Pocoyo

Pocoyo
Genre
Created by
  • David Cantolla
  • Luis Gallego
  • Guillermo Garcia
  • Colman Lopez
Developed byAndy Yerkes
Written by
  • Guillermo García Carsí
  • Andy Yerkes (series 1)
  • Ken Scarborough (series 2)
Directed by
  • Guillermo García Carsí
  • David Cantolla
  • Alfonso Rodriguez
Narrated by
  • Stephen Fry (English, series 1–2)
  • José María del Río (Castilian Spanish)
  • Stephen Hughes (English, series 3–present)
Theme music composerDaniel Heredero
Country of origin
Original languages
  • English (series 1-2)
  • Spanish (series 3–present)
No. of series5 (+ Webisodes & Specials)
No. of episodes277
Production
Executive producers
  • Kathryn Hart
  • Anne Brogan
  • Jonathan Doyle
Producers
  • Carolina Matas
  • Pilar Cubría
EditorCatherine Williams
Running time
  • 7 minutes
  • 9 minutes (Crazy Inventions)
  • 10-11 minutes (Easter Eggs, Pocoyo and Nina’s Terror Show and Pocoyo and the Haunted House)
  • 17 minutes (Pocoyo’s Christmas Carol)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release10 May 2005 (2005-05-10) –
present
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Pocoyo (Pocoyó in Spanish and stylised as POCOYO) is an animated interactive preschool comedy television series created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, and is produced by the Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment, with the first two series were co-productions with Granada Kids, and the first series was a co-production of Cosgrove Hall Films, both in the United Kingdom.

Four series have been produced, each consisting of 52 seven-minute episodes.[1] English actor and comedian Stephen Fry narrates the English-language version[2] of the first two series of the show, while Stephen Hughes narrates the third series, called Let's Go Pocoyo, and the fourth series. José María del Río narrates the Castilian Spanish version of the show. In 2009, a new spin-off show called Pocoyo World was created.

The fifth series was released on July 2024 with 13 episodes on HBO Max for select countries with airing in Cartoonito in Latin America. A second batch is announced for Q2 2025 and it will feature more new characters like Pocoyo's little sister, Bea along with new locations expanding Pocoyo's World. It will also feature the return of British actor and comedian Stephen Fry who narrated the first 2 seasons of Pocoyo as well with Pocoyo speaking in full sentences with his friends, adding more depth for the story and appeal fans in a new way.[3][4] Similar to the series 4 episode "Dragon Island", five of the episodes will be mixed into live action.[5]

In 2023, the franchise was acquired by Animaj.[6] With the use of cutting-edge AI tools, a new series will release every 12-18 months for traditional television and premium streaming services while maintaining it's original quality.

  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. 242. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ "Umbrella!". pocoyo.com. Zinkia Entertainment, S.A. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Introducing the new Pocoyo". Animaj. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Animaj Expands Licensing Deals and Introduces New Character for Pocoyo". Total Licensing. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Zinkia: We are working on the fifth season of Pocoyó and on two new IPs". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (20 September 2023). "Animaj acquires preschool franchise Pocoyo". Kidscreen. Retrieved 23 September 2023.