Overview
- Season 56 premieres Nov. 10 on Netflix with day‑and‑date availability on PBS and PBS KIDS in a rollout localized in 30-plus languages.
- Netflix confirmed a staggered release plan of three volumes, with four new episodes arriving in each batch.
- Episodes remain 30 minutes but now center on one 11‑minute main story designed to draw preschoolers into the action.
- The season introduces the animated Tales From 123 and adds to‑camera moments, animation overlays, and visual effects, while returning Elmo’s World and Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck.
- NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace appears in the first batch, as the new season highlights a curriculum focus on kindness and compassion under head writer Halcyon Person.