Open Season: Call of Nature

Open Season: Call of Nature
Genre	Children’s animation Comedy
Based on	Open Season by Steve Moore John B. Carls Jill Culton Anthony Stacchi
Developed by	Jennie Stacey Kent Redecker
Directed by	Mark Thornton Todd Kauffman
Voices of	Jonathan Langdon Joshua Graham
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Vince Commisso Rick Mischel Natalie Osborne Blake Tohana
Producers	Jazmin Playtis Alicia Moore
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Sony Pictures Animation 9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films Toronto
Original release
Network	Family Channel [note 1]
Release	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) [note 2]  – present

Open Season: Call of Nature is a Canadian animated children's television series based on the Open Season film franchise. The series is set in a world of anthomorphic animals, and follows Boog the grizzly bear and Elliot the deer, two animals who are best friends. They embark on an adventure to create a new place for animals to live and embrace their inner wild. It was produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Films in Toronto with Sony Pictures Animation. The series premiered on Family Channel on November 3, 2023.

It is also been broadcast on Discovery Kids in Latin America, ABC Entertains in Australia, Disney Channel in Germany and Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom. 26 episodes of the series have been produced.

Premise

When Boog and Elliot discover an abandoned Summer Camp in the middle of nowhere, they embark on a brave new adventure of creating a safe and special place to live that welcomes animals of every kind. Under the leadership of Boog and Elliot, the Campers must all work together to help create their own slice of paradise in the middle of the wilderness and rediscover their inner wild.

— 9 Story Media Group

Cast

Main

• Jonathan Langdon as Boog
• Joshua Graham as Elliot

Supporting

• Josette Jorge as Giselle
• Ron Pardo as Ian
• Jonathan Sconza as Mr. Weenie
• Trevor White as McSquizzy
• Sara Garcia as Karla, a striped skunk
• Annick Obonsawin as Kiki

Minor

• Katie Griffin as Rosie
• Cory Doran as Deni
• Robert Tinkler as O'Toole
• Deven Mack as Norm, a bird-like creature.
• Ana Sani as Cleo
• Carlo Essagian as Napoleon
• Raoul Bhaneja as RJ
• Sugar Lyn Beard as Sugar
• Jonathan Sconza as Buddy, a porcupine.
• Deven Mack as Vulture
• Chris Wilson as Cyril
• Julie Lemieux as Sunny
• John Cleland as Leslie
• Martin Roach as Gunner

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1a	"Welcome to Camp Wild"	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)
1b	"A Break from the Norm"	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)
2a	"The Wisdom of the Naked Mole Rats"	TBA
2b	"Doormates"	TBA
3a	"Duty Calls"	TBA
3b	"Finding Dinkleman"	TBA
4a	"The Wild Ways of Wild the Wolf"	TBA
4b	"More Bang for your Bucks"	TBA
5	"Escape from Pet Palace"	TBA
6a	"Chore and Peace"	TBA
6b	"Hypno-Weenie"	TBA
7a	"A Shear Audacity"	TBA
7b	"Karlita's Way"	TBA
8a	"Father Fibber"	TBA
8b	"Freaky Fried Eggs"	TBA
9a	"Camp Takes Two"	TBA
9b	"Straight from the Horse's Mouth"	TBA
10a	"A Shame of Thrones"	TBA
10b	"New Phone Who's Dis"	TBA
11a	"Sleeping Boogie"	TBA
11b	"Pet vs. Pests"	TBA
12	"Camp of the Cave Bear"	TBA
13a	"Camp Palace"	TBA
13b	"Will the Real McSquizzy Please Stand Up?"	TBA
14	"Cash Camp"	TBA
15	"Treasure Island"	TBA
16a	"Hunter Gatherers"	TBA
16b	"There's No E In Team"	TBA
17a	"Uptown Squirrel"	TBA
17b	"Mother Nature's Fawn"	TBA
18	"The Possum Job"	TBA
19a	"What a Chinook"	TBA
19b	"Everybody Loves Ian"	TBA
20a	"Mr. Weenie's Trailer Trash"	TBA
20b	"Close Encounters of the Nutty Kind"	TBA
21a	"Radio Wild"	TBA
21b	"Undercover Karla"	TBA
22a	"What Happens in The Wild"	TBA
22b	"Squirrel Down"	TBA
23a	"Clowning Around"	TBA
23b	"The Deer and the Pussycat"	TBA
24a	"Playing Dead"	TBA
24b	"Beef in the Mess Hall"	TBA
25a	"Fish Out of Water"	TBA
25b	"Mukluck"	TBA
26a	"Breaking Big"	TBA
26b	"The Polar Empress"	TBA

Broadcast

The series was announced on August 1, 2023. ^{[1] [2]} The series had its world premiere on Discovery Kids in Latin America on October 2, 2023, and it is made available on Discovery+ after the premiere. The series later premiered on Family Channel in Canada on November 3, 2023. Prior to that, a sneak peek of the series aired on October 30, 2023, after an airing of the latest film in the Open Season franchise.

As a result of the series premiere of the show, the first three films: Open Season , Open Season 2 and Open Season 3 were aired between November 3 and 5, respectively. The French dub of the series premiered on Télémagino in Canada on February 4, 2024. The series was then followed by a German dub, which premiered on Disney Channel on February 5, 2024.

The series was broadcast on ABC Entertains (formerly ABC Me) in Australia, it premiered on February 1, 2024, and was made available on ABC iview. The series premiered on Minimax in Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia in April 2024. The series made its debut in 2024 during the Okoo block on either France 3 or France 4 in France and on Cartoon Network in some parts of Europe and Asia. In the UK, the series premiered on Nickelodeon in July 2024.

In the United States, the series is currently available on YouTube. ^[3] The series is available on Max in Latin America since February 2024, with the first ten episodes of the second segment of the eleventh episode.

Most episodes of the show are also available on The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi. ^[4] Currently the series is set to premiere on cartoon network in Southeast Asia, and soon to be available on Disney+. ^[5] it was available on Paramount+ exclusive to the UK.

On October 10, 2024, 9 Story Distribution announced several licensing deals for the series with DR TV (Denmark), RTS (Switzerland), AMC Networks (CEE), Canal Panda (Portugal), RTÉ (Ireland), Paramount Media Networks (UK, Italy), Tubi, Roku, and Xumo (all three US), e.tv (South Africa), and PCCW (Hong Kong and Macau). ^{[6] [7]} On February 17, 2025, the series was actually broadcast on Panda Kids in Portugal instead of Canal Panda. ^[8]

Notes

1. Episodes have premiered earlier on Discovery Kids in Latin America, ABC Me in Australia, and Disney Channel in Germany.
2. The series first premiered in Latin America on October 2, 2023.

References

1. Milligan, Mercedes (August 1, 2023). "New 'Open Season' Series in the Works at 9 Story" .
2. "9 Story Media Group Announces Production on New Animated Comedy Series OPEN SEASON: CALL OF NATURE Based on the Motion Picture Franchise from Sony Pictures Animation - 9 Story Media Group". August 1, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
3. "Welcome to Camp Wild | Wildlife Retreat | Full Episode | Open Season". YouTube . February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
4. "Open Season: Call of Nature".
5. "Premiering today on @Family_Channel with the amazing talent of @jlangdon17 🐻, directing prowess of @alysontheother and @kauf13 . On @Disney plus in 2024. Definitely take a peek! Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to play 🦌 Elliot #OpenSeasonCallofNature" . Retrieved March 16, 2024.
6. "9 Story Distribution Announces New Deals for Animated Comedy "Open Season: Call of Nature"". 9 Story Media Group. October 10, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
7. "TV & Streaming Updates: New Deals for 'Ellie the Ellie,' 'Masha and the Bear,' 'Totally Spies!' & More". Animation Magazine . October 18, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
8. "BOOG E ELLIOT : O CHAMAR DA NATUREZA - Panda Kids". Panda Kids (in European Portuguese). January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

External links

• Open Season: Call of Nature at 9 Story Media Group
• Open Season: Call of Nature at Brown Bag Films
• Open Season: Call of Nature at IMDb

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