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Bluey

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

Bluey is an Australian animated program designed for preschool audiences that first aired on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. Developed by Joe Brumm in collaboration with Queensland-based production company Ludo Studio, the narrative centers on Bluey, a lively and imaginative six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy. She shares her home with her father Bandit, mother Chilli, and younger sister Bingo, who frequently participates in their creative games. The series features a variety of dog breeds as characters, some inspired by Brumm's own childhood pets. It highlights themes such as nurturing family relationships, Australian cultural elements, and the significance of play in early childhood development. Produced in Queensland with Brisbane serving as the creative backdrop, the show was jointly commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Worldwide 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 released 154 episodes spread over three seasons, including special holiday-themed episodes like those for Christmas ("Verandah Santa" and "Christmas Swim"), Easter ("Easter"), and Father's Day ("Perfect"). The third season introduced a unique 28-minute episode called "The Sign". In 2024, a series of brief "Minisodes" lasting between one and three minutes were broadcast. A feature film was announced in December 2024, scheduled for global release in 2027; this project marks Joe Brumm’s final writing contribution before his departure from the series.

In recognition of its excellence, director Richard Jeffery earned an Australian Directors' Guild Award in 2021 for the episode "Sleepytime," which also won the 2022 Prix Jeunesse International Award for TV – Up to 6 Years Fiction. Composer Joff Bush received nominations from the APRA Screen Music Awards for the episodes "Teasing" (2019) and "Flat Pack" (2020). The episode titled "Cricket" attracted acclaim from international sports media outlets. Several episodes have been adapted into picture books; notably, "The Beach" received both the Australian Book Industry Awards for Book of the Year and Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) in 2020. Additionally, episodes have been distributed on DVD within Australia through BBC Studios.

Series overview

Series 1 (2018–2019)

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Series 3 (2021–2024)

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Minisodes (2024)

A collection of twenty brief episodes called "Minisodes," each ranging from one to three minutes in length, was created. These were distributed in three separate releases: the first set of seven premiered in Australia in June 2024 (with an international rollout in July), followed by another seven in October 2024, and a final six in December 2024.

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