Pocoyo (Pocoyó in Spanish and stylised as POCOYO, Spanish pronunciation:) is an animated interactive preschool comedy television and web series, and media franchise created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, that premiered on 7 January 2005 on La 2. Until 2023, the series was produced by the Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment. The first two series were co-productions with Granada Kids, and the first series was a co-production of Cosgrove Hall Films, both in the United Kingdom. In 2019, Pocoyo was a co-production of Koyi Talent.
Five series have been produced, each consisting of 52 seven-minute episodes along with 60 specials produced for YouTube. The series has since been renewed for a sixth and seventh season, with the sixth season premiering on 26 June 2026. English actor and comedian Stephen Fry narrates the English-language version of the first two series of the show, while Stephen Hughes began narrating starting the third series, titled Let's Go Pocoyo. José María del Río narrates the Castilian Spanish version of the show.
The fifth series was released on 22 July 2024 with the first 13 episodes on Max (now known as HBO Max) for Latin America and aired on Cartoonito in that region. The sixth series premiered on 26 June 2026 on YouTube, with future episodes planning to release on ITVX. On 15 September 2026, it was announced that the episodes of Season 6 will premiere on HBO Max on 21 September 2026.
A half-hour special film titled Pocoyo & the Space Circus premiered on 23 November 2008 at Cine Capitol. On 21 December 2008, a one-hour special titled El Show de Pocoyo ("Pocoyo's Show" in English) premiered on La 1 to promote the release of The Space Circus. On 27 August 2009, another musical one-hour special titled Pocoyo's Big Party was released on CD, with a linear premiere on Clan on 31 December 2015. From 2014 to 2016, multiple half-hour specials based on various holidays were released on YouTube and Netflix. A second film titled Pocoyo in Cinemas: Your First Movie which featured the short film, Pocoyo and the League of Extraordinary Super Friends released in cinemas on 11 May 2018 in Mexico, with a Spain release on 23 June.
In June 2021, a spin-off series titled Yanko & Nina was announced by Zinkia to be in development and focus more on Pocoyo's friends, Nina and Yanko. However, the series would later be retooled into another series titled Yanco, Dina and the Dinosaurs in 2022. The series is expected to release in 2027.
In 2023, the franchise was acquired by Animaj. With the use of AI tools, particularly Animaj's proprietary software "Sketch-to-Motion", a new series will release every 12 to 18 months for traditional television and premium streaming services.
As of 2024, it has been confirmed that a third feature film will release in 2028 and a seventh series will release between 2029 and 2030.
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