Peppa Pig

*Peppa Pig*
Peppa Pig
Genre	Preschool
Created by	Neville Astley; Mark Baker;
Directed by	Neville Astley; Mark Baker; Phil Hall; Joris van Hulzen; Sarah Hoper; Andrea Tran;
Starring	Lily Snowden-Fine; Cecily Bloom; Harley Bird; Amelie Bea Smith; John Sparkes; Morwenna Banks; Richard Ridings; Oliver May; Alice May;
Narrated by	John Sparkes
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Opening theme	"Peppa" (performed by Lily Snowden-Fine)
Composer	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	381 (+5 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Joan Lofts; Laura Clunie; Olivier Dumont; Phil Davies; Chris White; Rebecca Harvey;
Producers	Phil Davies; Randi Yaffa; Gillian Iversen; Hannah Lee Miller;
Running time	5 minutes; 25 minutes (full series)
Production companies	Astley Baker Davies Ltd (Series 1–8); Contender Entertainment Group (Series 1); Entertainment One Family (Series 2–4); Entertainment One (Series 5–8); Karrot Animation (Series 7–present); Hasbro Entertainment (Series 8–present);
Original release
Network	Channel 5; Nick Jr.;
Release	31 May 2004 –; present
Related
	Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker. Produced by Hasbro Entertainment and Karrot Animation and formerly produced by Astley Baker Davies, the show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 May 2004. The seventh season began broadcasting on 5 March 2021. Peppa Pig has been broadcast in over 180 countries.

Peppa herself has been voiced by several different performers through the years. Lily Snowden-Fine provided her voice in season one and Cecily Bloom in season two, then Harley Bird, five years old when she started, acquired the role for thirteen years until stepping down after season six. The role was taken over by Amelie Bea Smith. John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, Oliver May and Alice May also provide voices.

On 31 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One, including the Peppa Pig franchise, for a US$3.8 billion deal, making the franchise one of Hasbro's main brands. On 16 March 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed until 2027, with the original creators and studio (Astley Baker Davies) replaced by Karrot Animation (producers of Sarah & Duck).

On 17 November 2022, Hasbro announced that they would be selling Entertainment One's assets. However, the Peppa Pig franchise would remain with Hasbro, through its Entertainment division; due to this, eOne would leave production, making another production change to the show.

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