Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Nickelodeon Has Reportedly Decided to Wrap Production on 'Shimmer & Shine'

The Fans of Nick Jr, Disney Junior or PBS Kids Shows Facebook page is reporting the unfortunate news that Nickelodeon has decided to cancel and not renew the network's popular animated preschool series Shimmer & Shine for a fifth season. Please note that this news has yet to be confirmed.


A network representative at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California reportedly told a member of the Fans of Nick Jr, Disney Junior or PBS Kids Shows Facebook page that the show officially wrapped production not too long ago.

Update (6/18) - Isabella Crovetti-Cramp, the actor provides the voice of 'Shine' in the series, has revealed in a post on Instagram that Nickelodeon recently held a wrap party for Shimmer & Shine.


Shimmer & Shine was renewed for a 20-episode fourth season in May 2017, which debuted on Nickelodeon in the U.S. in October 2018 and is currently rolling out on Nickelodeon channels and branded-blocks around the world. There are currently 11 new episodes remaining to air in the U.S. In total, the series will have an 80 episode run.

Season four of Shimmer and Shine (20 half-hour episodes) follows twin genies-in-training, Shimmer and Shine, as they travel up in the sky and far above the clouds–farther than even a magic carpet can reach–to the wild, exciting area of their genie world known as Zahramay Skies. While there, Shimmer and Shine encounter sky genies, Zahra-corns, stardust magic, flying dragons and adorable pets with wings.

Shimmer and Shine follows the madcap, magical adventures of genie-in-training twin sisters Shimmer and Shine and their human best friend, Leah. No matter what kind of trouble comes their way, the three friends show preschoolers that persistence and resilience always save the day. The series features a social-emotional curriculum highlighting the importance of teamwork, resilience and overcoming obstacles.

Shimmer and Shine is created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz (post-production supervisor for Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go) and produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California, and made its world debut on Nickelodeon USA.

For season two, the show adopted a all-new vibrant look with CG animation.

Esnaashari-Charmatz has previously stated that she had a great idea on how she wants the show to end, which could indicate that the show will have a nice send-off.

Esnaashari-Charmatz has also said in a past interview that she hoped to include a little bit of Dubai in Shimmer and Shine at some point.

Originally published: Thursday, January 24, 2019.

H/T: Special thanks to TV Shows Fan for the news!; Additional sources: IMDb, Wikipedia.

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