Apple lands Peanuts characters for new TV shows, shorts and specials

Deadline

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of Charles M. Schulz's iconic Peanuts gang are coming to Apple. The tech giant, which won the rights to Peanuts in a competitive situation, is partnering with DHX Media to create new shorts, series and specials. One of the first planned shorts includes a short-form STEM series featuring an astronaut Snoopy in partnership with NASA. As Deadline points out, "acquiring an entire library of iconic, globally recognizable characters in mega deals with the goal of building TV universes has become a trend for streamers. Netflix recently made such a pact with The Roald Dahl Story Company for a slate of new original animated event series based on the books from the Roald Dahl library, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, and other beloved titles."