Do Not Watch This Show! Andy Lee's new family series premieres on ABC in July

Andy Lee's new animated series Do Not Watch This Show premieres at 6am on Friday 4 July on ABC iview, based on Lee's best-selling book series Do Not Open This Book .
Families will be delighted to defy Wizz, a blue monster who refuses to accept that he is the star of a TV show and is desperate for kids to switch it off. Wizz, voiced by Lee, goes to hilarious lengths to deter his audience, which only makes him more appealing.
In each of the 12 episodes, the audience is desperate to answer the ultimate question – why doesn't Wizz want us to watch the show? They will discover ridiculous, outrageous, limitless reasons why.
The all-star cast features Denise Scott, Joel Creasey, Kura Forrester and Dave Hughes, with art direction by the book's illustrator Heath McKenzie.
The series also features cameos from Hamish Blake, Glenn Robbins, Carrie Bickmore, Tony Armstrong, Pete Smith, Broden Kelly, Jack Post, Rebecca Harding, Mick Molloy, Ben Fordham and Chrissie Swan.
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Production credit: Do Not Watch This Show is a Lee Bones Production for ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with ABC and VicScreen. Directed by Leo Baker. Series Producer Patrick Crawley. Written by Andy Lee, Jason Marion, Katie Westcott, Melanie Bracewell and Ray Matsen. Art Directed by Heath McKenzie. Producers Andy Lee and Greg Sitch. International Sales Lee Bones/Frank Worldwide Sales.
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