Boat Rocker picks up three seasons of Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos! for distribution

This is a game-changing first deal for the show's Lithuanian studio OAK9 Entertainment, which is coming to Kidscreen Summit with franchise-building plans in mind.
January 17, 2025

Boat Rocker Media has signed a deal to distribute three seasons (39 x seven minutes) of OAK9 Entertainment’s upcoming animated series Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos!

The Lithuanian studio is currently polishing season one (13 x seven minutes) and in production on season two, with both should be ready for delivery this year, says producer Mindaugas Jokubaitis. A third season is also in early production. 

Boat Rocker hopes to shop this series to both broadcasters and streamers, and will be exploring franchise opportunities as well. 

Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos! revolves around three young rhino siblings who experience a wide range of big emotional responses to situations that crop up in their daily lives. In each episode, they’re presented with practical tools, techniques and guidance for managing their feelings in healthy and productive ways  

For OAK9, this deal with Boat Rocker is a major stepping stone in its plan to start building Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos!—its first preschool series—into a franchise. Boat Rocker will be at Kidscreen Summit next month armed with a book based on the series to show as a proof of concept to potential broadcast partners. The Studio is also looking to line up international publishers for the title, as well as licensees who can help move the brand into the consumer products market.  

Appealing broadly by tapping into the universal kid theme of learning to cope with big feelings, Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos! also has the potential to help parents—especially first-timers—who are struggling with understanding their child’s emotions, says Jokubaitis. “We wanted to make a show that was not just entertainment, but also psychological.” 

Jokubaitis hopes that the global marketplace will start to look more closely at Lithuania’s animation industry—which has historically been small and focused on arthouse, festival and short-format content—as Boat Rocker secures and announces distribution deals for Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos!

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