''Snoopy in Space'' is an animated television series inspired by the ''

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by Charles M. Schulz. 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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. In this series,

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

becomes a

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and braves the dark void of space.

Cast and characters

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

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* Hattie Kragten as

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 appea ...

*Christian Dal Dosso as Franklin *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 *

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as C.A.R.A. *

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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,

DHX Media WildBrain Ltd. is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest independent library of children's television programmin ...

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

to promote

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to students through new content. The

character had a history with the space agency dating back to the 1969

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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

Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum ( ; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and ''Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. Goldblum ...

, 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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Happy Meals 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

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