Wonder Pets: In the City

Wonder Pets: In the City
Genre	Animated series Preschool Adventure fiction Musical Children's television series
Based on	Wonder Pets!
Production
Executive producers	Jennifer Oxley Steve Altiere
Production company	Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)

Wonder Pets: In the City is a 2024 American animated musical children's television series. It is a reboot and spinoff of the original Wonder Pets! and follows a new team of pets living in a large city environment. It aired in December 2024 on Apple TV+.

Characters

Wonder Pets

• Izzy (voiced by Victoria Scola-Giampapa) is a light brown guinea pig.
• Tate (voiced by Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.) is a green rat snake.
• Zuri (voiced by Vanessa Huszár) is a black bunny.

Recurring

• Baby Chick is a chicken that hatched in the end of the "Save the Runaway Egg!" He is revisited in "Save the Baby Chick!" where he has trouble speaking up to his siblings in order to feast on some chicken feed. He eventually musters up the courage to speak with the help of the Wonder Pets, knowing now that the others can finally listen to him.

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Save the Porcupine!"	Steve Altiere	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Runaway Egg!"
A porcupine gets stuck in a tight spot, and a mama chicken's precious egg rolls away.
2	2	"Save the Mountain Lion!"	Katherine Chilson	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Baby Chick!"	Susan Kim
A mountain lion aims a little too high for his size, and a hungry chick struggles to be seen and heard.
3	3	"Save the Woodpecker!"	Bar Ben-Yossef	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Salmon!"	Steve Altiere
A woodpecker can't shake free from a tree, and a young salmon needs some uplifting words to make it upstream.
4	4	"Save the Hedgehog!"	Katherine Chilson	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Hippo!"	Steve Altiere
A hedgehog becomes a "wedged-hog," and a hippo's cooldown turns into a muddy mess.
5	5	"Help the Peacock!"	Everest Varanasi	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Woolly Mammoth!"	Steve Altiere
A peacock questions his dancing abilities, and a woolly mammoth gets trapped on a chunk of ice.
6	6	"Save Tate?"	Tone Thyne	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Song Birds!"	Cynthia Reynoso
A search for a souvenir lands Tate inside a sidewalk grate, and two songbirds need to find their rhythm.
7	7	"Help the Bear Cub!"	Gloria Shen	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Sad Sumi-e Frog!"	Melinda LaRose
A bear cub would rather play all day than go to bed, and a painted frog could use some cheering up.
8	8	"Save the Roly Poly!"	Charise Sowells	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save Jack (and the Giant, Too)!"	Susan Kim
A lonely pill bug looks for a pal, and Jack goes on the run from a much (much) bigger kid.
9	9	"Save the Elephant!"	Dena Diamond	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Little Hawk!"	Melinda LaRose
A thirsty elephant who's blind needs to find the watering hole, and a young hawk tries tackling an impressive move.
10	10	"Save the Screaming Goat!"	Ed Lee	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Wild Culpeo!"	Lauren Monroe
A dwarf goat has a serious case of the yelps, and an energetic fox is eager to play with a delicate butterfly.
11	11	"Save the Chinchilla!"	Everest Varanasi	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Golden Spider?"	Dena Diamond
A chinchilla needs rescuing from a tricky spot, and a spider wants to spin a web that'll wow.
12	12	"Help the Caribbean Crab!"	Teresa Lee	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Bighorn Sheep!"	Katherine Chilson
A crab's colorful castle risks getting washed away, and two sibling sheep fight over who goes first.
13	13	"Help the Red Squirrel!"	Bar Ben-Yossef	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Dung Beetle!"
A squirrel loses track of a buried treat, and a beetle battles a blowfly over a ball of dung.

Production

In October 2024, it was announced that a new series based off the original Wonder Pets! would be released on Apple TV+ in December. ^{[1] [2]} The official trailer was released in late November. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The show uses the same technique of "photo puppetry" as the original. ^[6]

Release

In August 2025, all three seasons of the original were added to Apple TV+, with Wonder Pets: In the City, being listed as the fourth season. ^{[7] [8]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Program	Category	Result
2025	Annie Awards	Wonder Pets: In the City	Best Animated Television Production for Preschool (for "Save Tate?")	Nominated
	Television Critics Association Awards		Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Nominated

References

1. Milligan, Mercedes (2024-10-15). "Apple TV+ Announces New 'Wonder Pets: In The City' Animated Pre-K Series for December". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
2. Bharanidharan, Sadhana. "Apple TV+ announces Wonder Pets: In The City" . Retrieved 2025-09-18.
3. Apple TV (2024-11-20). Wonder Pets: In the City — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ . Retrieved 2025-09-18– via YouTube.
4. "Apple TV+ Shares 'Wonder Pets: In the City' Trailer". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
5. Milligan, Mercedes (2024-11-20). "'Wonder Pets: In the City' Scurry into Action in New Trailer". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
6. Zahed, Ramin (2024-12-10). "Music to the Rescue: 'Wonder Pets: In the City' EP Jennifer Oxley Introducers Her Charming New Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
7. Milligan, Mercedes (2025-08-14). "Apple TV+ Launches Emmy-Winning 'Wonder Pets!' Full Library on Friday". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
8. "Complete 'Wonder Pets!' Library Coming to Apple TV+ on August 15". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-09-18.