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EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood has been confirmed for a seventh season, which kicks off on August 12 on PBS Kids. The 14-episode Season 7 of the animated series from Fred Rogers Productions will feature a new format, in addition to a half-hour special. Related…

PBS Kids is taking a page out of Schoolhouse Rock with a new series that aims to boost civics education. A new video, Let’s Vote, debuted last week and pays homage to David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. The series is called City Island Sings! and is led by Kimia Behpoornia of Abbott Elementary and Kimiko…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Engel is stepping down from her post as senior director development, PBS Kids Content. She will transition to a consultant role. While overseeing content for children's programming, Engel worked with series creators from pitch to pilot, helping shape their projects for the…

Arthur, the longest-running children's animated series in the history of American television that came to an end earlier this year on PBS, is now getting its own podcast. The Arthur Podcast, from GBH Kids and Gen-Z Media, will launch October 20. The eight-episode first season will be available…

EXCLUSIVE: PBS Kids has handed the Daytime Emmy-nominated animated series Nature Cat renewals for both Season 4 and Season 5. Created by David Rudman and Adam Rudman, Nature Cat touts a cast consisting of current Saturday Night Live stars and alums. Taran Killam stars as Nature Cat, Kate McKinnon as Squeeks, a daring…

PBS Kids’ roster will see a new face on the block come 2021 with Alma’s Way, a new animated series from Fred Rogers Productions and Sesame Street alum Sonia Manzano. Set to debut on PBS and PBS Kids next fall, Alma’s Way follows a 6-year-old Puerto Rican girl in the Bronx as she offers young viewers glimpses into her…

Fred Rogers Productions, the nonprofit children's entertainment producer behind the PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat, has promoted Ellen Doherty to chief creative officer, a newly-created position. In her new role, Doherty will oversee an expanding portfolio of children's content…

PBS Kids is bringing one of the most underrepresented communities to television with their new animated series Molly of Denali. The groundbreaking show debuts on July 15 and is the first-ever national children's series to feature Native American leads. In addition to having leads from our nation’s First Peoples, the…

It was a big day for the kids in Mr. Ratburn’s grade-school class — and, by extension, the children (and parents) who watch the long-running PBS Kids series Arthur. In today’s Season 22 premiere of the animated show, Arthur and his friends learn that their teacher Mr. Ratburn was going to be married. What none of them…

PBS Kids is taking a moon shot this fall. The kid-targeted net said today that Judy Greer will lead the voice cast of Let’s Go Luna! — a new toon series that encourages young’uns to learn about cultures from around the world. Check out an exclusive clip celebrating the marichi music of old Mexico above. The…

PBS Kids is making a trip to Pinkville next month. The pubcaster’s tyke brand said today at TCA that will launch Pinkalicious & Peterrific, a toon series based on Victoria Kann’s books, to the small screen on February 19. Pinkalicious & Peterrific follows the adventures of Pinkalicious (Kayla Erickson) and her…

Grey’s Anatomy alumna Sandra Oh and ballet star Misty Copeland will lend their voices as guest stars in separate episodes of PBS Kids animated preschool series Peg + Cat. Oh will reprise her role as president of the United States in the October 4 episode, following the October 3 premiere of The Peg + Cat Mystery Hour…