Little Ellen Explained

Genre:Comedy
Creator:Kevin A. Leman II
Jennifer Skelly
Voices:Laurel Emory
Johanna Colon
JeCobi Swain
June Squibb
Theme Music Composer:Jason Blackman and Jason Nesmith
Composer:Dara Taylor
Country:United States
Language:English
Network:HBO Max
Executive Producer:Ellen DeGeneres
Kevin A. Leman II
Sam Register
Jennifer Skelly
Producer:Jason Blackman
Elizabeth Seidman
Company:Ellen Digital Ventures
Warner Bros. Animation
Num Seasons:4 (2 unaired)
Num Episodes:40 (20 unaired)
Runtime:11 minutes

Little Ellen is an American preschool animated television series produced by Ellen Digital Ventures and Warner Bros. Animation, with animation produced by Lighthouse Studios. This is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service HBO Max under the Cartoonito brand and it's also the first preschoolers-focused series which is not from a popular franchise produced by Warner Bros. Animation since Firehouse Tales.[1]

Little Ellen centers on a seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres as she goes on adventures with cousin Becky and their music-focused friend Freckle.[2] [3] The second season was released on March 3, 2022.[4] A completed third season was going to premiere in June 2022, but it was pulled due to occurring delays; the series was eventually cancelled after its second season two months later, leaving the third and fourth seasons unaired.[5]

Plot

The show explores the world through the eyes of Ellen DeGeneres as a child.

Characters

Episodes

Season 2 (2022)

International broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV and StackTV on October 1, 2021.[6] The series premiered on Cartoonito in Latin America on December 1, 2021, as part of its launch. The series premiered on Boomerang in Portugal on June 20, 2022, as part of its Cartoonito block. The series was going to premiere on Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2022, but it was pulled before it aired.

Cancellation

On August 3, 2022, the series was canceled leaving the third season and a completed fourth season unreleased.[7] The series was removed from HBO Max's streaming library on August 18, 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network. 16 August 2021. 16 August 2021. 7 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307041649/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-sept-13-on-hbo-max-cartoon-network/. live.
  2. 'Little Ellen' Animated Show in the Works at Warner Bros.. Animation Magazine. June 25, 2019. June 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150106/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/little-ellen-animated-show-in-the-works-at-warner-bros/. live.
  3. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Petski . Denise . HBO Max Orders Ellen DeGeneres' 'Ellen's Home Design Challenge', 'Little Ellen' & 'First Dates Hotel' Series . Deadline . en . September 27, 2019 . March 18, 2021 . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417134836/https://deadline.com/2019/09/hbo-max-ellen-degeneres-original-series-ellens-home-design-challenge-little-ellen-first-dates-hotel-finding-einstein-1202746769/ . live .
  4. Web site: New on HBO Max March 2022: Winning Time, Resident Evil, and More. 2022-02-23. 2022-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223010618/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-on-hbo-max-march-2022-winning-time-resident-evil-and-more/1100-6500947/. live.
  5. Web site: This June Stream "Westworld," "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," "Father of the Bride," "The Janes" and More on HBO Max . 23 May 2022 .
  6. Web site: Ytv, Teletoon, and Treehouse Deliver Non-Stop Fun This Fall. 2021-09-13. 2021-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913222224/https://www.corusent.com/news/ytv-teletoon-and-treehouse-deliver-non-stop-fun-this-fall/. dead.
  7. Web site: White. Peter. 'Little Ellen' Scrapped At HBO Max Ahead Of Season 3 Premiere As Questions Surround Future Of Streamer's Animation Strategy. Deadline Hollywood. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022.