Development for the series was announced in April 2011, when
Studio 100 launched its French animation division
Studio 100 Animation to produce revivals of classics like
Vicky the Viking back in 2009, the series was ordered when French broadcaster
TF1 and German network
ZDF (which aired the 1974 anime) had commissioned the series to air the series in its home countries. On 31 January 2013, the series became a French/Australian co-production when Australian broadcasting networks
Network Ten and
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation had ordered a revival of the classic 1974 anime series
Vic the Viking with the series became an Australian/French co-production with Studio 100's Australian animation studio
Flying Bark Productions co-producing alongside Studio 100's in-house French animation division Studio 100 Animation whilst Arvill Stark's entertainment company ASE Studios had came aboard as co-producer. == References ==