WarnerMedia & Sesame Workshop Expand Content Partnership

WarnerMedia Kids & Family and Sesame Workshop have expanded their partnership to include new animated adventures and fresh takes on classics.

The partnership will see Sesame Street Mecha Builders, which reimagines Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby as robot heroes in training who use their STEM superpowers to solve problems, debut on Cartoonito on May 9. It will become available on HBO Max the following day.

Later this year, Bea’s Block will premiere on Cartoonito as well. The series introduces viewers to a world where wooden block characters tumble, stack and roll their way through adventures.

Looking ahead, Sesame Street: The Nutcracker will be ready to premiere during the 2022 holiday season. The special will populate the classic holiday story with Sesame Street characters, blending new and classic music.

In addition, production on Charlotte’s Web, an animated family miniseries based on the classic children’s book by E.B. White, is set to begin in the coming weeks.

“Our relationship with Sesame Workshop is critical in ensuring that we have an ongoing lineup of content that parents find unquestionably safe, educational and entertaining for their kids to enjoy,” said Tom Ascheim, president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics. “The new and classic properties we’re developing together have just the right multigenerational appeal to resonate with parents and children alike, with fresh music and characters offering some surprises along the way.”

“Building on Sesame Workshop’s legacy of innovation in the children’s entertainment space, we’re thrilled to continue partnering with WarnerMedia Kids & Family as they build an industry-leading library of both preschool and family-focused content,” said Steve Youngwood, CEO of Sesame Workshop. “From brand-new adventures to reimagined classics, everything we create at Sesame Workshop is bursting with the kinds of compelling characters and storylines that today’s kids love, built on a solid educational framework that parents can trust–perfect for creating new family traditions.”