Apple TV + Summer Kids' Slate presents fresh “Duck & Goose” and “Peanuts”

Apple TV + today announced summer premiere dates for a full complement of brand new original series, specials, shorts and fan favorites for kids and families.

The brand new summer shows begin on July 8 with the premiere of Duck & Goose , a captivating animated series based on the bestselling books by New York Times by Tad Hills. More animated delights will arrive on August 12, when Apple unveils a new family special Peanuts from their exclusive partnership with Peanuts and WildBrain: Lucy's School .

This summer, the acclaimed The snoopy show also returns with new episodes on August 5, the same date a pack of classics debuts on the platform Peanuts by Mendelson / Melendez Productions, including:

• A celebration of Charlie Brown
• He's a bully, Charlie Brown
• It's your dog, Charlie Brown
• It was a short summer, Charlie Brown
• It's your first kiss, Charlie Brown
• There is no time for love, Charlie Brown
• Why, Charlie Brown, why?
• You are in love, Charlie Brown
• You are the best, Charlie Brown

Duck & Goose - New series (July 8): Inspired by the best selling books of the New York Times by Tad Hills, Duck & Goose is a preschool series that celebrates the unique friendship of Duck and Goose, the two feathered best friends who don't always see beak to beak. That is until they discover that embracing and appreciating each other's differences can help them come up with entirely new ideas to help solve everyday challenges, big and small.

Duck & Goose is directed by Brian Muelhaupt ( Sesame Street ) with Jane Startz ( Ella Enchanted ); Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Ben Kalina ( Harriet the Spy ) and Antonio Canobbio ( Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ) of Titmouse Inc. are executive producers with Hills. Peabody Award winner Douglas Wood ( Bob the Builder , Little Einsteins) is executive producer and showrunner. Cathy Davidson, Ph.D., founding director of the Futures Initiative and distinguished professor in the Ph.D. Program in English at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and Christina Katopodis, Ph.D., executive director and postdoctoral associate at Transformative Learning in the Humanities, they serve as transformative learning experts on the series through Apple TV + 's Changemakers initiative.

The snoopy show - Season 2 (August 5th): the most iconic dog in the world is ready for his close-up. Dive into new adventures with the cheerful, wild and dreamy beagle, joined by best friend Woodstock and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Produced for Apple TV + by Peanuts and WildBrain, the series is directed by Rob Boutilier ( Snoopy in space ) and produced by Craig Schulz, Paige Braddock, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Mark Evestaff and Anne Loi, and produced by Kimberly Small.

Lucy's School - New Family Special (August 12): la gang of Peanuts she is eager to start a new school this fall, inspiring Lucy to open her own school instead, but teaching isn't as easy as it sounds. Lucy's School  it is a love letter to teachers and an appreciation for what makes teaching such a noble and fulfilling profession. He explores the fear of change and shows Lucy confronting and overcoming her fears with the support of her friends.

Produced for Apple TV + by Peanuts and WildBrain, the special is directed by Raymond S. Persi ( It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown ) and executive producer of Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, Paige Braddock, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Amir Nasrabadi and Anne Loi, and produced by James Brown and Timothy Jason Smith.

The list also includes live children's dishes, including the new series about Paralympic athlete Josh Sundquist, Best Foot Forward (July 22nd); the adaptation of  Amber Brown by Bonnie Hunt (July 29); The adaptation of the graphic novel by May Chan  Surfside Girls (August 19) e  Life By Ella , with Lily Brooks O'Briant, Artyon Celestine and Vanessa Carrasco. Also, the fan favorite series  Hello Jack! The Kindness Show returns with a brand new special and four original short films, out on June 24th.