Mae Martin to Narrate Preschool Series ‘Hare of High Park’ in Canadian Children’s Animation Push

Mae Martin has been tapped to narrate the upcoming preschool series ‘Hare of High Park,’ according to an announcement tied to the Banff media marketplace. The project is being developed as a computer-generated and hybrid animated show for young children, with Martin’s role limited to narration, the report said.

Martin, who is credited as the creator of Netflix’s ‘Wayward,’ will bring her voice to the preschool program as producers position the series for a multi-platform audience. For the children’s sector, narration is also a practical production choice, allowing consistent character guidance while animated segments are produced for different runtimes and distribution needs.

‘Hare of High Park’ is described as coming from Little Engine Movie Pictures, with TVO Kids named as the broadcaster for the Canadian kids’ channel. The collaboration reflects ongoing efforts by Canadian children’s content makers to secure broad platform exposure while remaining anchored to domestic commissioning partners.

The Hollywood Reporter report also placed the announcement within a wider business and distribution context for Canadian children’s programming. It said the Canadian kids sector has been affected by an industry shift, including greater competition from U.S. streaming services and content discovery driven by social media platforms.

That shift matters for preschool television because audience habits and measurement have changed quickly. Families that once found children’s programming primarily through linear TV schedules now encounter it through recommendation feeds, clips, and streaming libraries, often competing with short-form formats that can displace longer-form episodes.

Within the preschool category, producers and broadcasters typically balance creative development with requirements around age-appropriate storytelling, accessibility, and consistent educational and entertainment expectations. While the announcement did not add those details, it underscored that the project’s creative package is being framed for distribution in an environment shaped by platform competition.

For Martin, the narration credit adds to a screen career that extends beyond her role as ‘Wayward’ creator. The report did not specify the series’ start of production, episode count, or premiere timing, but the naming of her participation indicates a step toward finalizing key talent and creative roles as development moves toward broadcast and wider distribution.

TVO Kids and Little Engine Movie Pictures will be expected to continue outlining production progress and delivery timelines as the series advances. For Canadian viewers, the key next step will be confirmation of how ‘Hare of High Park’ will be scheduled within TVO Kids programming and whether it will be accompanied by additional distribution windows aligned with streaming and online platforms.