PBS Kids
‘Donkey Hodie’ Gets Season 3 Renewal on PBS Kids, Sets ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ Crossover (Exclusive)
PBS Kids has given a third-season renewal to Donkey Hodie, a puppetry series that hails from Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures. New episodes of the series will debut in 2025. The series, which is said to be inspired “by the funny, quirky side of Fred Rogers,” launched in 2021 and features reimagined characters from Mister […]
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PBS Kids Sets Spring Slate With New Series ‘Tiny Time Travel’ and ‘Milo,’ Movies Based on ‘Wild Kratts’ and ‘Nature Cat’ (Exclusive)
PBS Kids has lined up a slate of new series, movies and shorts for spring. The slate includes the premiere of Tiny Time Travel, a series of live-action shorts, along with new Wild Kratts and Nature Cat movies. In addition, PBS Kids will debut season four of Molly of Denali, along with new series Milo, […]
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‘Carl the Collector,’ PBS Kids’ First Series Led by an Autistic Character, to Premiere in Fall 2024 (Exclusive)
Carl the Collector, PBS Kids’ newest series about a warm-hearted raccoon, will be its first led by a character on the autism spectrum. Created by New York Times best-selling illustrator and author Zachariah OHora, the animated TV show will celebrate the diverse ways kids think and express themselves, and help them develop a sense of self and community. The […]
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PBS Kids Expands Podcasting Slate With Launch of ‘Jamming on the Job’ Featuring 123 Andrés (Exclusive)
PBS Kids is helping families gear up for the back-to-school season with the return of its popular The Arthur Podcast and the launch of two new weekly shows, including a podcast featuring the Latin Grammy-winning duo 123 Andrés. Among the new podcasts launching over the next several months is the multi-generational and music-centric podcast Jamming […]
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Behind PBS Kids’ Gaming, Podcasting and Streaming Expansion Amid Industry Cutbacks
Within the last half decade, the kids space has experienced a rapid rise and fall. As streamers increased their presence within U.S. households, they turned to kids content, a space that has historically been cheaper to produce but yielded higher financial returns, as evidenced by successes like Paw Patrol, Cocomelon, Gabby’s Dollhouse and Bluey. But led […]
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PBS Kids’ ‘Lyla in the Loop’ to Feature Interactive Episodes With AI-Assisted Conversation (Exclusive)
PBS Kids series Lyla in the Loop will debut in early 2024, with the Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios-produced series set to tackle the use of real-world AI tools and release digital episodes incorporating AI-assisted conversation. Hailing from Mighty Picnic founder and Emmy-winning producer Dave Peth (Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, Scribbles and Ink, Design Squad), the animated series is […]
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Hulu With Live TV Adds PBS, PBS Kids, Magnolia Network to Lineup
Hulu with Live TV is expanding its roster of TV channels. The Disney-owned virtual MVPD says that it will add local PBS stations, PBS Kids, and Magnolia Network to its core live TV lineup. The PBS stations and PBS Kids in particular are a substantial addition to the lineup, with PBS stations effectively filling out […]
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How ‘Sesame Street’ Is Preparing for a Future Beyond Its HBO Max Deal
There are few television brands more iconic than Sesame Street. The long-running children’s TV show, which debuted in 1969 and is produced by Sesame Workshop, will debut its 53rd season on HBO Max Nov. 3. But the season will also reflect reverberations from 2020, both in response to learning loss and issues of emotional well-being […]
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Amy Schumer, Julio Torres Will Guest Appear on New Civics-Focused PBS Kids Series ‘City Island’
Amy Schumer and Julio Torres are among the list of stars set to guest appear on PBS Kids’ newly announced animated series City Island. From Future Brain Media and creator Aaron Augenblick, founder of animation company Augenblick Studios, the first 10 digital shorts debut on Dec. 26 followed by a second set of 10 on […]
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Puppet Series ‘Donkey Hodie’ Gets Second Season at PBS Kids (Exclusive)
PBS Kids has given a second season-pickup to Donkey Hodie, the puppet series from Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures that’s inspired by original characters from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood The new season of the show is set to premiere in spring 2023, featuring 25 half-hour episodes including two specials. Inspired by the “funny, quirky side of children’s television […]
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Composer Bill Sherman on Reimagining Music From ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ and ‘Here Comes Donkey Hodie’ Album
Grammy-, Tony- and Emmy-winning composer Bill Sherman counts Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson — currently two of the biggest names in music-centric movies — among his list of famous friends. But the In the Heights and Tick, Tick … Boom! executive music producer also has a few other famous friends, likely more recognizable by […]
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