Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show revolves around Peppa, an anthropomorphic female pig and her family and peers. The show originally aired on 31 May 2004. There have been seven seasons as of 2021. The seventh season began airing on 5 March 2021. Peppa Pig has been broadcast in over 180 countries. On 31 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One, including the Peppa Pig franchise, for a US$3.8 billion deal. On 31 January 2020, Harley Bird announced that she would be stepping down from the role of Peppa Pig. On 16 March 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed until 2027. However, the original creators and studio are going to leave production, and will be replaced by Karrot Entertainment.
| Genre | Preschool |
| Created by | Neville Astley, Mark Baker |
| Written by | Neville Astley, Mark Baker, Phillip Hall |
| Directed by | Neville Astley, Mark Baker, Phillip Hall (2011), Joris van Hulzen (2011) |
| Starring | Lily Snowden-Fine (2004), Cecily Bloom (2006–07), Harley Bird (2007–20), Amelie Bea Smith (2020–), John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, Oliver May, Alice May |
| Narrated by | John Sparkes |
| Theme music composer | Julian Nott |
| Composer(s) | Julian Nott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 329 |
| Producer(s) | Phil Davies |
| Running time | about 5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Astley Baker Davies Ltd, Contender Entertainment Group (series 1), Rubber Duck Entertainment (series 2), E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family (series 3-4), Entertainment One (series 5–present), The Elf Factory Limited (series 5), Gaston's Cave Ltd (series 6-present) |
| Distributor | Contender Entertainment Group (2004–09), Entertainment One (2009–) |
| Original network | Channel 5, Nick Jr. |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Related shows | Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom |
| Netflix ID | 80025494 |
About Peppa Pig
An anthropomorphic pig and her animal friends go on adventures and learn about life. The show won a BAFTA Award in 2005 for Best Pre-School Animation.
Achievement of Peppa Pig
The show inspired a family theme park in New Forest, Hampshire called Peppa Pig World. It was broadcast on on Thames Television (UK), Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the UK, Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. in the USA.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Peppa Pig
Television series by Entertainment One.
