{"id":29566,"date":"2025-05-02T08:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:46:31","slug":"wondlas-bobs-gannaway-tony-diterlizzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wondlas-bobs-gannaway-tony-diterlizzi\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: WondLa\u2019s Bobs Gannaway &amp; Tony DiTerlizzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second season of Apple TV+\u2019s <em>WondLa<\/em>\u00a0adaptation, based on Tony DiTerlizzi\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Search for WondLa\u00a0<\/em>trilogy of books, has premiered, with all episodes available on the platform now. 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