Rita: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The new series is based on the award-winning 'Rita' picture book series by Máire Zepf and Mr Ando, this fun show is designed to spark thoughts and conversations these are stories that will have kids thinking differently about problems they face every day.

Meet Rita. She's a little girl with very big ideas. 

When Rita is faced with everyday problems, she imagines fantastical characters to help her – a super-sorting robot, a ferocious dragon, a fairy godmother, a wicked witch, a sneaky ninja and a wish-granting genie. But fantastical characters bring fantastical mayhem with dire and often hilarious consequences for Rita and those around her… 

Rita will have kids thinking differently about the problems they face every day. The series is presented by the author herself with animations based on the illustrations from the books. 

These stories are bursting with fun and mischief, but their ‘be-kind-to-ourselves' wisdom is gentle and true. Rita's ninja moves, her dragon-taming and her magic carpet-flying throw a new light on real-world challenges such as sharing with siblings, emotional regulation and tidying up.

Series details

• Title: Rita
• Format: Animation
• Language: Irish
• Premiere date: 2024-09-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cúla4
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79205

Cast and credited roles

• Máire Zepf — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-09-09; final listed air date 2025-02-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rita on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.