''Pup Academy'' is a television series that premiered on

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in the United States and on

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in Canada on August 26, 2019. The series stars

Don Lake Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and the collaborative partner of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in ''The Bonn ...

, Christian Convery, Aria Birch,

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, Riley O'Donnell, Chance Hurstfield, Dylan Schombing, and

Brian George Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019 ...

Premise

Charlie is a man who has established a secret academy for puppies in a parallel world where they are educated on how to become dogs. His grandson, Morgan moves into his neighborhood and he enlists him to help educate the puppies, Spark, Corazon, and Whiz at the time when the bond between human and canine that is powered by the Canis Primus constellation starts to fade. This ties into a prophecy involving a boy and a stray puppy in which the Dean of Graduates (or D.O.G. for short) has to find that special stray, save Pup Academy, and restore the bond between humans and canines.

Cast and characters

as Charlie, the janitor of Pup Academy. His ancestors helped found the school * Christian Convery as Morgan, the grandson of Charlie who helps out at Pup Academy * Aria Birch as Izzy, a girl who Morgan befriends *

as Molly, Morgan's mother * Riley O'Donnell as the voice of Spark, a street-smart stray Boxer * Chance Hurstfield as the voice of Corazon, a goofy Golden Retriever who is owned by Izzy * Dylan Schombing as the voice of Whiz, a nervous and clever sheepdog who is owned by James *

as the voice of D.O.G., a Pup Academy Siberian Husky dean who looks for the stray of the prophecy

Production

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that

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and

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

ordered ''Pup Academy'', with a feature-length pilot, as well as 22 regular episodes. Serving as Air Bud Entertainment's debut television series on

, the series is executive produced by Anna McRoberts and

Robert Vince Robert Vince (born April 1, 1962) is a Canadians, Canadian director, producer, writer and screenwriter. He has been involved in movie production since the late 1980s and has been directing movies since 2000, such as ''MVP: Most Valuable Primate'' ...

and directed by Robert Vince. On July 31, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 26, 2019; following the premiere, new episodes of the series resumed on September 4, 2019. The series also began airing on

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block in Canada on August 26, 2019. Internationally, the show launched on Netflix in February 2020.

Episodes

Ratings

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External links

* {{Disney Channel original series 2010s American children's television series 2010s Canadian children's television series 2020s American children's television series 2020s Canadian children's television series 2019 American television series debuts 2019 Canadian television series debuts Disney Channel original programming TVO original programming Television shows about dogs