Karrot Animation

Karrot Animation is a British independent animation studio based in London, specialising in character-led storytelling and children’s and family entertainment. Founded in 2008 by Jamie Badminton, Chris White and Tim O'Sullivan, it operates as the animation studio division of Karrot Entertainment Limited. Its work combines original intellectual property development with commissioned animation and international co-productions.

The studio develops and produces broadcast television series, preschool programmes, specials and commercial animation. Its capabilities span concept development, writing, character and world design, storyboarding, animatics, directing and full-pipeline 2D production. Digital cut-out and traditional animation approaches support projects ranging from original series to channel idents, promotional films and advertising. The studio also provides executive production and works with collaborators on voice direction and audio post-production.

Original series and commissioned production

Sarah & Duck became a breakthrough original production for the studio. Co-created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan and produced with BBC Studios and CBeebies, the series comprises 120 episodes across three seasons and has been broadcast in more than 100 countries. Karrot also directed and produced Amazon Studios’ holiday special The Snowy Day.

Its production work includes lead creative production on 104 episodes of Peppa Pig for Hasbro Entertainment/eOne, co-production of Love Monster with A Productions and Boat Rocker, and an associate producer role on Tish Tash alongside Studio Gale and August Media. Other projects include animation for Sky Kids’ The Night Zookeeper and the British Sign Language preschool series Magic Hands for CBeebies.

Karrot continues to develop original properties through production partnerships. Its collaboration with Ireland’s Kavaleer Productions on MaeBee connects that development work with broadcasters including CBeebies and RTÉ. The studio has also collaborated with A Productions on My Friend Maisy. Across these projects, its activity encompasses both the creative development of new characters and the sustained production of established children’s television properties.