Apple TV+ today released the trailer for the all-new, highly anticipated Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, premiering globally on Friday, February 16. You can read all about the making of this charming ode to friendship in Animation Magazine‘s feature story here.
The origin story for one of Peanuts’ most beloved characters, the special follows Franklin as he moves to a new town and navigates new friendships.
Franklin’s family is always on the move with his dad’s military job, and everywhere he goes Franklin finds support in a notebook filled with his grandfather’s advice on friendship. But when Franklin tries his usual strategies with the Peanuts gang, he has trouble fitting in. That’s until he learns about the neighborhood Soap Box Derby race — according to his grandfather, everyone loves a winner! He’s sure that winning the race will also mean winning over some new friends. All he needs is a partner, which he finds in Charlie Brown. Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to build a car and in the process become good buddies. But as the race nears, the pressure mounts — can their car and their newfound friendship make it to the finish line?
Produced for Apple TV+ by Peanuts Worldwide and WildBrain, the special is directed by Emmy Award winner Raymond S. Persi (The Simpsons, Wreck-It Ralph) and is co-written by Robb Armstrong (creator of the comic-strip Jump Start) along with Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, from an original story by Armstrong and Scott Montgomery (The Snoopy Show). Executive producers are Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, Paige Braddock, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Logan McPherson.
