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Peanuts classics, returning series, and a new Snoopy film
are all coming to Apple TV
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Apple TV has shared the upcoming slate of Peanuts content,
including a new special "There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy" and
a feature-length film "Snoopy Unleashed" alongside more classic
releases.

Apple TV announced on May 19 that "Camp Snoopy" will return for a
second season on June 26, followed by a new special, "Snoopy
Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy," on July 31. The
service is also bringing "This Is America, Charlie Brown" and
"The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" to Apple TV for the first time
in July.

The Peanuts brand has slowly made Apple TV the modern home for
Snoopy and the gang. Apple repeated that its expanded partnership
with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide, and Lee Mendelson Film
Productions runs through 2030.

Even though Apple TV has focused on exclusives and original
content since its inception, a few established series and brands
have made their way onto the service. The Peanuts are the most
prominent example, but there's also "Fraggle Rock" and
"Long Way Up."

Apple keeps expanding Peanuts beyond nostalgia programming
Much of Apple's early Peanuts push focused on bringing the holiday
specials to the platform and a few new original specials. The
latest slate shows the company moving deeper into
franchise-building with returning series, library expansion, and
new film development happening simultaneously.

"Camp Snoopy" season two follows Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts at
Camp Spring Lake. The new July special centers on Snoopy trying to
recover his accidentally sold doghouse.

Apple is also adding two older Peanuts productions that have been
less visible on streaming platforms in recent years. "This Is
America, Charlie Brown," originally released in 1988, mixes
Peanuts characters with episodes focused on American history and
culture.

"The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show," which originally aired from
1983 through 1986, adapts classic Charles M. Schulz comic strip
storylines. Its 18 episodes from the classic series that will help
increase Apple's catalog just a little bit more.

Apple also shared that "Snoopy Unleashed" is a feature-length film
coming soon. It follows Snoopy after he runs away from home,
sending Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang into a large city
to search for him.

Streaming services are now battling it out with recognizable
intellectual properties rather than just offering a vast library
of content. Disney leans on Marvel and Star Wars, Netflix pours
money into its established franchises, while Apple struggles with
fewer major existing brands beyond Peanuts.

Unlike many streaming exclusives, Peanuts also aligns closely with
Apple's family-friendly image. The franchise carries decades of
cultural familiarity without the licensing complications or tonal
risks tied to larger blockbuster properties.

Apple TV currently costs $12.99 per month in the United States and
is available through the Apple TV app across Apple devices, smart
TVs, game consoles, Roku, Fire TV, and web browsers.



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