Apple TV+ today revealed the trailer for the reboot of the classic Fraggle Rock series, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.
All 13 episodes of the new Apple Original series from The Jim Henson Company will debut on Friday, January 21, 2022, on Apple TV+, joining the celebrated collection of Apple Original shorts, Fraggle Rock: Rock On!.
Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles — Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, Uncle Travelling Matt — return alongside new Fraggles and Doozers voiced by special guest stars Patti LaBelle, Cynthia Erivo, Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms, Kenan Thompson.
Also featuring an appearance by Foo Fighters, the Fraggles kick off the new year by embarking on epic, hilarious adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford and longtime Henson collaborator John Tartaglia. Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson, who serve as showrunners, also executive produce alongside New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer.
The co-executive producers are Dave Goelz and Karen Prell, and the executive music producer is Harvey Mason Jr. The series is produced by Ritamarie Peruggi.
In addition to Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Apple’s partnership with The Jim Henson Company includes Harriet The Spy, the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel, and the popular Fraggle Rock: Rock On! shorts.
Apple TV+ is also the streaming destination for the original Fraggle Rock series, as well as recently added bonus specials, Down at Fraggle Rock, Doozer Music, and Fraggle Songs, all of which are now streaming.
The expanding and award-winning lineup of original films and series for kids and families on Apple TV+ also includes the recently-premiered Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show from Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero; and Wolfboy and the Everything Factory from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment.
There’s also the recently-released Get Rolling With Otis and Puppy Place; Daytime Emmy Award-winning Ghostwriter and Helpsters from Sesame Workshop; Academy Award-nominated animated film Wolfwalkers; Peabody Award-winning series Stillwater; and new series and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Snoopy in Space season two and Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.
The lineup also includes Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, the Daytime Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book, and TIME‘s Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers.
Apple TV+ is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, premiered more original hits, and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut.
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Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.