Animation is alive and faring well on Apple TV+ this fall as the streamer announces a healthy slate of new and returning shows today. New original shows arriving on the streamer in the next three months include Sago Mini Friends, an animated series based on characters from the award-winning Sago Mini World app; Slumberkins, a mixed media puppet / 2D animation program from the beloved children’s emotional learning brand empowering children to be caring, confident and resilient, and produced by The Jim Henson Company; Circuit Breakers a futuristic anthology series that tackles kid-relatable issues through a sci-fi lens; and Interrupting Chicken, an animated preschool series which illuminates for children the joy of reading, writing, and storytelling, and stars the voice talents Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us).
Among Apple’s popular returning show are Emmy Award-winning series Ghostwriter with an entirely new cast, animated adventure epic Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, charming friendship and farming tale Get Rolling with Otis, and Jack McBrayer’s sweet, music-forward Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show. Additionally, more classic Peanuts titles will be made available to fans, many for the first time in decades.
Peanuts Anthology II
Fans of the beloved Peanuts gang will have more classics available to watch from Mendelson/Melendez Productions and Peanuts Worldwide including He’s A Bully, Charlie Brown, He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown, It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown, It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, There’s No Time For Love, Charlie Brown, Why, Charlie Brown, Why?, You’re In Love, Charlie Brown, and You’re The Greatest, Charlie Brown. New to Platform, Sept. 9
Ghostwriter. The Emmy Award-winning show returns for a third season with an entirely new cast and a new adventure! When a ghost haunts a bookstore and releases fictional characters into the real world, a group of friends works to solve a mystery surrounding the ghost’s unfinished business. A reimagining of the 1992 hit series from Sesame Workshop, the modern-day Ghostwriter maintains a city-based, multicultural cast, inviting children ages 6-11 to see themselves on screen as they learn to appreciate a range of new and classic literature. The series was developed for television by J.J. Johnson and Andrew Orenstein with Academy Award winning and DGA Award-nominated Luke Matheny directing the first episode. Matheny and Orenstein executive produce alongside Johnson, Christin Simms, and Blair Powers for Sinking Ship Entertainment and Kay Wilson Stallings for Sesame Workshop. Season Three, Oct. 21
Slumberkins. Embark on adventures with Bigfoot, Unicorn, Sloth, Yak, and Fox as they explore a world of feelings in this Jim Henson Company mixed media puppet/2D animation series that empowers the emotional wellness of children through supportive storytelling. Based on the leading children’s emotional learning brand Slumberkins, the series brings to life some of the beloved characters from the Slumberkins books as they explore new stories of friendship, confidence and connection to model healthy relationships. Created for television by Alex Rockwell (Word Party, Pajanimals). The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford is executive producer along with Rockwell. New Series, Nov. 4
Circuit Breakers. This half-hour futuristic anthology series that tackles kid-relatable issues through a sci-fi lens. But not everything is as it seems, and their curiosity leads to chaos. The series was created by Melody Fox with executive producer Matt Hastings directing the pilot episode. It’s executive produced by Andrew Orenstein, Cottonwood Media’s Sarah Haasz, David Michel and Cécile Lauritano, Aircraft Pictures’ Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen, and Todd Berger. New Series, Nov. 11
Interrupting Chicken. This animated preschool series based upon the 2011 Caldecott Honor-winning book series written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein introduces children to the joy of creative writing – starting with a young little chicken named Piper who has a habit of interrupting story time! Every time Piper hears a story, she can’t help but jump in, ask questions and let her imagination run wild as she tries to fill in details, guess what happens next or insert herself in the middle of the action to help save the day. Developed by Emmy Award winner Ron Holsey who serves as executive producer. In partnership with Mercury Filmworks, the series stars the voice talents of three time Emmy Award winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) and is executive produced by Holsey, Stein, Loris Kramer Lunsford, Clint Eland and Chantal Ling. New Series, Nov. 18.
Among the other new shows scheduled to premiere in the near future is Jane, a new mission-driven series from J.J. Johnson, Sinking Ship Entertainment and the Jane Goodall Institute.
