April 7, 2005 3:34PM PT

Nick picks up Canuck’s ‘Sadie’

26 half-hours planned for series

MONTREAL — Nickelodeon has acquired Canuck series “Naturally Sadie” for Nickelodeon channels in Australia, Asia, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and Israel, it was announced Wednesday by the show’s Toronto-based producer Decode Entertainment.

The series has recently sold to Nickelodeon UK and MTV Networks Netherlands.

“Naturally Sadie” is about inquisitive 13-year-old Sadie Hawthorne, who understands animal behavior better than the bizarre human beings in her life.

“Naturally Sadie,” a live-action series, is in production, with 26 half-hours planned. It is also sold to Disney Channel in the U.S., France 2 and Family Channel and VRAK-TV in Canada.

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