Klara and Pim move to the suburbs with their mum Lucy. But their new neighbourhood isn’t what it seems. The kids face weird encounters and wondrous experiences as they struggle to stick together and adjust to their new lives.
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Klara and her little brother Pim move to the suburbs with their mum Lucy, all struggling to settle into their new lives. But there’s more to their new neighbourhood than meets the eye. While Pim and Klara grapple with the emotional upheaval they’re going through, they also face bizarre encounters, exciting adventures and wondrous experiences. It’s weird enough being a kid trying to make friends, missing your dad, exploring a new home, navigating your relationship with your mum, and striving to express yourself as an artist. But Klara also struggles to make sense of her intriguing new neighbours, including two very different cat-like girls, and a third girl who seems to spend all her time sleeping in the strange, dark house across the road. The girl’s story is a mystery, and Klara longs to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Pim encounters a wise but enigmatic water buffalo, helps a lost deep-sea diver, brings a chaotic junk dinosaur to life, befriends a tiny leaf man, catches a moonfish from the sky, and finds a dugong stranded on the front lawn. As they navigate these enchanting and disorienting adventures, the kids must learn to support each other as a family, embrace a new chapter in their lives, and discover where they belong in this amazing, ever-changing world.
Episodes
Episode 1 WATER BUFFALO
Klara and Pim arrive in their new home, daunted by the upheaval. Klara meets two strange girls—edgy, street-smart Cat and mysterious, reclusive Esme. Meanwhile, Pim runs away and discovers a huge, enigmatic Water Buffalo.
Episode 2 BROKEN TOYS
Exploring their neighbourhood, Pim and Klara come across a curious stranger—a lost deep-sea diver who seems to need their help. Can the siblings work together and figure out where he belongs?
Episode 3 DISTANT RAIN
Budding artist Klara considers braving an art competition, while Pim and Lucy bond by writing stories together. As they all struggle to express themselves, a peculiar storm is brewing in the skies above.
Episode 4 MAKING A FRIEND
With Klara enthralled by an intriguing neighbour and Lucy starting a new job, Pim needs someone to play with. He builds a dinosaur friend out of junk, stunned when it comes to life. But their fun quickly gets out of hand.
Episode 5 ERIC
Klara, Pim and Lucy are feeling disconnected and out of place, but they’re all forced to find a new way of looking at the world, when a mysterious, tiny houseguest comes to stay.
Episode 6 INNER COURTYARD
Pim and Klara stumble into a strange and beautiful garden within their own house—and have a wondrous encounter that will forever change the way they see their mum. But can they make it out before it’s too late?
Episode 7 MOONFISH
Pim grapples with big feelings about his absent dad, so Grandpa takes him sky-fishing to lift his spirits. Meanwhile Grandma helps Klara realise she can no longer deny her own overwhelming emotions.
Episode 8 BADLANDS
Klara and Pim go with Grandma and Grandpa on a thrilling treasure hunt, beyond the borders of suburbia. Faced with perplexing challenges, can they stick together and find their way home?
Episode 9 DUGONG
Klara’s self-doubt threatens to swallow her whole, while Pim’s birthday takes a strange turn when a dugong inexplicably appears on the front lawn, far from the ocean and in desperate need of help.
Episode 10 TURNING
Klara nervously heads to the city for her art competition, with supportive Pim in tow. But when the journey doesn’t go as planned, Klara’s despair leads to a confrontation that will change her—and her neighbourhood—forever.
Awards
Annecy Animated Film Festival 2025
TV Series - Official Selection
Sales and Distribution
Running Time
10 x 22 minutes
Production Company
Flying Bark Productions, Siamese, Highly Spirited
Language
English