Milo (TV series)
Milo is an animated television preschool series that first aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 10 May 2021 in the United Kingdom. It was later aired in the United States on May 13, 2024.
The series, produced by Fourth Wall Animation and distributed by Planeta Junior, was commissioned in May 2021 by the British Film Institute's Young Audiences Content Fund. Though this fund was eliminated in 2023, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Flexible Growth Fund provided major funding for a second season of the show, following the success of the first season. This series is animated completely using Toon Boom Animation's computer information systems.
Premise
The series follows Milo, a 5-year-old black cat and his friends, Lofty, a tall giraffe and Lark, a bird as they explore different jobs and professions. Milo lives in Milotown with his parents, who run a dry cleaning shop called Scrubby’s Dry Clean Shop. In each episode, a washing machine robot named Suds lets Milo and his friends try on the clothes of the workers of the town. Through role play, they learn about the many vocational careers found around town.Characters
- Milo is a 5-year-old black cat. He is adventurous and curious about jobs.
- Lark is a blue bird. She is very intelligent and likes to read.
- Lofty is a tall giraffe. He is a bit clumsy and very worrisome, but always willing to help his friends.
- Suds is a cleaning robot at Scrubby's dry cleaning shop.
Episodes
The show is formatted into 11-minute episodes. The first season consists of 52 episodes and the second season will consist of 26 episodes.Broadcast
The show is broadcast in over 170 countries internationally. It premiered in the United Kingdom on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 10 May 2021.From 2021 to 2022, the show began airing in Russia on JimJam, and later on Carousel.
In July 2023, the show began airing in France on 6play and in Mexico on TV Azteca. In August of the same year, it debuted in Canada on Télé-Québec.
In 2024, PBS Kids acquired the rights to the series in the United States. Although it was originally scheduled to air on the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel, it was exclusive to the PBS Kids on-demand streaming service as of May 13 of that same year, in addition to Amazon Prime Video through the PBS Kids add-on subscription. On-air broadcasts began on the PBS Kids 24/7 channel on October 1 in that year.