Open Season: Call of Nature
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| Based on | Open Season by Steve Moore John B. Carls Jill Culton Anthony Stacchi Sony Pictures Animation |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) |
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| Network | Family Channel[note 1] |
| Release | November 3, 2023[note 2] – present |
Open Season: Call of Nature is an animated children's television series based on the Open Season film franchise. The series follows Boog and Elliot, a pair of urban animals who are best friends. They embark on an adventure to create a new place for animals to live and embrace their inner wild. It is a co-production between Sony Pictures Animation in the United States and 9 Story Media Group's Brown Bag Films Toronto Studio in Canada. The series premiered on Family Channel on November 3, 2023.
It is also been broadcast on Discovery Kids in Latin America, ABC Entertains in Australia, Disney Channel in Germany and Nickelodeon in the UK. 26 episodes of the series have been produced.
Premise
[edit]When Boog and Elliot discover an abandoned Summer Camp in the middle of nowhere, they embark on a brave new adventure of creating a safe and special place to live that welcomes animals of every kind. Under the leadership of Boog and Elliot, the Campers must all work together to help create their own slice of paradise in the middle of the wilderness and rediscover their inner wild.
— 9 Story Media Group
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Jonathan Langdon as Boog
- Joshua Graham as Elliot
Supporting
[edit]- Josette Jorge as Giselle
- Ron Pardo as Ian
- Jonathan Sconza as Mr. Weenie
- Trevor White as McSquizzy
- Sara Garcia as Karla, a striped skunk
- Annick Obonsawin as Kiki
Minor
[edit]- Katie Griffin as Rosie
- Cory Doran as Deni
- Robert Tinkler as O'Toole
- Deven Mack as Norm, a bird-like creature.
- Ana Sani as Cleo
- Carlo Essagian as Napoleon
- Raoul Bhaneja as RJ
- Sugar Lyn Beard as Sugar
- Jonathan Sconza as Buddy, a porcupine.
- Deven Mack as Vulture
- Chris Wilson as Cyril
- Julie Lemieux as Sunny
- John Cleland as Leslie
- Martin Roach as Gunner
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1a | "Welcome to Camp Wild" | TBA |
| 1b | "A Break from the Norm" | TBA |
| 2a | "The Wisdom of the Naked Mole Rats" | TBA |
| 2b | "Doormates" | TBA |
| 3a | "Duty Calls" | TBA |
| 3b | "Finding Dinkleman" | TBA |
| 4a | "The Wild Ways of Wild the Wolf" | TBA |
| 4b | "More Bang for your Bucks" | TBA |
| 5 | "Escape from Pet Palace" | TBA |
| 6a | "Chore and Peace" | TBA |
| 6b | "Hypno-Weenie" | TBA |
| 7a | "A Shear Audacity" | TBA |
| 7b | "Karlita's Way" | TBA |
| 8a | "Father Fibber" | TBA |
| 8b | "Freaky Fried Eggs" | TBA |
| 9a | "Camp Takes Two" | TBA |
| 9b | "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" | TBA |
| 10a | "A Shame of Thrones" | TBA |
| 10b | "New Phone Who's Dis" | TBA |
| 11a | "Sleeping Boogie" | TBA |
| 11b | "Pet vs. Pests" | TBA |
| 12 | "Camp of the Cave Bear" | TBA |
| 13a | "Camp Palace" | TBA |
| 13b | "Will the Real McSquizzy Please Stand Up?" | TBA |
| 14 | "Cash Camp" | TBA |
| 15 | "Treasure Island" | TBA |
| 16a | "Hunter Gatherers" | TBA |
| 16b | "There's No E In Team" | TBA |
| 17a | "Uptown Squirrel" | TBA |
| 17b | "Mother Nature's Fawn" | TBA |
| 18 | "The Possum Job" | TBA |
| 19a | "What a Chinook" | TBA |
| 19b | "Everybody Loves Ian" | TBA |
| 20a | "Mr. Weenie's Trailer Trash" | TBA |
| 20b | "Close Encounters of the Nutty Kind" | TBA |
| 21a | "Radio Wild" | TBA |
| 21b | "Undercover Karla" | TBA |
| 22a | "What Happens in The Wild" | TBA |
| 22b | "Squirrel Down" | TBA |
| 23a | "Clowning Around" | TBA |
| 23b | "The Deer and the Pussycat" | TBA |
| 24a | "Playing Dead" | TBA |
| 24b | "Beef in the Mess Hall" | TBA |
| 25a | "Fish Out of Water" | TBA |
| 25b | "Mukluck" | TBA |
| 26a | "Breaking Big" | TBA |
| 26b | "The Polar Empress" | TBA |
Broadcast
[edit]The series was announced on August 1, 2023.[1][2] The series had its world premiere on Discovery Kids in Latin America on October 2, 2023, and it is made available on Discovery+ after the premiere. The series later premiered on Family Channel in Canada on November 3, 2023. Prior to that, a sneak peek of the series aired on October 30, 2023, after an airing of the latest film in the Open Season franchise.
As a result of the series premiere of the show, the first three films: Open Season, Open Season 2 and Open Season 3 were aired between November 3 and 5, respectively. The French dub of the series premiered on Télémagino in Canada on February 4, 2024. The series was then followed by a German dub, which premiered on Disney Channel on February 5, 2024.
The series was broadcast on ABC Entertains in Australia in February 1, 2024, and was made available on ABC iview. The series premiered on Minimax in Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia in April 2024. The series made itd debut in summer 2024 during the Okoo block on either France 3 or France 4 in France and on Cartoon Network in some parts of Europe and Asia. In the UK, the series premiered on Nickelodeon in July 2024.
In the United States, the series is currently available on YouTube.[3] The series is available on Max in Latin America since February 2024, with the first ten episodes of the second segment of the eleventh episode. Episodes of the show are also available on The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi.[4] It will be available on Disney+ later.[5]
On October 10, 2024, 9 Story Distribution announced several licensing deals for the series with DR TV (Denmark), RTS (Switzerland), AMC Networks (CEE) Canal Panda (Portugal), RTÉ (Ireland), Paramount Media Networks (UK, Italy), Tubi, Roku, and Xumo (all three US), e.tv (South Africa), and PCCW (Hong Kong and Macau).[6][7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Episodes have premiered early on Discovery Kids in Latin America, ABC Me in Australia, and Disney Channel in Germany.
- ^ The series first premiered in Latin America on October 2, 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 1, 2023). "New 'Open Season' Series in the Works at 9 Story".
- ^ "9 Story Media Group Announces Production on New Animated Comedy Series OPEN SEASON: CALL OF NATURE Based on the Motion Picture Franchise from Sony Pictures Animation - 9 Story Media Group". August 1, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Camp Wild | Wildlife Retreat | Full Episode | Open Season". YouTube. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Open Season: Call of Nature".
- ^ "Premiering today on @Family_Channel with the amazing talent of @jlangdon17 🐻, directing prowess of @alysontheother and @kauf13 . On @Disney plus in 2024. Definitely take a peek! Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to play 🦌 Elliot #OpenSeasonCallofNature". Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "9 Story Distribution Announces New Deals for Animated Comedy "Open Season: Call of Nature"". 9 Story Media Group. October 10, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "TV & Streaming Updates: New Deals for 'Ellie the Ellie,' 'Masha and the Bear,' 'Totally Spies!' & More". Animation Magazine. October 18, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Open Season: Call of Nature's 9 Story page
- Open Season: Call of Nature's Brown Bag page
- Open Season: Call of Nature at IMDb
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- 2020s American animated television series
- 2020s Canadian animated television series
- 2023 American television series debuts
- Open Season (franchise)
- Television series by Sony Pictures Animation
- Television series by 9 Story Media Group
- Television series by Brown Bag Films
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television