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Netflix Nabs Sesame Street, But It’s Willing to Share
The beloved show’s reprieve from streaming limbo comes with some changes.
Today, Netflix announced that it has picked up the show for a reformatted 56th season along with 90 hours of back-catalogue Sesame Street programming. The half-hour episodes will now center on an 11-minute story, a longer format that, per Netflix, allows for “more character-driven humor and heart.” Added to the episodes this season: the animated segment “Tales From 123,” focused on stories in Sesame Street’ s apartment building; new animation overlays and to-camera moments; and the return of fan-favorite segments “Elmo’s World” and “Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck.” Max pulling the plug on Big Bird last year cut off a major lifeline to the Sesame Workshop, led to the nonprofit studio laying off 20 percent of its staff a few months ago, and kicked off its search for a new streaming home.
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