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Creator: | Otto Tang |
Director: | Allison Craig |
Developer: | Carin Greenberg |
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Composer: | Gabe Sokoloff |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 30[1] |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Company: | Titmouse, Inc. |
Runtime: | 6-7 minutes |
Network: | Noggin |
Kinderwood is an American animated series that premiered on the Noggin mobile app on December 3, 2020. The series was created by Otto Tang and developed by Carin Greenberg. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. It is set in a fictional school called Kinderwood, which is able to transform into different environments. The main characters are the "Kinderkids," a group of five classmates who attend Kinderwood.
The series was first announced on December 1, 2020,[2] and it was available early on Noggin's Amazon Video channel on the same day. On December 3, one episode of the series aired on Nickelodeon to promote its debut on Noggin. Commercials for the show's Noggin debut also played on Nickelodeon's networks.[3]
The five main characters are known as the "Kinderkids."
All episodes were directed by Allison Craig.
Common Sense Media gave the show a five-star review. The staff reviewer, Ashley Moulton, said that the show's stories "emphasize that it's okay to feel negative emotions, that it's important to help other people, and being a good friend," and she summarized Kinderwood as a "lovely, kind-hearted show" with "oodles of charm."[4]
The episode "What Sounds Like Thunder" was selected to compete in the Television Films category of the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[5]