Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go

The series focuses on the adventures of a younger version of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, including Percy, Nia, Kana, and Diesel. Throughout the episodes, they learn many life lessons and solve problems. ==Characters==

In October 2020, Mattel Television formed a new co-production partnership with Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Limited and greenlit two new seasons for the Thomas & Friends series, consisting of 104 11-minute episodes and two hour-long specials. The new series was officially announced on February 5, 2021. Executive producer Christopher Keenan said it was, "crafted to appeal to contemporary audiences' sensibilities while maintaining Thomas' core brand ethos". On February 27, 2024, it was announced that Series 3 would debut on Netflix in the United States. Unlike previous Thomas & Friends media, All Engines Go was produced in North America rather than the United Kingdom. == Episodes ==

Series overview Season 1 (2021–22) Season 2 (2022–23) Season 3 (2024) All episodes are directed by Campbell Bryer. Season 4 (2025) All episodes are directed by Campbell Bryer. Specials Five specials were produced for the series; all of these are directed by Campbell Bryer with Jason Groh co-directing "Race for the Sodor Cup". Linear Streaming ==Release==

Cartoon Network and Netflix have the broadcast and streaming rights to the series in the United States. The series premiered on September 13, 2021, as part of Cartoon Network's Cartoonito preschool programming block. on October 29, 2021. The series premiered in Canada on Treehouse on September 18, 2021. In October 2021, Mattel Television announced they had pre-sold the series to many broadcasters around the world, including Nick Jr. for British pay-TV rights, TF1 in France and WarnerMedia for MENA and Latin American regions. Home media North America On August 31, 2021, Mill Creek Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment's parent company Alliance Entertainment announced a US and Canadian distribution deal with Mattel. Such rights included the DVD rights to All Engines Go, which NCircle would distribute. United Kingdom The Race for the Sodor Cup special was released on DVD on February 14, 2022. ==Reception==

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go received generally negative reviews. The premiere of the series, along with trailers and other promotional material, were met with immense criticism from fans of the original series and parents, largely towards the new redesigns of the characters. Joly Herman at Common Sense Media summed up her review of the series by saying, "as cute, fun, adventurous as this series might be to young viewers, it has lost some of the character that the original show enjoyed." Britt Allcroft, who produced the first seven series of Thomas & Friends, expressed disdain with All Engines Go, stating the series lacked the "magic" of the original series. ==Accolades==

The series won Best Preschool Series in the inaugural Collision Awards in 2024. ==Notes==