Fans of the porcine heroine who burst onto the scene in 2000 and whose star turn earned a Caldecott Honor for New Yorker cover artist and debut picture-book creator Ian Falconer, may now welcome Olivia into their living rooms, beginning Monday, January 26, at 11:30 a.m. on Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon is presenting the half-hour series in conjunction with Chorion. Animated by Brown Bag films (using CG animation), the show "invites children into the life--both real and fantasy--of an adventurous, can-do 6 3/4-year-old girl named Olivia." Her daily activities center on friends, family and school, but her imagination carries her to Egypt, outer space and a concert hall, among other destinations, the company said.
Starting Friday, January 16, fans can take a two-minute "sneak peak" on Nickjr.com (via Nick Jr. Video, Nick Jr.'s broadband video service) and also on various wireless carriers; additional premiere episodes will be simulcast on Nickelodeon Mobile.