Posted on 12/27/2024 12:46:27 PM PST by Red Badger
The answer to the age-old question “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” is about to change.
Warner Bros. Discovery has decided not to renew its deal for new episodes of the iconic children’s series, according to The Hollywood Reporter, forcing the beloved characters to seek a new home.
Before you get too worried, however, previous episodes of Sesame Street will remain available in Max‘s library through 2027, per the streamer’s licensing deal.
“It has been a wonderful, creative experience working with everyone at Sesame Street on the iconic children’s series and we are thrilled to be able to keep some of the library series on Max in the U.S.,” Max says in a statement. “We’ve had to prioritize our focus on stories for adults and families, and so new episodes from Sesame Street, at this time, are not as core to our strategy.”
Adds a spokesperson for Sesame Street producer Sesame Workshop: “We are excited to extend our 10-year partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, keeping Sesame Street’s iconic library available on Max through 2027. We will continue to invest in our best-in-class programming and look forward to announcing our new distribution plans in the coming months, ensuring that Sesame Street reaches as many children as possible for generations to come.”
After airing exclusively on PBS for nearly 50 years, new episodes of Sesame Street relocated to HBO in 2016 as part of a five-season deal. That deal was renewed in 2019, with new episodes continuing to stream on Max — until now.
OK, let’s get those predictions started: Where do you think new episodes of Sesame Street will end up, and which network or streaming service do you feel would be the best fit for Elmo and the gang? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.
Everything muppets died with Jim. I never watched Sesame Street, but I imagine it is one big honey bucket full of lgbtqwtf white Christian hating feces.
Which is why I have my babies watching the 1970’s and 80’s stuff on youtube.
No woke crap, and if was good enough for me, it’s good enough for them.
Yes, it was good in the 80’s and early 90’s with my boys. Now, no way, it went woke and my grandkids will not be watching it
The Count: ok now let’s all count down Sesame Street… 5,4,3,2,1
Sesame Street jumped the shark when the adults finally saw Snuffy. I think that might have been the first episode with Elmo. Nothing has been as good since.
Sesame Street and Muppets are for sissies. Always have been, always will be.
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