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Sesame Street is looking for a new place to call home. Max has not renewed the popular children’s series for a 56th season. Season 55 will air on the streaming service and HBO, and they will continue to be the home for a library of prior episodes through 2027.
However, no new Sesame Street content will air on Max or HBO once season 55 wraps. A spokesperson for Max said the following about the decision, per THR:
“It has been a wonderful, creative experience working with everyone at Sesame Street on the iconic children’s series and we are thrilled to be able to keep some of the library series on Max in the U.S. As we’ve launched Max though and based on consumer usage and feedback, we’ve had to prioritize our focus on stories for adults and families, and so new episodes from Sesame Street, at this time, are not as core to our strategy.”
A spokesperson for Sesame Workshop also spoke about the move and said,
“We are excited to extend our 10-year partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, keeping Sesame Street’s iconic library available on Max through 2027. We will continue to invest in our best-in-class programming and look forward to announcing our new distribution plans in the coming months, ensuring that Sesame Street reaches as many children as possible for generations to come.”
Sesame Street landed on HBO in late 2015 after over 40 years as an exclusive on PBS. Under the deal, new episodes were first released on the cable network and they were then made available to PBS stations and online nine months later.
The deal allowed Sesame Workshop to produce 35 episodes a season instead of just 18 installments. The funding also made it possible for the company to create a spin-off and a new educational show.
What do you think? Are you or someone in your home a fan of Sesame Street? Are you hoping that new episodes can continue to be made?
What a shame, I have introduced my grandkids to sesame street and they actually love it. My grandkids will watch bluey but prefer sesame street! They have made it more modern and I never knew it went to HBO. This is sad.
Shouldve just kept it on PBS. It was safe there.
Appreciate sesame street. But 50 + seasons…..it’s ok to let go…..
PBS needs to put Sesame Street on. My grandson (22 months) loves it.
Better kids shows have emerged. Kids have traded in Sesame Street for Bluey. Parents would much rather watch Bluey, as it’s charming and funny even for adults.
Putting it on HBO was the worst thing to happen for it.
I didn’t know this show was still on.
Could it be because they put it behind a pay wall and it’s not accessible anymore? That’s a big surprise!
So sad news classic childhood memories gone no more Sesame Street era nostalgia.