The Adventures of Paddington (French: Les aventures de Paddington) is an animated television series developed for television by Jon Foster and James Lamont. The series is co-produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. The animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Superprod Studio. The series is based on the Paddington Bear franchise. The series airs on Nickelodeon internationally, except in France where the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+.
Premise
The show centres on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day.
Episodes
Characters
Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, reprising his role from the films) is a young, kind, and polite Peruvian bear who moved to London after an earthquake destroyed his home. He lives with the Brown family—Henry, Mary, Judy, and Jonathan—and next door to Mr. Curry. He is liked by everyone except Mr. Curry. Henry Brown (voiced by Darren Boyd) is the husband of Mary and the father of Judy and Jonathan. Mary Brown (voiced by Morwenna Banks) is the wife of Henry and the mother of Judy and Jonathan. Mrs. Bird (voiced by Phyllis Logan) is a distant relative of the Browns who lives with the family. She is very wise and looks after the house, doing all the cooking and cleaning. She also speaks with a Scottish accent. Jonathan Brown (voiced by Bobby Beynon) is the son of Henry and Mary and younger brother of Judy. Judy Brown (voiced by Sabrina Newton-Fisher in season 1 and Angeli Wall in season 2) is the daughter of Henry and Mary and older sister of Jonathan. Mr. Curry (voiced by Reece Shearsmith) is the Browns' grumpy neighbour, an elderly bachelor with a negative predisposition. Mr. Gruber (voiced by David Schofield) is a benevolent shopkeeper and Paddington's best friend. Aunt Lucy is a female bear that lives in Darkest Peru, she is Paddington's aunt and the series centres on his letters to her explaining his adventures in London. She does not directly appear in the series, only in the opening credits. Ms. Pots (voiced by Liz Sutherland) is a local Windsor Gardens resident who runs the local town groups, provides music lessons, and is friends with the Brown family. Sofia (voiced by Monica Lopera) runs the local cafe, and is the mother of Mateo.
Production
The Adventures of Paddington was first announced on February 14, 2019 as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 upfront under the working title Paddington, and the series' release date was later announced on 20 November 2019 with a new title, "The Adventures of Paddington". Ben Whishaw reprises his role as Paddington Bear from the two Paddington films. Gary Barlow composed, wrote, and performed the theme song for the series.
On February 17, 2021, it was announced that the second season would premiere on February 19, 2021.
In July 2021, StudioCanal announced that a third season was in development. On October 19, 2022, the third season was officially announced, and premiered on April 3, 2023.
Broadcast
The Adventures of Paddington premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on 20 January 2020. A sneak-peek premiere of the first episode aired on 20 December 2019. It is set to premiere on M6 in France on a future date, although the series would eventually premiere in the country on Gulli. In the United Kingdom, the series was premiered on Nick Jr. on 2 March 2020 and it first aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 5 October. It started on Nick Germany in April 2020. The series first aired on Nick Jr. in Croatia on 31 October. The series also began airing in April 2021 on Nick Junior in Poland, where episodes can be watched in English.
Awards
The series won at the 2021 Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series.