and the series. In the movie, hunters capture Kong and other animals from his island for a special zoo. The movie was released on DVD by Genius Entertainment in the United States, Morningstar Entertainment in Canada, and BKN Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom. It's the 10th entry in the King Kong franchise. Broadcast On April 4, 2001, the series was pre-sold in the US to air on Fox's Fox Kids block. The show later premiered on June 2 of that year, and was also confirmed that the series had been pre-sold to M6 in France as well. Fox Kids aired half of the series before taking it off air. In March 2005, Super RTL acquired the German broadcast rights to the Kong: King of Atlantis movie. In July 2005, Disney Channels Worldwide purchased the US cable rights to the series alongside Kong: King of Atlantis to air on Toon Disney's Jetix block in anticipation of the release of Peter Jackson's King Kong remake. The series began on Jetix on September 9, 2005, and aired the rest of the episodes that Fox didn't. The movie aired on November 1 of that year. In October 2005, Turner Broadcasting System Europe acquired the UK broadcast rights to the series to air on Toonami. Kong: King of Atlantis was also acquired for a November airing on the channel alongside Cartoon Network. In other media Home Media United States On March 20, 2007, Genius Entertainment released two two-disc volumes which make up the whole series. A boxset containing both volumes and the Kong: Return to the Jungle movie was later released. Video games Two video games were released based on the series, both on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The first, called simply Kong: The Animated Series, was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Entertainment in 2005, and was based on the direct-to-video film Kong: King of Atlantis. References External links 2000s American animated television series 2000s French animated television series 2000 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings 2000 French television series debuts 2006 French television series endings American children's animated action television series American children's animated adventure television series American children's animated science fantasy television series French children's animated action television series French children's animated adventure television series French children's animated science fantasy television series Fox Broadcasting Company original programming King Kong (franchise) Animated