Squish (animated series)

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Squish
Genre Comedy
Created byJohn Derevlany
Based onSquish by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Developed by
Starring
Country of origin France
Spain
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerJohn Derevlany
Producers
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
  • Cottonwood Media
  • Planeta Junior
Original release
Network

Squish is a French-Spanish animated series created by John Derevlany and produced by Cottonwood Media and Planeta Junior in association with Gulli and Canal J. The series is based on the graphic novels of the same name created by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. [1] The series had 52 episodes, each of 11 minutes, in its first season and aired on HBO Max in the US, it was removed from HBO Max in August 2022.

Contents

The series became available on YouTube in January 2024.

Broadcast

On September 21, 2020, HBO Max announced that they picked up the exclusive rights to air the series on their streaming platform in the US. [2] The show premiered on the platform on 8 January 2021. The show has also aired on Gulli and Canal J in France. It has also streamed in Canada on Crave and Club illico. The show has also premiered in Belgium on VRT and RTBF. It was shown in Israel on Hop TV and the Gulli international channels in Africa & Russia. [3] The Series airs in Spain on Neox, ETB 3 and À Punt, and in Korea on Tooniverse, [4] and aired on Pop in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2022.

Production

Squish's overall production budget was around $8,500,000, with each episode costing over $163,000. It is estimated that an average 11-minute episode of Squish takes about eight months to make.[ citation needed ]

Plot

The series follows the adventures of Squish, a 12-year-old amoeba in the town of Small Pond (a town inhabited entirely by unicellular organisms) along with his friends, Pod and Peggy, as they try to navigate school and their everyday lives while learning more about unicellular organisms.

Cast

Episodes

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