Bluey is about to make his debut in the Middle East.
Season 1 of the beloved Australian cartoon will be available to watch on Arabic children’s platform Spacetown Kids in 2024 following a licensing deal with BBC Studios Kids & Family, as reported by Television tonight.
Bluey’s Big Play: The Stage Show – the live theater production based on the cartoon – will also debut on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
“It’s going to be an exciting year,” said Daisy Griffiths, Senior Licensing Executive EMEA at BBC Studios.
“The launch of the Bluey licensing program marks an important next step in Bluey’s global expansion following great success in multiple regions including the Americas, UK, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.”
Season 1 of the beloved Australian cartoon Bluey will air on Arabic children’s platform Spacetown Kids in 2024
Launched on the ABC in 2018, Bluey was quickly praised for its refreshing characters and received rave reviews from critics and parents alike, who applauded its good-natured storylines and riffs on modern parenting.
One of the few children’s shows that parents and kids enjoy equally, Bluey would go on to win a string of awards worldwide, including a Kids Emmy in 2019 for the thrilling episode “Sleepytime.”
The show has even captured the hearts and minds of schoolchildren across America and is changing the way they speak.
Bluey’s Big Play: The Stage Show – the live theater production based on the cartoon – will also debut on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Launched on ABC in 2018, Bluey quickly won praise for its refreshing characters and received rave reviews from critics and parents alike, who applauded its good-natured storylines and riffs on modern parenting.
Some children in the United States start talking with a distinctly Australian tinge after seeing Bluey.
The cartoon has become wildly popular in the US after premiering on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ in September 2019.
In July, ABC announced that Bluey was Australia’s top TV series, with a total TV audience averaging 11 million viewers.
In a list published by Rolling Stone of the 100 best sitcoms of all time, Bluey made 96, the only Australian series to be featured.
In July, ABC announced that Bluey was Australia’s top TV series, with a total TV audience averaging 11 million viewers