Beat Bugs

*Beat Bugs*
Beat Bugs
Created by	Josh Wakely
Written by	Thomas Duncan-Watt ; Kate Mulvaney ; Cleon Prineas ; John Armstrong ; Katherine Thompson
Directed by	Josh Wakely
Voices of	Erin Mathews; Ashleigh Ball; Lili Beaudoin; Rebecca Husain; Charles Demers;
Opening theme	"All You Need Is Love" performed by Andy Bull, Gossling, iOTA, Lisa Mitchell and Sullivan.
Ending theme	"All You Need Is Love"
Composers	Licensed music:; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; "Mr. Moonlight" written by:; Roy Lee Johnson; "Please Mr. Postman" written by:; Georgia Dobbins; William Garrett; Freddie Gorman; Brian Holland; Robert Bateman; Score composers:; Daniel Johns; Daniel Denholm; Original music:; Robert Mothersbaugh; Mark Mothersbaugh;
Country of origin	Australia; Canada (seasons 1–2);
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39 + 1 special (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Trevor Roy; Mikael Borglund; John Wakely; Damian Trotter; Martin Bandier; Ron Saunders (seasons 1–2); Ivan Fecan (seasons 1–2); Rob Simmons (seasons 1–2); Tim Gamble (seasons 1–2); Frank Giustra (seasons 1–2); Rebecca Graham (season 3); Sue Bea Montgomery (season 3);
Producers	Josh Wakely; Jennifer Twiner McCarron;
Running time	12 minutes (segments); 24 minutes (full); 48 minutes (special)
Production companies	Grace: A Storytelling Company; Thunderbird Entertainment (seasons 1–2); Beyond Entertainment; Atomic Cartoons (seasons 1–2); Seven Network;
Original release
Network	7TWO (Australia); Netflix (International);
Release	August 3, 2016 –; November 9, 2018
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Beat Bugs is an animated children's television series, created by Josh Wakely, and produced for Netflix by Grace: A Storytelling Company and Thunderbird Entertainment since 2016.^[1] The series is centred around five young anthropomorphised insects who live in an overgrown suburban backyard and learn life lessons while having adventures. Wakely acquired worldwide rights from Sony/ATV Music Publishing to a catalogue of music by the Beatles to feature in the series. The program features versions of songs by the popular rock group, performed by contemporary recording artists and interwoven into the narrative.

Beat Bugs was produced in association with Beyond Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons and the Seven Network, an investor of the program. The series was first made available worldwide on Netflix on 3 August 2016 after premiering in Australia exclusively on 7TWO on 25 July 2016. It also airs on the CBC Kids programing block of CBC.

The program received an AWGIE Award in animation for an episode script in 2016, an AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series and a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017. The second season premiered in November 2016 on Netflix and 7TWO, and was followed by a 48-minute special in November 2017. Additional episodes entered pre-production in 2018. A staged production featuring the characters and themes of the show, Beat Bugs: A Musical Adventure, began playing in theaters in the U.S. in October 2018.

^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 67. ISBN 9781476672939.

[1] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 67. ISBN 9781476672939.

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