''Snoopy in Space'' is an

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television

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inspired by the ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

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Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is wid ...

. Developed by Mark Evestaff and Betsy Walters, and produced by

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, the show debuted on November 1, 2019 on

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Cast

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Snoopy Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recog ...

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*Ethan Pugiotto (Season 1) and Tyler Nathan (Season 2) as

Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American ar ...

Hattie Kragten Hattie Kragten is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Snoopy in Space'' and ''Abby Hatcher ''Abby Hatcher'' (originally titled ''Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher'') is a Canadian CGI-animated television series created by Rob Hoe ...

Sally Brown Sally Brown is a fictional character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles Schulz. She is the younger sister of main character Charlie Brown. She was first mentioned in May 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appeara ...

*Christian Dal Dosso as

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*Isabella Leo as Lucy van Pelt *Wyatt White as Linus van Pelt *Holly Gorski as

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*Isis Moore as

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*Milo Toriel-McGibbon as

Rerun van Pelt Rerun Van Pelt is Linus and Lucy's youngest brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts''. Lucy Van Pelt, his sister, disparagingly calls the situation a "rerun" of the birth of her brother Linus, so Linus nicknames the child "Rerun". De ...

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as C.A.R.A. *

Julie Lemieux Julie Lemieux (born December 4, 1962) is a Canadian voice actress. Career Lemieux has provided the voice for characters such as Sammy Tsukino in '' Sailor Moon'', young Darien Shields in '' Sailor Moon R: The Movie'', and Peruru in '' Sailor Moo ...

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and

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as Bird Buds

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Production

In December 2018,

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announced that it would be producing new ''Peanuts'' material for Apple's then unnamed streaming service, starting with the animated ''Snoopy in Space.'' Months prior, Peanuts Worldwide announced a partnership with

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to promote

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to students through new content. The

character had a history with the space agency dating back to the

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mission. In the buildup to the show's release,

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began streaming a documentary by

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titled ''Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10''. Starring

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and

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, the short was released in May 2019. Through the NASA partnership, the series uses live-action footage from the NASA archives. ''Snoopy in Space'' debuted alongside the launch of

on November 1, 2019. DHX released the show's soundtrack to stream on

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the same day. The show was the last DHX show to be produced under the DHX Media name, before the studio would change its name to WildBrain to build upon its multi-channel network of the same name, which was subsequently renamed to "WildBrain Spark". In October 2020, it was announced that a second season is in production. The second season premiered on November 12, 2021.

Promotion

A teaser for the series was released on July 17, 2019. The full trailer was released on September 27, 2019. As part of the general

partnership with Peanuts Worldwide,

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featured space-themed

toys and books over the summer of 2019. An astronaut Snoopy character balloon also flew in the 2019

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began hosting

lessons prior to the show's release.

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locations launched ''Snoopy in Space''-themed events alongside the series' debut.

Reception

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, ''Snoopy in Space'' holds an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews, with an average score 8/10. In a positive review for

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, Mandie Caroll praised the show's handling of the educational aspects, though she warned that older fans might miss the "gloomy" situations of traditional ''Peanuts'' stories. Decider's Joel Keller felt that the deeper aspects of ''Peanuts'' were missing, but still recommended the series to fans of Snoopy and space exploration. iMore's Lory Gil also noticed the lack of bite compared to earlier ''Peanuts'' specials, though she felt it still offered a good update for modern audiences.

Accolades

References

External links

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