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Bluey

Company type	Television program
Industry	Animation, Children's entertainment
Founded	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
Founder	Joe Brumm
Fate	Ongoing
Headquarters	Brisbane , Australia
Area served	Australia, United Kingdom, International
Key people	Joe Brumm (creator), Richard Jeffery (director), Joff Bush (composer)
Products	Animated television series, merchandise, picture books, DVDs
Owner	BBC Studios (global distribution and merchandising rights)
Parent	Ludo Studio (production)

Bluey is an Australian animated program designed for preschool-aged children that first aired on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. Developed by Joe Brumm in collaboration with Queensland's Ludo Studio, the narrative centers on Bluey, a lively six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy characterized by her vivid imagination and inquisitive nature. She shares her life with her father, Bandit; mother, Chilli; and younger sibling, Bingo, who frequently participates in her creative escapades. The characters represent different dog breeds, some modeled after Brumm's own childhood pets. The series highlights nurturing family relationships, Australian cultural elements, and the significance of play during early childhood. Produced in Queensland with Brisbane serving as the creative backdrop, it was jointly commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Global distribution and merchandising rights are managed by BBC Studios, while international broadcast rights were secured by The Walt Disney Company in 2019.

Since its launch, Bluey has broadcast a total of 154 episodes spanning three seasons. The show features special themed episodes such as Christmas ("Verandah Santa" and "Christmas Swim"), Easter ("Easter"), and Father's Day ("Perfect"). The third season includes a unique 28-minute installment titled "The Sign". In 2024, brief "Minisodes" ranging from one to three minutes were introduced. A feature film was announced in December 2024 with a planned worldwide release in 2027; creator Brumm indicated this project would mark his final writing contribution before retiring from the role.

Director Richard Jeffery earned an Australian Directors' Guild Award in 2021 for the episode "Sleepytime," which also received the 2022 Prix Jeunesse International Award for TV – Up to 6 Years Fiction. Composer Joff Bush garnered nominations at the APRA Screen Music Awards for the episodes "Teasing" (2019) and "Flat Pack" (2020). The episode "Cricket" attracted praise from sports journalists around the world. Several episodes have been adapted into picture books, including "The Beach," which won both the Australian Book Industry Awards for Book of the Year and Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) in 2020. In Australia, selected episodes are also available on DVD through BBC Studios' distribution channels.

Series overview

Series 1 (2018–2019)

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Series 2 (2020–2021)

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Series 3 (2021–2024)

Minisodes (2024)

A collection of twenty brief episodes called "Minisodes," each lasting between one and three minutes, was created. These shorts were distributed in three separate installments: the first seven premiered in Australia in June 2024 (followed by an international release in July), another seven aired in October 2024, and the final six were released in December 2024.

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Ratings

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