Interrupting Chicken (TV series)

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Interrupting Chicken
Genre Children's
Animated
Educational
Based on Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein
Developed byRon Holsey
Directed by
Voices of
  • Sterling K. Brown
  • Juliet Donenfeld
  • Luke Lowe
  • Maximus Tran
  • Jakari Fraser
  • Sarah Elizabeth Thompson
Opening theme"Interrupting Chicken Theme" performed by The Big Moon
Composer Leo Birenberg
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
  • Loris Kramer Lunsford
  • Ron Holsey
  • David Ezra Stein
  • Clint Eland
Running time23–26 minutes
Production company Mercury Filmworks
Original release
Network Apple TV+
ReleaseNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) 
September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)

Interrupting Chicken is a children's animated television series for Apple TV+. The series is based on the children's book of the same name by David Ezra Stein. The first season was released on November 18, 2022. [1] Later, the second season premiered on September 29, 2023. [2]

Contents

Premise

The series follows a little red chicken named Piper who is a writer and likes to jumps in to rewrite stories with imagination and creative writing.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 9November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
2 8September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [3]
11"Not So Bad Wolf"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacRon HolseyNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"Chicken of the Sea"
22"The Elephant of Surprise"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacRon HolseyNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"The Chicken and the Egg"Josh Riley Brown
33"Hercul-easy"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacJennifer KeeneNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"The Lion, the Mouse and the Chicken"Laura Kleinbaum
44"Where's the Party?"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacScott GrayNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"Chicken Out West"Jessica Welsh
55"Disco Chickens"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacAlex MackNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"Little Red and Little Red Chicken" Dave Polsky
66"Dawn of Wonder Chicken"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacJosh Riley BrownNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"The Chicken Who Cried Wolf" Lazar Saric
77"Arizona Chickenstone and the Temple of the Troll"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacScott GrayNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"The Chicken and the Beanstalk"Jennifer Keene
88"Dr. Chickenstein"Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac Tim McKeon November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
"The Sorcerer's Thesaurus"Mark De Angelis
99"A Chicken Carol"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacRon HolseyDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [3]
101"Captain Claw's Clawsome Quest"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacLaura KleinbaumSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Cinderella's Story"Alex Mack
112"Funky Chicken"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacRon HolseySeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Hansel & Gretel and the Chicken"Jessica Welsh
123"Save the Stalk!"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacScott GraySeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"Andrew Blanchette
134"Mary Had a Little Chicken"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacJosh Riley BrownSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"The Princess, the Chicken, and the Pea"Andrew Blanchette
145"The Magnificent Magician of the Mailbox"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacIsabel GalupoSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Once Upon a Chicken"Jessica Welsh
156"The Royal Rollercoaster"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacLaura KleinbaumSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Clucky Sinclair and the Three Bears" Dave Polsky
167"Wonder Chicken Returns"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacLaura KleinbaumSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Professor Goose Visits"Ron Holsey
178"Starting From Scratch"Christian Larocque and Emma GignacMark De AngelisSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
"Snow White's Seven"Robby Hoffman

Release

On August 29, 2022, Apple announced new kids and family programs for fall 2022. Which Interrupting Chicken was one of the series to be released. [4] The first season was released on November 18, 2022. With the holiday episode which is also the season finale was released on December 2, 2022. [1] [5] The second season was released on September 29, 2023. [2]

Accolades

Interrupting Chicken was nominated for Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program for Juliet Donenfeld and Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. [6] It is also nominated for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. [7]

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