Eco Heroes · Animated Series Concept for PBS KIDS

Every big problem is just a mission small hands haven't tried yet.

A completed 17-book illustrated library, ages 5–8. One eco-hero, one goal per episode, one mission a five-year-old can finish before dinner.

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17 goals · 17 missions
The wheel spins. The mission holds still. Hover to speed it up.

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01 · SPARK
A smiling child looking through the colourful wheel of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

The Spark

A real-world problem lands on the Eco Heroes' doorstep — a thirsty garden, a beach full of plastic, a power cut.

Illustration · Noemí Villamuza
02 · CALL
Portrait of Abril, the eco-hero character

The Call

Our eco-hero names the mission and hands out a badge kids can say out loud.

Illustration · Noemí Villamuza
03 · TEAM-UP
A diverse group of young people among lush leaves and flowers, one cupping a seedling

The Team-Up

Every mission needs a skill a solo hero doesn't have — a new friend, and a new idea, joins in.

Illustration · Julie Dufour
04 · TRY
Eco Heroes illustration — first attempt

The Try

First attempt fails, gently and funnily — because real problems don't solve on the first try.

Illustration · Noemí Villamuza
05 · FIX
Two hands cupping soil with a sprouting seedling

The Fix

The team solves it together, and the badge is earned on screen, in real time.

Illustration · Noemí Villamuza

Pick the right fix.

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A child reading in a cosy treehouse among the branches, with bunting and a bird nearby

From the pages of a finished library.

Every episode begins in a book that already exists — 17 published, illustrated stories, one per goal. Illustration · Julie Dufour.

Built for the block. Backed by 17 books already finished.

Genre

Animated preschool / early-reader series — non-scary, non-preachy, funny-first. Companion shorts for YouTube Kids / PBS KIDS digital.

Duration

11' × 2 segments (22' half-hour), or standalone 11' shorts for streaming blocks. Bumper-length mini-missions for social/digital.

Eco Heroes illustration by Noemí Villamuza

Episode engine

17 UN Sustainable Development Goals — one mission, one goal, one episode. Built-in horizon for 17 episodes minimum, multi-season by design.

The key device

The Mission Loop™: five kid-legible beats every episode, so a 5-year-old always knows where they are — spark, call, team-up, try, fix.

Adapts everywhere

Hero look, setting, and local mission details localize per territory. The Mission Loop™ structure never changes.

Editorial foundation

Built on a completed, published 17-book illustrated library — every episode has a finished book, characters, and illustrated world before a single frame is animated.

Format bible: EH-MB-001 (draft) Illustration IP: Jordi Vila Delclòs · Noemí Villamuza · Julie Dufour Rights status: confirm on request
Karim Zouhdi wearing an Eco Heroes t-shirt

The show doesn't end at the credits.

Kids who fall for the Missions can become real Eco Heroes Ambassadors in their own communities, and the same universe funds and inspires Casa Abril — a real, intergenerational safe haven built on Eco Heroes' values. For a public-media partner, that's measurable real-world impact attached to a broadcast slot, not just a rating.

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Pitch deck, style frames, and a short animatic available on request.

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Illustration of Karim Zouhdi, founder of Eco Heroes
Karim Zouhdi
Founder, Eco Heroes