Far out in the universe, four families live in orbit around Bô – a safe, peaceful and colourful little planet. Then a cosmic rain falls, and instead of raindrops it brings seeds. Since that day, hardly a day goes by without a brand-new plant popping up on Bô: fantastic, extravagant, fascinating – and completely unpredictable.
For seven-year-old Yukon, a passionate apprentice botanist, it’s the best news ever. She calls them the Cosmoplants, and they are full of secrets. They change shape, glow, stick, stretch, grow giant or shrink to nothing, and react to sound, light, movement – even to arguments. Together with her friends, Yukon sets out to unlock their mysteries and help the planet find a new balance where every species has its place. But the gang’s enthusiasm often runs ahead of them, and they create more chaos than they solve. Along the way Yukon learns that helping someone starts with understanding what they actually need.
The gang
Yukon – the devoted guardian of Bô, always eager to help, sometimes a little too fast.
Aurora – Yukon’s best friend, with no filter, a pair of wings and a passion for insects (here they’re called cosmo-buzz).
Kit – the little sister who wants to grow up too fast, an apprentice spaceship mechanic who is sure she already knows it all.
Azur – the quiet one: an anxious stargazer and the sharpest observer of the group.
Stretch – a truly cosmic earthworm, thousands of years old, who translates Bô’s moods to the kids.
Rod – a red rocket built from scrap, with the personality of a puppy.
And then there’s Bô herself: a living planet with a face, whose moods you can feel.
Rooted in Norway
Far north, in the permafrost 1,300 km beyond the Arctic Circle, lies the world’s largest seed vault, opened by the Norwegian government in 2008 to protect the planet’s crops. That place – and the Norwegian way of turning to nature for calm, curiosity and inspiration – sparked the idea for Yukon. The series is built on discovery, imagination and values like kindness and helping each other, in a tactile, colourful world of textures, warm natural materials and analogue gadgets you could almost build yourself.
The partners
Yukon and the Cosmoplants is developed by ADP and co-produced with Caribara Production – a collaboration between Norway and France, with a British screenwriter specialised in preschool. The project has been supported by NRK, the Norwegian Film Institute and Procirep, and was selected as one of the favourites when it was presented at Cartoon Forum.
Facts
Format: 52 × 11 min, 3D animation
Audience: 4–6 years
Genre: comedy, adventure, science fiction
Produced by: ADP × Caribara Production (Norway – France)
Status: in development
Contact: Jakob Thommessen, jakob@dept.no
