PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, GARFIELD (W/T), FROM NICKELODEON ANIMATION STUDIOS, STARRING EMMY® AWARD-WINNING LAMORNE MORRIS
March 6, 2026 – Paramount+ today announced the new original 2D-animated GARFIELD (W/T), featuring the iconic lasagna-loving orange cat. Garfield will be voiced by Emmy® Award-winning actor, comedian and podcast host, Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Fargo, Spider-Noir).
Inspired by the original comic strip by Jim Davis, the series features the chonky feline at his finest, with each episode featuring the pop culture icon’s signature sarcasm and hilarious lackadaisy.
The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, with Dave H. Johnson (Middlemost Post) and John Trabbic III (SpongeBob SquarePants, Middlemost Post) serving as Executive Producers.
With over 200 million daily comic readers and millions of social media followers, the Garfield brand’s massive global presence has spanned over 47 years and multiple generations.
Since Garfield's integration into the Paramount Products & Experiences portfolio, the property has shown continued growth with global partnerships across categories spanning apparel, toys, publishing, food, pet and more.
Morris is an Emmy Award winner for his standout performance in FX’s Fargo. He will next star in Prime Video’s highly anticipated Spider-Noir and is currently in production on Jumanji 4. He is also the host of The Lamorning After podcast, which he co-hosts with Kyle Shevrin as well as New Girl rewatch podcast, The Mess Around with former cast mate Hannah Simone.
Morris is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, The Lede Company and Myman Greenspan.
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A premiere date for Garfield (w/t) will be announced sooner to the show's launch.
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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for March 6, 2026 | Nickelodeon
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Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.
Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.
Apple TV debuts imaginative trailer for season two of the beloved animated preschool series “Wonder Pets: In The City,” premiering March 20, 2026
From Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the heartwarming musical adventure series returns with all-new, curiosity-driven journeys celebrating friendship and the beauty of our differences
Season two of “Wonder Pets: In The City” premieres on Friday, March 20, 2026 on Apple TV.
March 5, 2026
The Wonder Pets are back with bigger adventures and even bigger hearts. Apple TV has unveiled the season two trailer for the charming musical preschool hit, “Wonder Pets: In The City.” Izzy the Guinea Pig, Zuri the Bunny and Tate the Snake return for new, curiosity-driven adventures that celebrate friendship and our unique differences. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the new 13-episode season is set to premiere globally on Apple TV on March 20, 2026.
Apple TV debuted the trailer for season two of “Wonder Pets: In The City,” premiering March 20, 2026.
In season two of “Wonder Pets: In the City,” the heroic trio returns! By day, they’re classroom pets living in a New York City kindergarten, but when animals need help, Izzy, Tate and Zuri travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. No matter the challenge, they always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!
The series is executive produced by Oxley, Steve Altiere, and Grammy and Emmy Award-winning co-executive producer, Jeffrey Lesser. The series features the voice talents of newcomers Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy, Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, and Children’s and Family Emmy Award winner Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate.
This music-forward series also features an extraordinary roster of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, including Bobby Lopez, Jason Robert Brown, Georgia Stitt, Tom Kitt, Matthew Sklar, Larry Hochman, Zina Goldrich and Natsumi Osawa, with the score brought to life by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.
The exciting slate of recent offerings for kids and families on Apple TV features the latest family musical specials “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” and “Lulu Is a Rhinoceros,” based on the beloved children’s book of the same name by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom; the music-driven animated comedy series “BE@RBRICK” from DreamWorks Animation; “Goldie,” inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name; Peanuts series “Camp Snoopy”; the second season of beloved animated series “Frog and Toad,” based on the Caldecott and Newbery Honor-winning books; and “Me,” an elevated cinematic coming-of-age story from Barry L. Levy.
Award-winning all-ages offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV also include the BAFTA Award and Emmy Award-winning live-action animated hybrid special “The Velveteen Rabbit,” BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning “El Deafo,” BAFTA Award-winning “Lovely Little Farm,” “Duck & Goose,” “Get Rolling With Otis,” Spin Master Entertainment’s “Sago Mini Friends,” GLAAD Media Award-nominated “Pinecone & Pony,” The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “Harriet the Spy” and “Slumberkins,” Sesame Workshop’s “Helpsters,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory,” Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy in Space,” “The Snoopy Show,” and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series “Stillwater” from Gaumont and Scholastic Entertainment. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA and WGA Award-nominated “Amber Brown,” DGA Award-winning “Best Foot Forward,” “Surfside Girls,” WGA Award-winning “Life By Ella,” Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning “Ghostwriter,” Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning “Jane,” and Scholastic’s “Puppy Place.”
Also featured are “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown,” “Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School,” Humanitas Prize and Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love,” “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,” “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” Emmy Award-winning “Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown?” and “Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.”
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Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story | Official Trailer | Paramount+ Canada & GameTV Network
The Man. The Myth. The Scape G.O.A.T.
Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story premieres March 26 on Game TV and streams March 27 on Paramount+ Canada. Sign up and start streaming today: ParamountPlus.com
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland will premiere Nickelodeon's live-action musical comedy series Erin & Aaron on Monday 9th March 2026! The series will air weekday evenings at 6:00pm on Nick.
Erin & Aaron follows teenage stepsiblings Erin and Aaron as they navigate their new lives after their parents’ marriage, and find strength in their shared passion for music. The multi-camera series features original songs and performances throughout the season.
Official synopsis: Chronicles the growing pains of a new family, focusing on the two teenagers whose lives are turned upside-down at home and school. Luckily, they have a shared love of music to get them through it all.
Erin & Aaron premiered on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Thursday, April 20, 2023 with season one featuring 13 episodes. The series bowed on Netflix in the U.S. and internationally in November 2023. On Netflix, most regions carry Erin & Aaron as a Netflix Original title, except in the U.S., where it features a Nickelodeon banner, similar to That Girl Lay Lay.
Erin & Aaron Theme Song & More!, featuring eight songs from the series, is available on streaming services today. The soundtrack was released through Nickelodeon's partnership with Republic Records: Kids & Family.
Created and written by Dicky Murphy, Nickelodeon greenlit the pilot for Erin & Aaron in April 2020. Murphy executive produces alongside Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin (The Thundermans, Knight Squad). Wendy Faraone (That Girl Lay Lay, Bunk’d) directed the first three episodes.
Murphy is a homegrown Nickelodeon talent. He worked as a script manager on Zoey 101 and went on to write for iCarly, Marvin Marvin, Danger Force and Tyler Perry's Young Dylan, and served as a writer-producer on the network’s The Thundermans series, executive produced by Cunningham and Dworkin.
Meanwhile, all this March, Nicktoons UK & Ireland is NickALVINNN!!!, featuring back-to-back episodes of ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, all day, everyday!
