorts. The Canada Media Fund is
aiding in the production of the series, while CentraIP is the
worldwide licensing agent.
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