Overview
- Apple announced a five-year extension that keeps the entire Peanuts catalog exclusively on Apple TV+ through 2030.
- The agreement expands collaboration with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions and preserves the classic library.
- New originals are in the pipeline, including an animated feature first announced in 2023 that is currently in production.
- Apple will open limited free streams for non‑subscribers: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Oct. 18–19, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Nov. 15–16, and A Charlie Brown Christmas on Dec. 13–14.
- The move arrives in Peanuts’ 75th anniversary year and follows Apple’s Peanuts rollout that began with originals in 2018 and exclusive library rights in 2020, even as some fans lament the loss of over‑the‑air broadcasts.