''Go Away, Unicorn!'' is an animated

children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television show, television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during ...

produced for YTV and Disney Channel by

Sonar Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC., formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., is an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...

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.

Plot

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 friend—an energetic male unicorn—as they explore their differences and realize that friendships can be found at the unlikeliest of places. The series stars

Chris Diamantopoulos Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series '' Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film '' The Three Stooges'', and the TV series ''Good Girls Revolt''. He currently voices Mickey Mouse ...

('' Mickey Mouse'') as the eponymous Unicorn and Rebecca Husain (''

Beat Bugs ''Beat Bugs'' is an animated children's television series, created by Josh Wakely, and produced for Netflix by Grace: A Storytelling Company and Thunderbird Entertainment since 2016. The series is centred around five young anthropomorphised ins ...

'') 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 , 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.

Characters

* Alice (voiced by Rebecca Husain) – A sassy 8-year-old girl who aspires to succeed in all of her endeavors. * Unicorn (voiced by

) – A cheerful and energetic male unicorn who constantly causes all kinds of shenanigans, but ultimately comes through for Alice. * Ollie (voiced by Varun Saranga) - an

Indian-Canadian Indian Canadians are Canadians who have ancestry from India. The terms ''Indo-Canadian'' or ''East Indian'' are sometimes used to avoid confusion with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Categorically, Indian Canadians comprise a subgroup of ...

boy, whose father could spell in three languages in his native country as a child. * Pixie (voiced by Josette Halpert) - a cheerful, young, happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then. * Hugo (voiced by

Jennifer Hale Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-American voice actress. She is best known for her work in video game franchises such as ''Baldur's Gate'', '' Mass Effect'', '' Metal Gear Solid'', '' BioShock Infinite'', '' Metroid Prime'', ''Overwatch'', and '' Sta ...

) - Alice's baby brother * Tanya (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Alice and Hugo's mom * Chuck (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) - Alice and Hugo's dad

Production

''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 Disney Branded Television is a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development and production of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit a ...

and

Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...

when Tricon was considered insolvent in December 2016.

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.

Episodes

Shorts (2019)

# "Wake Up, Unicorn!" (February 18, 2019) # "In a Jam, Unicorn!" (February 19, 2019) # "Dance Dance, Unicorn!" (February 20, 2019) # "Black Hole, Unicorn!" (February 21, 2019) # "Rake and Leaf, Unicorn!" (March 8, 2019) # "I Wish There, Unicorn!" (May 10, 2019)

Broadcast

The show broadcast worldwide but premiere in the third quarter of 2018 on YTV in Canada before an international roll out. The series was also shown in French Canada on

Télétoon Télétoon (styled as TĒLĒTOON) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of " télévision" and "cartoon". As of 2013, along with its Englis ...

. The series made its premiere on Disney Channel in various worldwide territories in January 2019 and on the American Disney Channel on March 3, following a launch preview on the

DisneyNow DisneyNow (stylized as DisneyNOW) is an online TV Everywhere app and website/URL for Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. It launched on September 29, 2017, replacing the individual "Watch" apps that originally launched for these networ ...

streaming service in December.

Merchandise

Toys have been licensed worldwide by Jazwares, and were scheduled for release during fall 2019.

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External links

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