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Apple TV+ today announced a new animated preschool series, \u201cPretzel and the Puppies,\u201d<\/strong> premiering Friday, February 11. Based on the beloved canine from the classic book \u201cPretzel\u201d by award-winning authors Margret and H.A. Rey, creators of \u201cCurious George,\u201d the original series is a new story about the modern dog family led by stay-at-home dad Pretzel, his five adorable Dachshund puppies, and mom Greta, the mayor of Muttgomery. Watch trailer below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starring the voice talents of Emmy Award-nominee Mark Duplass<\/strong> (\u201cThe Morning Show\u201d), Nasim Pedrad<\/strong> (\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d) and newcomers Milo Stein, Alex Jayne Go, Max Mitchell,<\/strong> Amari McCoy<\/strong><\/a> and Gracen Newton<\/strong>, the first trailer for \u201cPretzel and the Puppies\u201d is available now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When your dad is the \u201cworld\u2019s longest dachshund,\u201d it puts a whole new twist on growing up! The eight episodes follow Pretzel (Duplass), Greta (Pedrad) and the puppies, in their hometown of Muttgomery. They are a modern and unique family who are always sniffing out ways to \u201cmake their bark,\u201d and make the world a better place for their four-legged friends and neighbors. Pretzel and Greta encourage their pups to try to solve their own problems, often reminding them to \u201cGet those PAWS UP!\u201d when they face a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original Apple TV+ series hails from HarperCollins Productions (\u201cCarmen Sandiego,\u201d \u201cThe Oregon Trail\u201d), part of HarperCollins Publishers. \u201cPretzel and the Puppies\u201d is executive produced by Caroline Fraser, head of HarperCollins Productions, and Ricardo Curtis and Wes Lui from House of Cool. The co-executive producer and showrunner is Steve Altiere (\u201cDinotrux,\u201d \u201cDragons: Rescue Riders\u201d) and Jennifer Contrucci of HarperCollins Productions is also co-executive producer. The animation studio responsible for design and story is House of Cool (\u201cDespicable Me,\u201d \u201cTrollhunters\u201d), and the animation studio responsible for CG is Saturday Animation (\u201cMighty Mike,\u201d \u201cZafari\u201d). Tony Wagner, globally recognized expert in education and senior research fellow at Learning Policy Institute, served as the curriculum expert on the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animated Adventure Film \u201cLuck,\u201d Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Lil Rel Howery + More, To Debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, August 5<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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