The adorable bear known as Paddington is returning to the screen thanks to a new animated show on Nickelodeon. The new preschool series is titled The Adventures of Paddington.
The CG animated series has been picked up for 26 episodes and will debut in the U.S. on Monday, January 20th at 12:30 pm ET/PT. The show will focus on a younger Paddington who writes letters to Aunt Lucy, letters that celebrate the new things he has discovered through his exciting daily activities, though that's not the first time you can get a look at the upcoming show.
The Adventures of Paddington is directed by Adam Shaw and Chris Drew of BlueZoo (Go Jetters, Digby Dragon, Miffy, Q Pootle 5), and developed for television and written by Jon Foster and James Lamont (The Amazing World of Gumball, Cuckoo, Paddington 1 & 2). The series features Ben Whishaw reprising his role as Paddington and also features Morwenna Banks, Bobby Beynon, Sheena Bhattessa, Darren Boyd, Noel Clarke, Phyllis Logan, Monica Lopera, Sabrina Newton-Fisher, David Schofield, Reece Shearsmith, Liz Sutherland-Liim, and Jeremiah Waysome.
The show will also have a brand new theme song titled Paddington Bear written and performed by Gary Barlow