Sunny days are on their strategy to Netflix. The streamer simply introduced that the following season of Sesame Road will probably be obtainable on Netflix “later this 12 months.”
Season 56 of the present received’t be totally unique to Netflix, as the corporate says that it “has unique worldwide premiere rights and episodes will probably be obtainable day-and-date on PBS stations within the US and throughout PBS KIDS digital platforms.” The streamer additionally says that the brand new season will embody some format adjustments, describing it as “reimagined.” These embody new animated segments and what Netflix calls “one 11-minute story” per episode. “The longer format supplies the chance to inform tales with much more character-driven humor and coronary heart,” Netflix explains.
Sesame Road has been trying to find a streaming residence ever since it was dropped from Max (now HBO Max once again) on the finish of 2024. Along with the brand new episodes, Netflix says that it will likely be streaming “90 hours of earlier episodes,” although there aren’t any specifics as to what will probably be obtainable. The streamer additionally intends to develop Sesame Road video games as a part of the deal.