Let’s Go Luna!
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Let's Go Luna! is an animated educational television series created by Emmy Award-winning animator Joe Murray (known for also being the creator of Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life and Cartoon Network's Camp Lazlo) and produced by Peter Hannan (known for also being the creator of Nickelodeon's CatDog) and is co-produced by 9 Story Media Group's Brown Bag Films for PBS Kids.[1] Judy Greer provides the voice of the titular Luna.[2] It is confirmed that there will be 38 half-hour episodes and a one-hour special.[1] Each episode consists of two 11-minute story segments.[2]
Premise
Let's Go Luna!, set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, focuses on three friends—Leo, a wombat (from Australia), Andy, a frog (from the United States) and Carmen, a butterfly (from Mexico),—who travel around the world with their parents' traveling performance troupe "Circo Fabuloso". Along their stops, Luna the Moon, depicted about Vorlage:Convert tall with arms, legs and a face, and wearing a straw hat and red boots, occasionally comes down to Earth to teach them about local languages, music, food, and other customs.
Two half-hours, consisting of two segments each and four in total, takes place at a single country where the gang stop at, learn about, and meet friends around the world. With a team of cultural anthropologists on board, Let's Go Luna! is "meticulously researched to ensure cities and regions are authentically and respectfully portrayed".[3]
Characters
Circo Fabuloso
- Luna the Moon (voiced by Judy Greer), who guides Leo, Andy, and Carmen on their trips during daytime.
- Leo Chockers (voiced by Aidan Wojtak-Hissong), a wombat from Australia who loves food.
- Andy Hopper (voiced by Jaiden Cannatelli), a frog from the United States who loves painting.
- Carmen Mariposa (voiced by Saara Chaudry), a butterfly from Mexico who loves music.
- Magic Globe (voiced by Miku Graham)
- Señor Moncarlo Fabuloso (voiced by Paul Braunstein), a flamingo from Catalonia, the ringmaster of "Circo Fabuloso"
- Honey (voiced by Zoe Hatz), Carmen's mischievous yellow pet hamster
- Mr. Hockbar (voiced by David Berni)
- Maria Mariposa (voiced by Tamara Almeida), a butterfly from Mexico, who is Carmen's Mom and the conductor of the "Circo Fabuloso"
Friends around the world
- Viktorya Durov (voiced by Yana Gold), a circus juggling bear from Russia
- Hannah (voiced by Berkley Silverman)
- Fong (voiced by Owen Kwong)
- Pico (voiced by Leonidas Castrounis)
- James (voiced by Nicolas Aqui)
- Iker (voiced by Leo Orgil)
- Ramona (voiced by Molly Lewis)
Episodes
Season 1 (2018-present)
Production and distribution
The show was first announced on July 31, 2017 as part of the PBS TCA presentation. PBS will broadcast the show on its stations and will also air on the PBS Kids channel, as well as the PBS Kids Video app. Let's Go Luna will offer digital content for kids, parents, and teachers, debuting from its PBS Kids website, and a Luna app is also confirmed and will be released shortly after the series' debut. 9 Story International Distribution will own managing and merchandising rights to the show outside Canada.[4]
It is also one of a few shows for preschoolers and PBS' first storyboard-driven show where storyboard artists work with the writers, in order to create "visually-driven narratives that highlight each city's distinctive landscape and features".[3]
International broadcast
The show will debut on Nat Geo Kids in Latin America.[5]
References
External links
- ↑ a b Mercedes Milligan: PBS KIDS Gets Refreshed ‘Ruff Ruffman,’ Joe Murray’s ‘Luna Around the World’. In: Animation Magazine. 31. Juli 2017, abgerufen am 23. Juli 2018.
- ↑ a b Erik Pedersen: ‘Let’s Go Luna!’: Judy Greer Leads Voice Cast For New PBS Kids Series – Watch An Exclusive Clip. In: Deadline Hollywood. 9. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 10. Mai 2018.
- ↑ a b Mary Anne Lane: PBS KIDS Gets Refreshed ‘Ruff Ruffman,’ Joe Murray’s ‘Luna Around the World’. In: Georgia Public Broadcasting. 15. November 2018, abgerufen am 6. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Denise Petski: PBS Kids Greenlights ‘Luna Around The World’ Animated Series – TCA. In: Deadline Hollywood. 30. Juli 2017, abgerufen am 23. Juli 2018.
- ↑ Alexander Whyte: Nat Geo Kids snaps up three shows from 9 Story. In: Kidscreen. 14. November 2018, abgerufen am 6. Dezember 2018.
- 2010s American animated television series
- 2010s Canadian animated television series
- Television series created by Joe Murray
- Television series by 9 Story Media Group
- Television series by Brown Bag Films
- PBS Kids shows
- Canadian children's animated adventure television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated adventure television series
- English-language television programs
- Television series about the Moon
- Fictional butterflies and moths
- Fictional frogs and toads
- Fictional wombats
- Fictional trios
- American flash animated television series
- Canadian flash animated television series
- American preschool education television series
- Canadian preschool education television series
- 2018 American television series debuts
- Anthropomorphic animals