The world’s favorite beagle is back for more! The official Twitter account for the timeless comic by Charles “Sparky” Schulz, Peanuts, has made the announcement that The Snoopy Show will be getting a second season. Not only that, but the account shared a trailer and a release date!
Premiering on February 5th, 2021, The Snoopy Show follows the lovable beagle as he goes on big adventures in the small nameless Peanuts neighborhood. Viewers tag along with Snoopy as his imagination turns a small walk in the park to a secret mission in WW1 era Europe, or the bumpy side of letting Woodstock move in with him. The show is on the more light-hearted side of what Peanuts can give, but that seems to do just fine. The show currently has a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Snoopy Show is currently streaming on Apple TV+ and is the second original series from the streaming service that stars the Peanuts gang. The first series was Snoopy in Space, which debuted in November 2019 and ran for two seasons. That show followed Snoopy as he tried to fulfill his dreams of becoming an astronaut.
A Beagle’s Run on Apple
There’s little to say what hasn’t already been said about the importance of Peanuts. The once small comic strip grew over time to become a cultural icon, with Good ol’ Charlie Brown helping kids and grown-ups alike through all the tough times. The comics launched in 1950 and ran consistently until 2000, with Schultz passing away shortly after the final strip was published. With the popularity of the comics, the characters were also well known through the long-running series of television specials starting with A Charlie Brown Christmas. The specials would run consistently on television for over 50 years, then something happened in 2020 that would stir up controversy among fans.
In 2020, AppleTV+ announced that they had purchased the streaming rights to the specials. This caused an uproar of negativity from fans of all ages, who had tuned in to see the characters as a yearly tradition. Apple assured the fans that they would open the specials to free streaming for a few days, but fans responded back stating that they didn’t want to install yet another streaming service for viewing. Apple eventually bowed and teamed up with PBS to air the beloved holiday specials for ad-free broadcasting of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas. This decision seemed to calm the flames.
Since Peanuts moved to Apple, the company seems to be picking its decisions wisely with these characters. Along with the two Snoopy shows, Apple TV+ also produced an all-new special, the first holiday special since 2003’s I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! For Auld Lang Syne was a New Years' Eve, Lucy-centric story! The special followed Lucy as she tried to put together the best New Years' Eve party, meanwhile Charlie Brown tries to finish his New Years' resolutions before it’s too late. The special premiered on December 10th, 2021, and was well received by fans old and new.
It's glad to see that, while the buying of Peanuts was an attempt by Apple to bulk up their catalog, they weren’t going to let the characters sit in limbo. Peanuts is still here to stay and we’re still getting new stories starring our favorite friends. The Snoopy Show season 2 is set to premiere on March 11 on Apple TV+.