For the first time in over 50 years, America will be without Charlie Brown’s holiday specials on broadcast television this holiday season. A Charlie Brown Christmas
, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
, Charlie Brown
and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
all will not be aired this year.
Instead, the four American tradition shows will be streamed on the AppleTV+ streaming media platform.
Apple released the following press release:
Toronto, ON; New York, NY – October 19, 2020 – Apple TV+ has teamed with WildBrain, along with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to become the home for all things Peanuts, bringing together new original series and specials, along with iconic, beloved specials to fans around the world, all in one place.
New animated Peanuts originals coming to Apple TV+ include a second season of the Daytime Emmy-nominatedSnoopy in Space, and a slate of brand-new specials that will find the Peanuts gang marking Mother’s Day, Earth Day, New Year’s Eve and Back to School – all to be produced by WildBrain’s animation studio. The new series and specials join the previously announcedThe Snoopy Show, premiering February 5, 2021; a brand-new Peanuts 70th anniversary documentary film from Imagine Documentaries and WildBrain, set to premiere next year; and the Daytime Emmy Award-winningPeanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10.
The original programs and new specials will also soon stream globally alongside iconic Peanuts specials, includingA Charlie Brown Christmas,Charlie Brown ThanksgivingandIt’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The Halloween special will begin streaming globally on Apple TV+ on October 19, and will be available for free from October 30 until November 1 as a special treat on Apple TV+.
Just in time for US Thanksgiving, Apple TV+ will launchA Charlie Brown Thanksgivingon November 18, and the special will be available for free from November 25 until November 27.
The Peanuts gang will also deck the halls with the premiere ofA Charlie Brown Christmas, streaming exclusively on Apple TV+ on December 4. The holiday special will be available to customers for free from December 11 until December 13.
Offering multi-generational viewing for children 4-11 and their caregivers, Apple TV+ is home to original series from some of today’s most trusted franchises in kids and family programming, including the Daytime Emmy Award-winningGhostwriterandHelpstersfrom Sesame Workshop; the soon to premiere reboot of the beloved, classic seriesFraggle Rockfrom The Jim Henson Company; newly imagined original series based on the stories and illustrations of Maurice Sendak; and the upcoming seriesDoug Unplugsfrom DreamWorks Animation, andStillwaterfrom Gaumont and Scholastic.
For more information about Apple TV+, visitapple.com/tvprandoffers.appletvapp.apple/and see the full list of supported devices.