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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Paddington Bear by Michael Bond |
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| Creative director | Adam Shaw (seasons 2–3) |
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| Theme music composer | Gary Barlow |
| Opening theme | "Paddington Bear" |
| Composer | Amine Bouhafa |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 115 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Mary McKeogh |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Gulli (France) M6 (France) Piwi+ (France) Nick Jr. (United Kingdom) Channel 5 (United Kingdom) Nickelodeon (International) |
| Release | December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) – present |
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| Paddington Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear | |
The Adventures of Paddington (French: Les aventures de Paddington) is an animated children's television series developed by Jon Foster and James Lamont. It is based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond. The series is co-produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. The animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Superprod Studio. The series airs on Nickelodeon internationally, except in France where the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+.
Premise
The show centres on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he has discovered throughout the day.
Episodes
Main article: List of The Adventures of Paddington episodes| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 53 | 41 | December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) | December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18) | |
| 2 | 53 | 50 | February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19) | October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) | |
| 3 | 28 | 24 | April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) | December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08) | |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30) | TBA | |
Characters
- Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, reprising his role from the films) is a young, kind, and polite Peruvian bear who moved to London after an earthquake destroyed his home. He lives with the Brown family—Henry, Mary, Judy, and Jonathan—and next door to Mr. Curry. He is liked by everyone except Mr. Curry.
- Henry Brown (voiced by Darren Boyd) is the husband of Mary and the father of Judy and Jonathan.
- Mary Brown (voiced by Morwenna Banks in season 1 to 2 and Teresa Gallagher in season 3 present) is the wife of Henry and the mother of Judy and Jonathan.
- Mrs. Bird (voiced by Phyllis Logan) is a distant relative of the Browns who lives with the family. She is very wise and looks after the house, doing all the cooking and cleaning. She also speaks with a Scottish accent.
- Jonathan Brown (voiced by Bobby Beynon) is the son of Henry and Mary and younger brother of Judy.
- Judy Brown (voiced by Sabrina Newton-Fisher in season 1 and Angeli Wall in season 2) is the daughter of Henry and Mary and older sister of Jonathan.
- Mr. Curry (voiced by Reece Shearsmith) is the Browns' nasty next-door neighbour. Mr. Curry often seeks to get something for nothing. He frequently addresses Paddington as "Bear!".
- Mr. Gruber (voiced by David Schofield) is a benevolent shopkeeper and one of Paddington's best friends. In the episode "Paddington Celebrates Hanukkah," it is revealed that Mr. Gruber is Jewish.
- Aunt Lucy is a female bear that lives in Darkest Peru, she is Paddington's aunt and the series centres on his letters to her explaining his adventures in London. She appears in the series for a few episodes, in season 3.
- Ms. Pots (voiced by Liz Sutherland) is a local Windsor Gardens resident who runs the local town groups, provides music lessons, and is friends with the Brown family.
- Sofia (voiced by Monica Lopera) runs the local cafe, and is the mother of Mateo.
- Mateo (voiced by Jeremiah Waysome) is Sofia’s son and friends with the Brown children.
- Toq Kamali (voiced by Divi Mittal) is the Brown’s neighbour who comes in season 2 and is friends with the Brown children.
- Baz (voiced by Guz Khan) owns the local farm is one of Paddington’s friends.
- Simi (voiced by Samara Sutariya) is Baz’s niece, is one of Paddington’s friends and is introduced in season 2.
- Dr Yasmine Kamali (voiced by Maya Sondhi) is Paddington’s neighbour who comes in season 2 and is Toq’s mother.
Production
The Adventures of Paddington was first announced on February 14, 2019 as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 upfront under the working title Paddington, and the series' release date was later announced on 20 November 2019 with a new title, The Adventures of Paddington. Ben Whishaw reprises his role as Paddington Bear from the two Paddington films. Gary Barlow composed, wrote, and performed the theme song for the series.
On February 17, 2021, it was announced that the second season would premiere on February 19, 2021.
In July 2021, StudioCanal announced that a third season was in development. On October 19, 2022, the third season was officially announced, and premiered on April 3, 2023.
Broadcast
The Adventures of Paddington premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on 20 January 2020. A sneak-peek premiere of the first episode aired on 20 December 2019. In the United Kingdom, the series was premiered on Nick Jr. on 2 March 2020 and it first aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 5 October.
Awards
The series won at the 2021 Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series.
References
- ^ "Les aventures de Paddington".
- "The Adventures of Paddington Animation". Blue Zoo. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Paddington". Superprod Studio. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- Alex Ritman (February 14, 2019). "'Paddington' TV Series With Ben Whishaw Coming to Nickelodeon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ Matthew Aguilar (November 20, 2019). "Paddington Bear Returning In New Nickelodeon TV Series". Comicbook.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- Julia Hunt (November 20, 2019). "Gary Barlow performs theme tune for new Paddington series". Irish Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- "Nickelodeon's Hit Preschool Series "The Adventures of Paddington" Returns for Season Two Friday, Feb. 19" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 17, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
- "'Paddington 3' Leads Studiocanal Slate Revealed at Cannes". 6 July 2021.
- John Hopewell (October 19, 2022). "Studiocanal Renews Nickelodeon Global Deal on 'The Adventures of Paddington,' Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- "The Adventures of Paddington Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- "Paddington: une série animée sur le célèbre petit ours sera diffusée sur M6". BFM TV (in French). February 15, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "NickALive!: Nick Jr. UK to Premiere 'The Adventures of Paddington' on Monday 2nd March 2020 at 4:30pm". January 5, 2020.
- "2021 Daytime Emmy nominations, round 2! Full list of nominees for children's, animation, lifestyle and more". 28 June 2021.
External links
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