Shape Island

Shape Island
Title card
Genre
Created by
Based on
Triangle, Square, and Circle
by
  • Mac Barnett
  • illustrated by Jon Klassen
Directed byDrew Hodges
Voices of
Narrated byYvette Nicole Brown[1]
ComposerAndrew Carroll
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Mac Barnett
  • Kelli Bixler
  • Drew Hodges
  • Jon Klassen[2]
Producers
  • Matthew Cuny
  • Jodi Downs
CinematographyEric Adkins
EditorGuy Handelman
Running time22–24 minutes (roughly 11 minutes per segment)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkApple TV+
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) –
present
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Shape Island is an American animated children's television series based on the children's books Triangle, Circle, and Square written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen.[3] It features Harvey Guillén as the voice of Square, Gideon Adlon as the voice of Circle, and Scott Adsit as the voice of Triangle. The show premiered on Apple TV+ on January 20, 2023, where it is available to stream. A Halloween special was released on October 20, 2023 and a Winter special was released on December 1, 2023.[4][5]

Shape Island is a production of Bix Pix Entertainment and Apple Studios. Each episode has two animated segments per half hour episode.

  1. ^ Sam Rubin; Christine Samra (2023-02-02). "Yvette Nicole Brown explains the lessons learned from 'Shape Island'". KTLA. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ^ Lang, Jamie (2023-01-20). "Scene Breakdown: The Creative Process Behind Apple's Stop-Motion Series 'Shape Island'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ^ Zahed, Ramin (2023-01-20). "A Visit to the Charming Stop-Motion World of 'Shape Island'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 14, 2023). "Apple TV+ Orders DreamWorks Animation Series 'Curses'; Sets 'Interrupting Chicken' Season 2 Premiere & 'Shape Island' Halloween Special (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Apple TV+ decks the halls with all-new kids and family live-action animated hybrid special, "The Velveteen Rabbit," launching globally November 22". Apple TV+. Retrieved 2023-10-03.