Olivia (TV series)

For the 2018 Australian mini-series, see Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You.

Olivia
The show's title card.
Also known asOlivia the Pig
Welcome to the World of the Pig Olivia
Genre
Created byKate Boutilier
Patricia Resnick
Based onOlivia
Ian Falconer
Developed byKate Boutilier
Eryk Casemiro
Written byKate Boutilier
Silvia Cardenas Olivas
Eryk Casemiro
Ian Falconer
Michele Gendelman
Jill Gorey
Scott Gray
Barbara Herndon
Laurie Israel
Joan Considine Johnson
Tyler Lieberman
Chris Nee
Gabe Pulliam
Joseph Purdy
Patricia Resnick
Rachel Ruderman
Eric Shaw
Michael G. Stern
Mark Valenti
Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan
Directed byDarragh O'Connell
Timothy Björklund
Voices of
ComposerDarren Hendley
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersPatricia Resnick
Cathal Gaffney
Diana Manson
Kurt Mueller
Paula Rosenthal
ProducersGillian Higgins
Karen Ialacci
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Nick Jr. Channel
Channel 5
Release26 January 2009 (2009-01-26) –
29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
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Olivia is an American/British/Irish children's computer-animated comedy television series produced by media company Chorion and based on the late Ian Falconer's books. The series won a silver Parents' Choice Award for its positive storylines and characters.[1] The series premiered in 26 January 2009, on the Nick Jr. Channel and aired episodes through 29 October 2015. It had 40 episodes.[2]

In 2012, Classic Media acquired the rights to the show from Chorion.[3] Since then, Classic Media was sold to DreamWorks Animation and became DreamWorks Classics.[4][5] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.[6]

  1. ^ "OLIVIA". Parents-choice.org. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ 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. 228. ISBN 9781476672939.
  3. ^ Chris Arrant (19 March 2012). "Classic Media Acquires Olivia Rights from Chorion". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ Verrier, Richard (23 July 2012). "DreamWorks Animation buys 'Casper', 'Lassie' parent Classic Media". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ^ Acuna, Kirsten (23 July 2012). "DreamWorks Studios Buys Classic Media For $155m". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (22 August 2016). "Comcast Completes $3.8 Billion DreamWorks Animation Purchase". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.