HOUSE OF ANUBIS RETURNS

Season Three of Runaway Hit Series Introduces New Characters, Unseen Locations and a Fresh Mystery to Solve

London –21st March, 2013 – ’s hit, Bafta-nominated live-action mystery, , returns with more drama, suspense, adventure and humour this spring on Nickelodeon. Season three sees the students uncover an ancient mystery at their English boarding school while dealing with the highs and lows of teenage years. Watch brand new House of Anubis, weekdays at 6pm from 15th April nick.co.uk/anubis

This term the Sibuna gang returns to Anubis House with new leader Eddie (Burkely Duffield) as the Osirian. It’s up to team Sibuna to untangle the mystery and stop the adults from unleashing an evil so great it will destroy the world and everyone in it. The new season will feature returning favourite characters and will also introduce new faces including KT (), a sunny and tenacious American girl who becomes a vital part of the Sibuna gang and Willow (Louisa Connelly-Burnham) a bright and quirky student from another boarding house. Season three of House of Anubis will air on Nickelodeon as 40 x 30 mins. episodes and is produced by Lime Pictures with Studio 100.

“We’re especially proud of the success of House of Anubis over the past two years,” said Tina McCann, SVP, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “The show is a locally produced hit and is consistently a massive ratings winner for us; season two was the number one rating show on Nickelodeon across its nine weeks of TX. New faces and a brand new mystery will no doubt ensure series three is just as successful.”

In the premiere episode, Eddie recognises new girl KT from a vision that he has had. She’s been sent to Anubis House on a secret mission by her grandfather with only a key to help her. Eddie manages to get his hands on the key and has another frightening revelation when he touches it. A new teacher, Miss Denby, also arrives and is protecting something very special to her… but what is it? Fabian finds Nina’s locket amongst Eddie’s things and Eddie is forced to come clean about why Nina’s not coming back to Anubis House.

“The third series of House of Anubis pushes all the buttons in terms of action and suspense. The pride, passion and dedication of a hard working, skilled cast and crew at Lime Pictures are all there on screen for the audience to enjoy,” said Lucy Martin, House of Anubis Series Producer.

Additional House of Anubis season three programming across the network this year includes Anubis Unlocked, the Nick UK-produced companion series. Each episode will be broadcast on air and online at nick.co.uk/anubis. The series features the main House of Anubis actors and will provide viewers with all the Anubis gossip, exclusive on set access and extra clues to the unfolding mystery. Screen tests featuring key members of the cast will also feature online, along with a brand new and exciting game that allows the audience to interact directly with their favourite characters and help to solve the mystery. More new games will also be launched at key points across season three.

An established Nickelodeon hit in Europe, House of Anubis is the first-ever Nickelodeon US live- action show produced in the UK. The show also airs on other Nick channels around the world.

Nickelodeon has been bringing audiences in the UK and Ireland hit international and locally- produced kid’s content since 1993. Reaching 14 million homes, Nickelodeon offers a schedule packed with innovative, playful and heartfelt programming featuring top shows such as House of Anubis, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Viewers can also catch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 315.

Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media and BSkyB Networks. Launched in 1993, the Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes.

Lime Pictures is a BAFTA award-winning independent production company, emerging as one of Britain’s most exciting and dynamic indies. Lime has built its success in recent years on three distinct genres; children’s, youth drama and the pioneering reality drama. The company's most recent credits include; the cultural phenomenon that is The Only Way is Essex (ITV2), the hit show Geordie Shore (MTV), flagship youth drama Hollyoaks (C4), and the brilliant comedy Fresh Meat. In the Children’s field, they are responsible for the campaigning drama Combat Kids and the mysterious drama Rocket’s Island for the BBC and Nickelodeon’s House of Anubis with Studio 100.

—ends—

For interview requests, preview DVD’s, imagery and further information please contact: Sarah Hall PR Manager, Nickelodeon UK [email protected] / 020 3580 3120