Arthur, the longest-running children’s animated series in the history of American television, is set to end with its 25th season.
The iconic children’s series will end on PBS Kids with its final season debuting in the winter of 2022.
The news emerged from an interview with Kathy Waugh, who originally developed the show from the books by Marc Brown, on the Finding Dw podcast with Jason Szwimer.
“Arthur is no longer in production. We had our wrap party two years ago,” Waugh told Szwimer. “I think [PBS] made a mistake, and I think Arthur should come back and I’m know I’m not alone in thinking they made a mistake. I don’t know if it was a ratings issue or if it felt like it needed to be retired. To me, it felt evergreen, like it was never going to end but it did end, we finished the last episode,...
The iconic children’s series will end on PBS Kids with its final season debuting in the winter of 2022.
The news emerged from an interview with Kathy Waugh, who originally developed the show from the books by Marc Brown, on the Finding Dw podcast with Jason Szwimer.
“Arthur is no longer in production. We had our wrap party two years ago,” Waugh told Szwimer. “I think [PBS] made a mistake, and I think Arthur should come back and I’m know I’m not alone in thinking they made a mistake. I don’t know if it was a ratings issue or if it felt like it needed to be retired. To me, it felt evergreen, like it was never going to end but it did end, we finished the last episode,...
- 7/28/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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