TV series

Not a Box

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, brightly coloured playdate of imagination, easy for small children to dip in and out of.

Created by: Antoinette Portis
Genres: Animation, Kids
Starring: Isabel Birch, Ian James Corlett

Tagline: Imagine the possibilities.
Overview: Get creative with bright-eyed bunny Riley! With just one cardboard box, Riley imagines magical worlds full of new friends and fantastic adventures.

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Created by: Antoinette Portis
Genres: Animation, Kids
Starring: Isabel Birch, Ian James Corlett

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	2
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Tension	0
Darkness	0
Complexity	1
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Genres: animation, kids
Created by: Antoinette Portis
Written by: Callie C. Miller, Jessica Welsh, Monique D. Hall, Antoinette Portis
Starring: Isabel Birch, Ian James Corlett
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network: Apple TV
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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