Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is an American children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series. It is a reboot of Jim Henson's series Fraggle Rock. The first season was released on Apple TV+ on January 21, 2022, and the second season on March 29, 2024.
A holiday special entitled Night of the Lights was released on November 18, 2022. A second special entitled The First Snow of Fraggle Rock was released on December 5, 2025.
The first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 19, 2024 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Synopsis
In a house belonging to a woman named Doc and her dog Sprocket is a hole that leads into Fraggle Rock. The Fraggles, Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, and Red live their lives within Fraggle Rock while experiencing different adventures along the way as well as interacting with Doozers and avoiding the Gorgs while harvesting radishes.Cast
- Lilli Cooper as Doc
Puppeteers
- John Tartaglia as Gobo Fraggle, Sprocket, Architect Doozer, Gunge, Barry Blueberry, and Lyle Craggle
- Karen Prell as Red Fraggle, Icy Joe, and Merggle Queen
- Donna Kimball as Mokey Fraggle, Cotterpin Doozer, and Storyteller Fraggle
- Jordan Lockhart as Wembley Fraggle, and Murray the Minstrel
- Frank Meschkuleit as Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, The World's Oldest Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Large Marvin Fraggle, and Mantivore
- Aymee Garcia as Ma Gorg, Archivist, Marjorie the Trash Heap, Brool the Minstrel, Henchy Fraggle, Bongo, and Styles Craggle
- Dan Garza as Junior Gorg, Philo, and Kyle Craggle
- Ali J. Eisner as Turbo Doozer, Jack Hammer Doozer, Joogie the Inkspot, and Balsam the Minstrel
- Kira Hall as Brio the Minstrel
- Kanja Chen as Pogey
- Kevin Clash as Uncle Traveling Matt
- Andy Hayward as Pa Gorg, Wrench Doozer, Jamdolin, Rupert Fraggle, and Giant Talking Radish
- Ingrid Hansen as Ma Gorg, and Skitter Stone
- Ben Durocher as Junior Gorg
- Anna Cummer as Additional puppeteer
Voices
- Dave Goelz as Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt and The World's Oldest Fraggle
- Daveed Diggs as Jamdolin
- Cynthia Erivo as Archivist
- Ed Helms as Lyle Craggle
- Patti LaBelle as Merggle Queen
- Kenan Thompson as Jack Hammer Doozer
- Brett Goldstein as Pryce Fraggle
- Catherine O'Hara as Lost Fraggles Leader
- Adam Lambert as The Great Glitterini
- Ariana DeBose as Mezzo
Production
On May 26, 2020, following the success of the Fraggle Rock: Rock On! shorts that were released in April 2020, Apple TV+ announced a deal with The Jim Henson Company to produce a full reboot of Fraggle Rock, consisting of half-hour episodes, in addition to exclusive streaming rights to the original series and specials. In January 2021, The Jim Henson Company announced that production had officially started on a reboot of the show. The show is filmed at the Calgary Film Centre. Each episode features original songs, and reprises of songs from the original series.Pre-production on the series began in late 2020 with the working title Raphanis. Filming commenced on January 25, 2021, in-studio at the Calgary Film Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and wrapped in June.
In November 2021, a trailer revealed the Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock title, and the January 21, 2022 premiere date.
Several original characters return, and new characters are voiced by celebrity guests, including Patti LaBelle, Cynthia Erivo, Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms, and Kenan Thompson. Foo Fighters make a cameo in one episode.