Overview
- Season 56 premieres November 10—the show’s 56th anniversary—with episodes available the same day on Netflix worldwide and on PBS/PBS KIDS in the U.S.
- Netflix will roll out the season in three volumes, typically four 30‑minute episodes per drop, following the newly unveiled trailer.
- Episodes adopt a reworked structure with two 11‑minute narrative stories per show and a new animated segment, ‘Tales from 123,’ set inside the brownstone.
- The season emphasizes social‑emotional learning, highlighting kindness, compassion, perspective‑taking, listening, and cooperation.
- Guest stars include NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace in the first batch of episodes, with Miley Cyrus slated to appear later in the season.