Captain Shedeed Heads to MIA 2026 for International Partners
Creator Ramy El Gabry is pitching the Egyptian stop-motion superhero series in Rome as a second season takes shape at Divine Touch Productions.
Ramy El Gabry, creator and director of the Arabic-language family superhero series Captain Shedeed, is taking the project to MIA's 2026 Animation Series Gap Financing Market in Rome to seek international partners, according to cartoonbrew.com. The market coincides with preparations for a second season.
Captain Shedeed is produced by Cairo's Divine Touch Productions and combines stop-motion, 2D animation and live-action footage. Season one runs to 30 episodes of about 13 minutes each.
That first season premiered on Shahid during Ramadan 2026, following three years of filming by the team.
The second season is in preparation and will shift its subject matter toward education and the distance between generations, moving away from the food and nutrition themes of the first.
The production trained roughly 20 to 30 animators, of whom about 12 formed the core team. Around 90% of the animators were women, many of them from rural Egypt.
Quick answers
Where did Captain Shedeed season one premiere?
Season one premiered on Shahid during Ramadan 2026, with 30 episodes of about 13 minutes each.
What is Captain Shedeed about in season two?
The second season is in preparation and will focus on education and the distance between generations instead of food and nutrition.
Why is Captain Shedeed at MIA 2026?
Creator and director Ramy El Gabry is taking the project to the Animation Series Gap Financing Market in Rome to seek international partners.