Apple TV+ today revealed that Grammy-nominated international superstar Adam Lambert and beloved K-pop sensation aespa are set to join the cast of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock in guest star roles. In Season 2, premiering March 29, will bring big changes to the Rock, and the Fraggles, Doozers and Gorgs will be forced to confront their past and celebrate their interdependence, as they move through challenges together with hope, silliness and brand-new songs.
Lambert and aespa join previously announced special guests, including Tony and Grammy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!), Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) and Emmy Award winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek).
The show follows along with Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles — Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley and Uncle Travelling Matt — as well as new Fraggles and Doozers, as they embark on epic, hilarious adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford and John Tartaglia, alongside Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson. Co-executive producers are Dave Goelz and Karen Prell, and executive music producer is Harvey Mason Jr. The new season is produced by Chris Plourde and co-produced by Tim O’Brien. The series is produced in association with New Regency, with Arnon Milchan and Yariv Milchan executive producing.
The series currently boasts a 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, and has been recognized by the Sentinel Awards for Outstanding Children’s Programming, as a finalist in the prestigious Prix Jeunesse International, and won Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design at the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in addition to receiving nominations for Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single Camera Program and Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Program.
