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BBC One has ordered 40 half-hour episodes of a new animation series from Cinnamon Entertainment and Method Films for CBBC.
CGI production Freefonix will see pop band Freefonix battle to stop the forces of evil and rival band Mantyz.
It will feature the voices of Jamelia, Justin Hawkins from The Darkness and guest voicings from Chico, cricketer Alistair Cook, actor Joseph Fiennes and musician Hayley Ecker.
The run will start on January 4 at 4.30pm on CBBC on BBC One.
Spokesman Henry Clay said Freefonix was one of biggest animations by a UK production company in its genre and added: "The show is a combination of sophisticated storytelling, incredible music and amazing characters and graphics."
CGI production Freefonix will see pop band Freefonix battle to stop the forces of evil and rival band Mantyz.
It will feature the voices of Jamelia, Justin Hawkins from The Darkness and guest voicings from Chico, cricketer Alistair Cook, actor Joseph Fiennes and musician Hayley Ecker.
The run will start on January 4 at 4.30pm on CBBC on BBC One.
Spokesman Henry Clay said Freefonix was one of biggest animations by a UK production company in its genre and added: "The show is a combination of sophisticated storytelling, incredible music and amazing characters and graphics."
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