The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series)

This article is about the 2019 television series. For the 1975 series (billed as "The Adventures of Paddington" on some episodes), see Paddington (TV series). For the 1989 series, see Paddington Bear (TV series). For the 1997 remake, see The Adventures of Paddington Bear.

The Adventures of Paddington
Also known as	Les aventures de Paddington (French)
Based on	Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Developed by	Jon Foster James Lamont
Directed by	Adam Shaw Chris Drew
Voices of	Ben Whishaw Morwenna Banks Darren Boyd Bobby Beynon Sabrina Newton-Fisher
Theme music composer	Gary Barlow
Opening theme	"Paddington Bear" (written and performed by Gary Barlow)
Composer	Amine Bouhafa
Country of origin	France United Kingdom
Original languages	French English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	86 (100 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David Heyman Rosie Alison Ron Halpern Didier Lupfer
Producers	Karen Davidsen Simon Quinn
Editor	Mary McKeogh
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	StudioCanal Heyday Films Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Distributor	StudioCanal
Release
Original network	France: Gulli M6 Piwi+ United Kingdom: Nick Jr. International: Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital
First shown in	United States
Original release	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Paddington Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear
External links
Website

The Adventures of Paddington (French: Les aventures de Paddington) is an animated television series developed for television by Jon Foster and James Lamont. The series is co-produced by StudioCanal and Heyday Films, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. The animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo and Superprod Animation. The series is based on the Paddington Bear franchise. The series airs on Nickelodeon internationally, except in France where the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+.

The show centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day.

The second season premiered on February 19, 2021. In July 2021, StudioCanal confirmed a third season was in development.

Characters

• Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, reprising his role from the films) — a young, kind, Peruvian bear who moved to London after an earthquake destroyed his home. He lives with the Brown family—Henry, Mary, Judy and Jonathan—and next door to Mr. Curry. He is liked by everyone except Mr. Curry.
• Henry Brown (voiced by Darren Boyd) — the head of the Brown family. He is the husband of Mary and the father of Judy and Jonathan.
• Mary Brown (voiced by Morwenna Banks) – the wife of Henry and the mother of Judy and Jonathan.
• Mrs. Bird (voiced by Phyllis Logan) — a distant relative of the Browns who lives with the family. She is very wise and looks after the house, doing all the cooking and cleaning.
• Jonathan Brown (voiced by Bobby Beynon) — the son of Henry and Mary.
• Judy Brown (voiced by Sabrina Newton-Fisher) — the daughter of Henry and Mary.
• Mr. Curry (voiced by Reece Shearsmith) — the Browns' immediate neighbour, an elderly bachelor with a negative predisposition.
• Mr. Gruber (voiced by David Schofield) — a benevolent shopkeeper.
• Aunt Lucy — a female bear that lives in Darkest Peru, she is Paddington’s aunt and the series centres on his letters to her explaining his adventures in London. She does not directly appear in the series, only in the opening credits.
• Ms. Pots (voiced by Liz Sutherland) — a local Windsor Gardens resident who runs the local town groups, provides music lessons and is friends with the Brown family.
• Sofia (voiced by Monica Lopera) — runs the local cafe, and is the mother of Mateo.

Production

The Adventures of Paddington was first announced on 14 February 2019 as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 upfront under the working title Paddington, and the series' release date was later announced on 20 November 2019 with a new title, "The Adventures of Paddington". Ben Whishaw reprises his role as Paddington Bear from the two Paddington films. Gary Barlow composed, wrote, and performed the theme song for the series.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Adventures of Paddington episodes

Season		Segments	Episodes		Originally aired
					First aired	Last aired
	1	53	41		December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)	December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
	2	TBA	TBA		February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)	TBA

Broadcast

The Adventures of Paddington premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on 20 January 2020. A sneak-peek premiere of the first episode aired on 20 December 2019. It is set to premiere on M6 in France on a later date, although the series would eventually premiere in the country on Gulli. In the United Kingdom, the series was premiered on Nick Jr. on 2 March 2020 and it was aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 5 October. It started on Nick Germany in April 2020. The series aired on Nick Jr. in Croatia on 31 October. The series is also currently airing in April 2021 on Nick Junior in Poland, where episodes can be watched in English.

Awards

The series won at the 2021 Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series.

External links

• The Adventures of Paddington at IMDb
• The Adventures of Paddington on Nick Jr.