Esme & Roy

*Esme & Roy*
Esme & Roy
Created by	Dustin Ferrer; Amy Steinberg
Written by	Dustin Ferrer; Leah Gotsick; Becky Friedman; Jennifer Hamburg; Clark Stubbs; Jim Nolan; Sam Dransfield; Ron Holsey; Dana Starfield; Liz Hara; Dan Danko; Evan Sinclair; Corey Powell ; Margaret Hoffman ; Lucas Mills; Brian Hohlfeld; Caitlin Hodson; Rick Suvalle; Laura Kleinbaum; Kristofer Wellman; Guy Toubes; Lisa Kettle; Keion Jackson; Leah Kanabroski; Michael Matosic
Directed by	Mike Fallows
Voices of	Patrick McKenna; Millie Davis; Abigail Oliver; Jacob Soley; Benjamin Hum; Jayne Eastwood; Shayle Simons; Elle Simons; Martin Roach; Melissa Altro; Zachary Bennett; Richard Binsley; Denise Oliver; Justin Kelly; Lilly Bartlam; Jamie Watson; Hattie Kragten; Christian Corrao; Kylee Evans; Judy Marshak
Theme music composer	Jonathan Evans
Opening theme	"Esme & Roy Theme Song" performed by Kellylee Evans and Jonathan Evans
Ending theme	"Esme & Roy Theme Song" (instrumental)
Composers	Matt Ouimet; Carl Lenox; Andy McNeill; Daniel Ingram; D.D. Jackson; Jonathan Evans
Country of origin	Canada; United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Scott Dyer; Kay Wilson Stallings; Doug Murphy; Pam Westman; Dustin Ferrer (co-executive producer); Amy Steinberg (co-executive producer)
Producers	Melissa Graham; Machi Tantillo
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Sesame Workshop; Nelvana
Original release
Network	HBO (U.S.; season 1); HBO Max (U.S.; season 2-present)
Release	August 18, 2018 –; February 4, 2021

Esme & Roy is an American-Canadian children’s animated children's television series created by Dustin Ferrer and Amy Steinberg. The series is produced by Sesame Street producer Sesame Workshop and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana.

The show follows a little girl named Esme and her best friend, a monster named Roy, who take care of all kinds of creatures when their regular guardians need aid. Esme & Roy was broadcast simultaneously on HBO in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada on August 18, 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]

On May 6, 2019, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season.^[4] It was also announced Summer 2019 that season one would premiere on PBS Kids Family Night on August 30 or August 31, 2019 depending on the local station, with regular airtime on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel only thereafter.^[5] In September 2019, it was announced new episodes of the show would be moving from HBO to HBO Max starting with the second season.^[6] The second season aired on March 6, 2021 on PBS Kids. The series ended on PBS Kids on June 27, 2021.

References

↑ Petski, Denise (July 25, 2018). "'Esme & Roy': HBO Sets Premiere Date For New Animated Series From Sesame Workshop – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
↑ "HBO to Premiere ESME & ROY from the Makers of SESAME STREET". Broadway World. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
↑ "Sesame Workshop and Nelvana to Debut Original Animated Series "Esme & Roy" on HBO in the U.S. and on Treehouse in Canada, August 18". Sesame Workshop. July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
↑ "Esme & Roy scares up a second season".
↑ "Schedule Changes to PBS Kids this Month". witf.org. 2019-07-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 3, 2019). "'Sesame Street' To Move From HBO To HBO Max In 5-Year Sesame Workshop Deal That Includes Full Library, New Series & Specials". Deadline.

[deadline-1] Petski, Denise (July 25, 2018). "'Esme & Roy': HBO Sets Premiere Date For New Animated Series From Sesame Workshop – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[2] "HBO to Premiere ESME & ROY from the Makers of SESAME STREET". Broadway World. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

[3] "Sesame Workshop and Nelvana to Debut Original Animated Series "Esme & Roy" on HBO in the U.S. and on Treehouse in Canada, August 18". Sesame Workshop. July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[4] "Esme & Roy scares up a second season".

[5] "Schedule Changes to PBS Kids this Month". witf.org. 2019-07-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.

[6] Andreeva, Nellie (October 3, 2019). "'Sesame Street' To Move From HBO To HBO Max In 5-Year Sesame Workshop Deal That Includes Full Library, New Series & Specials". Deadline.

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