A Kind of Spark (TV series)
| A Kind of Spark | |
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| Genre | Fantasy Children's television series |
| Created by | Anna McCleery |
| Based on | A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll |
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| Composer | Jessica Dannheisser |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producers | Anna McCleery Grainne McNamara Vince Commisso Andra Johnson Duke Jeff Simpson Angus Fletcher Kim Powers |
| Producers | Luke Johnson Wendy Thomas Louise Cornally Natalie Osborne Alix Wiseman Paul Munn (season 1) Morgan Bushe (season 2) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | 9 Story Media Group LS Productions Brown Bag Films (season 2) |
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| Release | 31 March 2023 – 26 April 2024 |
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A Kind of Spark is a British-Canadian-Irish children's television series created by Anna McCleery, based on the novel by Elle McNicoll. It is produced by the Canada-based 9 Story Media Group, Scotland-based LS Productions and BYU TV for the CBBC. The series follows Addie, a young autistic girl who wants a memorial in her village for the witches who were persecuted there.
It first premiered on 31 March 2023 on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, followed by a network premiere on CBBC and BYU TV. It has also been distributed for streaming on ABC iview (Australia), CBC Gem (Canada), France Télévisions (France), NPO Start (Netherlands), TRTE (Ireland), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), TVNZ+ (New Zealand).
In October 2023, it was announced that the series has been commissioned for a second season. On World Autism Awareness Day 2024, it was confirmed that the 2nd season would premiere on 26 April 2024 in the United Kingdom, and 28 April 2024 in the United States.