Puffin Rock


Puffin Rock is an animated children's television series that airs on RTÉjr. Narrated by Chris O'Dowd, the series premiered on 12 January 2015 and is co-produced by Irish company Cartoon Saloon, Northern Irish company Dog Ears and American company Penguin Random House for its first two seasons.
It originally aired on RTÉjr in Ireland and Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, with reruns airing on Nick Jr. Too and Channel 5's Milkshake! strand
The series initially ran for two series from 2015 until 2016, with a third series premiering in September 2025.

Plot

Based on Puffin Island, situated off the Irish coast, the series follows a young puffin named Oona and her baby brother Baba as they explore their world along with their family and friends of various different animals.

Characters

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2016)

''Puffin Rock and the New Friends'' (2023)

Season 3 (2025)

Accolades

Production

The series was made by Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind the Academy Award-nominated feature Song of [the Sea (2014 film)|Song of the Sea], and Derry based creative studio Dog Ears. The series was first announced as a co-production between the two companies alongside Penguin Books' Puffin Books imprint in November 2012. In September 2013, it was announced that RTÉjr and Nick Jr. had purchased the broadcast rights to the series in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively.
On May 27, 2025, it was announced that CBeebies and RTÉjr had commissioned a third series. It premiered in September 2025.

Broadcast

Internationally, the series has aired on Nick Jr. in Italy, ABC Kids in Australia, ERT2 in Greece.
Streaming rights to the series were held by Netflix in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Spain, the Benelux countries, UK, Poland, France, Denmark and Germany.

Film adaptation

By July 2019, a film based on the series was in development. The film's title and cast were revealed in February 2023, the name of the film was revealed to be Puffin Rock and the New Friends, with most of the cast reprising their roles, and Chris O'Dowd reprising his role as the narrator. However, most of the actors for the pre-school aged characters did not return, and were replaced, with Beth McCafferty replacing her big sister Kate McCafferty as Oona, and Jo McDaid replacing her big sister Sally McDaid as Baba. The film theatrically released on 14 July 2023 in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and then on August 11 for the rest of the United Kingdom. The film was also released in the Irish language under the title Puffin Rock agus Cairde Nua.