Mattel Television Studios is putting more coal on the holiday fire with the premiere announcement for Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express. The one-hour special will debut on Netflix in the U.S. on Thursday, November 21, followed by global launches across top broadcast and streaming platforms including Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. (U.K.) and Cartoonito (Italy).
Synopsis: Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express follows Thomas’ best friend Percy as he discovers a lost letter to Santa on Christmas Eve. Determined to make a child’s Christmas wish come true, Percy embarks on a festive adventure, with help from Thomas and his friends, through dazzling parades, sweet-smelling gingerbread bakes, and snowflake flurries, to deliver the letter to Santa himself.
Animated in colorful 2D by Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express features three original holiday songs. The special is written by Rick Suvalle (creator of Dew Drop Diaries and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!). Executive producers are Christopher Keenan and Fred Soulie for Mattel; Colin Bohm, Doug Murphy and Pam Westman for Nelvana. The score is composed by Erica Procunier.
In addition to the special, new Thomas & Friends toys are available now at retailers for kids (and their parents) to enjoy, including the Thomas & Friends™: My First Train Table and Thomas & Friends™: Talking Bulstrode & the Which-Way Bridge.
Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express launches Nov. 21 in the U.S. on Netflix as well as through top broadcasters in Canada, Greece, Spain, Benelux, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan. The special will roll out in 2025 in select markets including the United Kingdom, Latin America, Italy, France, Poland and Turkey.
