Italy Animation 'Huntik' Earns Second Season
Huntik Season Two Delivers Next Year
Mar 18, 2009
 Currently entertaining audiences on Saturday mornings through The CW4Kids, the animated television series Huntik: Seekers & Secrets appears destined for an extended stay on western shores. Whether through the newly established trading card game from Upper Deck, the on-going online gaming campaigns, or the recently announced second season greenlight -- Huntik looks to be on the minds of TCG collectors and animation fans for several months to come.
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers follows a group of headstrong and excitable teens as well as their mentors whom in a world of magic and fantasy must travel the world in search of mythical artifacts said to hold tremendous, ancient power. Most notable centered on a precocious puzzle-solving kid named Lok Lambert, the cartoon pits Lok and his globe-trotting friends against a shady organization hell-bent on stealing these artifacts - mythical beasts called Titans - all for itself. Joined by a sharp-witted rich girl named Sophie, a clever and slick mentor in Dante, and Zhalia, a brooding gal if there ever was one, Lock must reconcile the loss of his somewhat-estranged father with the harsh reality of saving he world from an organization hoping to unleash chaos on the world.
Rainbow S.p.A., the original Italian animation group and media company behind Huntik has announced their plans to push forward with a second season of production of the animated series.
The first season currently airs or has previously been sold to broadcasters such as Jetix (UK), MTV3 (Finland), KTV (Africa), Logi Channel (Israel), and Filma (Turkey).
Other broadcasters include RTL2 (Germany), MNet (South Africa), Alter TV (Greece), and Network Ten (Australia). The second season of Huntik, an additional twenty-six episodes of adventure, is likely to premiere across platforms in Italy and the U.S. as well.
Huntik Season 2 will have a planned international delivery of fall 2010. Rainbow will reportedly include new characters for the next season, such as additional relatives of Sophie (of the Casterwill family), new villains, and of course, new mythical Titan characters for the teenage heroes to encounter along the way.
In related news, Upper Deck has formally kicked off their publishing and distribution efforts of the official Huntik trading card game. Huntik Fans can either opt for a nine-card booster pack or a more thorough starter set... or perhaps splurge on the 159-card Booster Set, said to include all sorts of limited edition and/or rare cards of the Huntik TCG collection. According to Upper Deck, the two-player Starter Set offers a bonus DVD with a full Huntik episode and Huntik game; two themed decks, Foundation and Organization; a Seeker Training Guide; a game mat with quick start guide; and 21-card Mission pack.
About Rainbow S.p.A.: Rainbow is an international company in the global cinema and television industry.
Rainbow Animation Studio is headquartered in Italy. Rainbow was founded in 1995 and quickly became a successful player in the sector of animated television series, having successfully penetrated the highly competitive market of children's programming with original material.
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