The classic Jim Henson series Fraggle Rock is getting a revival at Apple TV+, and a new teaser trailer shows us what to expect from the new series. The reboot, dubbed Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, will debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The Apple Original series comes from The Jim Henson Company in association with New Regency and follows last year’s Apple original shorts Fraggle Rock: Ron On!.
The Fraggles look just as fun as ever in the reboot and it will be interesting to see how this fares with fans in 2022. The synopsis reads, “Jim Henson’s fun-loving, musical Fraggles are back! Join Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and new Fraggle friends on hilarious, epic adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford, and longtime Henson collaborator John Tartaglia. Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson, who serve as showrunners, also executive produce as well as New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer. Co-executive producers are Dave Goelz and Karen Prell, and executive music producer is Harvey Mason Jr. The series is produced by Ritamarie Peruggi.
In addition to Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Apple’s growing partnership with The Jim Henson Company includes Harriet the Spy, the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel premiering this Friday, November 19; the popular Fraggle Rock: Rock On! shorts; the 88 episodes of the original Fraggle Rock series and, recently added bonus specials, Down at Fraggle Rock, Doozer Music, and Fraggle Songs, all of which are now available to stream on Apple TV+.
The expanding and award-winning lineup of original films and series for kids and families on Apple TV+ also includes the recently premiered Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show from Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero; Wolfboy and the Everything Factory from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment; the recently released Get Rolling With Otis and Puppy Place; Daytime Emmy Award-winning Ghostwriter and Helpsters from Sesame Workshop; Academy Award-nominated animated film Wolfwalkers; Peabody Award-winning series Stillwater; new series and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Snoopy in Space season 2 and Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne; Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, the Daytime Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers.
Created by Jim Henson, the original Fraggle Rock series aired for five seasons between 1983-87. It would also inspire an animated series adaptation with several of the characters also appearing in A Muppet Family Christmas for a crossover. For many years, there had been attempts to bring back Fraggle Rock with a movie adaptation, but after several false starts, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt attached at one point, the project was ultimately shelved. The decision was made to instead go with a revival television series which is what resulted in this new show at Apple TV+.
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is set to debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The new trailer comes to us from Apple TV.
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