Dreamtopia began with the release of a teaser promo video on 14 January 2016. The shorts then followed from 5 May to 21 July 2016 and was initially released as a
YouTube Kids-exclusive production, but was later made available on
YouTube. An animated television special spanning 46 minutes in length was distributed by
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and broadcast on television in 5 countries and regions on 26 June 2016. The success of the TV special resulted in the
greenlighting of an eponymous web series, with four episodes released early on YouTube and YouTube Kids on 4 May 2017.
Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series debuted on
Cartoon Network in
Australia and
New Zealand on 2 March 2018. The series also debuted on
Kabillion and
KidsClick in the
United States on 7 September and 24 September 2018, respectively. ==Main characters==