BBC Studios Kids & Family have revealed that a special extended episode of the critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning animated series Bluey will premiere globally next year on Disney+ and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
A teaser trailer debuted today for the 28-minute installment, titled “The Sign,” which is written by series creator Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery and produced by Ludo Studio.
Dave McCormack and Melanie Zanetti will reprise their roles as the voices of Bandit and Chilli Heeler.
“We’re so excited to share that a 28-minute special episode is coming in 2024. There’ll be lots of laughs, exciting guest voices, and definitely a few tears. We’re so incredibly proud of the awesome team behind the series and we can’t wait for Australia and the world to watch this very special Bluey episode with their family and friends,” stated prodco Ludo Studio.
Henrietta Hurford-Jones, Commissioner & Executive Producers of Bluey for BBC Studios Kids & Family, added, “This extended episode allows room to explore the world, characters, and breadth of Bluey even further. Existing fans will love it and it will be a great introduction to this incredible show for new audiences.”
Since launching in Australia in 2018, Bluey has gained millions of fans around the world — including celebrity fans like Eva Mendes, Natalie Portman and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who have all appeared in the show in cameo roles. The global ratings hit won the 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award in the International category, four consecutive AACTA Best Children’s Program awards, an International Emmy and numerous craft and production awards around the world.
The series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun.
Jointly commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family, Bluey is produced by multi-Emmy Award-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Queensland and Screen Australia.
The series reaches U.S. and global audiences (outside of Australia, New Zealand and China) across Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ through a global broadcasting deal between BBC Studios Kids & Family and Disney Branded Television. In its native Australia, the show airs on ABC.
