LEGOs are toys that bring a countless amount of joy to children and now, it’s time to join the LEGO City residents and see all of the excitement that happens in their community in the brand new, animated series, LEGO City Adventures. Nickelodeon and the LEGO Group announced that the much-anticipated series will premiere on Saturday, June 22nd at 11:30 AM ET/PT. Premieres will continue Saturdays at 11:30 AM ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
The amazing series focuses on the heroes of LEGO City and follows the thrilling adventures of the firefighters, police-officers and city residents. According to the press release, “LEGO City Adventures explores the intertwining paths of the city’s everyday heroes as they work together to stop a mysterious master criminal who begins to wreak havoc on their town. In the premiere episode “Cubs and Robbers,” a movie promotion stunt goes wrong, unleashing a humongous ‘Cubby the Cop’ balloon on the city. Then, in “Billy the Bug,” Fire Chief McCloud accidentally buys a malfunctioning Twirly Hat for her nephew.”
Meet some of the characters from the show here: “Citizens of LEGO City introduced throughout the series include: Sergeant Duke DeTain (Joe Zieja, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4), an overly heroic cop; Freya McCloud (Misty Lee, DC Super Hero Girls), a crisis-ready fire chief; Shirley Keeper (Alex Cazares, The Loud House), the grumpy street sweeper; Harl Hubbs (Daniel MK Cohen, Fixed), an overeager handyman; Tippy Dorman (James Arnold Taylor, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), an expert doorman with a secret; Solomon Fleck (Roger Craig Smith, Avengers Assemble), the dedicated city mayor; Percival “Wheelie” Wheeler (Mick Lauer, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal), a skateboarding police chief and more.” (source: press release)
“LEGO CITY is our strongest evergreen property globally, and for the first time we are leveraging episodic content to establish characters and personalities that bring the city to life,” said Jill Wilfert, Vice President, Licensing & Entertainment for LEGO Group. “We’re thrilled to partner with Nickelodeon for this important evolution of LEGO CITY given how well positioned they are to engage children and families with relevant programming.” (source: press release)
Layla Lewis, SVP of Global Acquisitions and Content Partnerships, Nickelodeon shared her excitement over the release of LEGO City Adventures. Lewis said, “The LEGO brand is known for creating imaginative and innovative content for kids, and we are excited to collaborate with the LEGO Group to bring the unique characters, style and humor of LEGO City Adventures to life on Nickelodeon.” (source: press release)
LEGO City Adventures is bound to bring a whole lot of fun to our TV screens. Take a look at the official trailer and sneak peek of LEGO City Adventures below and don’t forget to mark your calendar and tune in to the premiere of this exceptional series on Saturday, June 22nd at 11:30 AM ET/PT.