Nickelodeon’s CG-animated preschool series follows the adventures of everyone’s favorite curious and kind British bear as he explores London, learns important lessons, and meets new friends.
Paddington, everyone’s favorite British bear, is returning with all-new adventures in Season 2 of Nickelodeon’s CG-animated preschool series The Adventures of Paddington. Debuting in the U.S. on Friday, February 19, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr., the new season (26 half-hour episodes) follows the curious and kind bear as he explores different parts of London, meets new friends, discovers exciting inventions, and learns important lessons. The second season will roll out on Nickelodeon’s international channels and branded blocks beginning in April.
In the first episode of Season 2, “Paddington’s Plant Problem/Paddington the Artist,” Mr. Curry goes on holiday and gives Paddington the job of watering a plant for him, but he accidentally waters the wrong one. Then, Mrs. Brown wants everyone in Windsor Gardens to artistically express themselves by exhibiting a piece of art at her CommunARTy show. Paddington does not know what art is, so he sets out to find what he is good at.
The Adventures of Paddington centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he has discovered through the day’s exciting activities. Actor Ben Whishaw (Paddington 1 & 2) voices the role of the title character, alongside cast members Morwenna Banks, Bobby Beynon, Sheena Bhattessa, Darren Boyd, Noel Clarke, Cam’ron Joseph, Guz Khan, Phyllis Logan, Monica Lopera, Divi Mittal, David Schofield, Reece Shearsmith, Maya Sondhi, Samara Sutariya, Liz Sutherland-Lim and Angeli Wall.
The series is a Heyday Films and Studiocanal production in association with Copyrights. It is directed by BlueZoo’s (Go Jetters, Digby Dragon, Miffy, Q Pootle 5) Chris Drew and Jez Hall with Adam Shaw serving as creative director. The Adventures of Paddington is developed for television and written by Jon Foster and James Lamont (The Amazing World of Gumball, Cuckoo, Paddington 1 & 2), who also serve as executive producers.
The series is executive produced by award-winning David Heyman (producer of all eight of the Harry Potter films, Paddington 1 & 2) and Rosie Alison (Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Paddington 1 & 2). It is produced by Karen Davidsen (formerly with Disney and HIT Entertainment) and Simon Quinn (Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox), and co-executive produced by Rob Silva. Studiocanal is the worldwide rights holder for the series.
Source: Nickelodeon
