| Mecha Builders | |
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| Genre | Superhero |
| Based on | Sesame Street by Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett Muppet characters by Jim Henson |
| Developed by | Joe Fallon |
| Directed by | Yurie Rocha |
| Voices of | Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Ryan Dillon David Rudman |
| Theme music composer | Inabakumori |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Cartoon Network (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Release | April 30, 2022 – November 24, 2023 |
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Mecha Builders (also known as Sesame Street: Mecha Builders) is an animated children's television series and a spin-off of Sesame Street that began production in May 2020.[1] The series is produced by Sesame Workshop and Guru Studio.[1][2]
The project was announced in October 2019.[3] Visual development was started remotely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series intended to add 80 staff as it entered production.[2]
The first of the two stories comprising the first episode was released on April 26, 2022, on the Sesame Street YouTube channel.[4] The series premiered on May 9, 2022, on Cartoon Network, within its Cartoonito pre-school block.[5] The series was later available on the streaming service Max.[5]
- ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (12 May 2020). "Sesame Workshop, Guru Studio Team for Animated 'Sesame Street' Spin-Off". Animation Magazine. Calabasas CA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b De Wit, Alex Dudok (28 May 2020). "Quarantine Chronicles: How Guru's New 'Sesame Street' Robot Series Is Entering Production Mid-Lockdown". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (3 October 2019). "'Sesame Street' Heads to HBO Max with Deal for Five New Seasons, Four Spin-Off Shows & More". Slashfilm. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Gear up for 'Sesame Street Mecha Builders' with Sneak Peek Episode". 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (March 8, 2022). "WarnerMedia, Sesame Workshop Expand Content Alliance to Fight Kids' Streaming Wars". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.