In 2022, the Thomas & Friends Storytime podcast was also retooled to be themed around All Engines Go, with Rachael Miller succeeding Mark Moraghan as its narrator.While the 2022 Wooden Railway range is based on the original Thomas & Friends series, some All Engines Go items are to be released in the line, namely new characters Kana and Sandy in addition to the All Engines Go version of Carly.In 2021, the Motorized and Push Along ranges were retooled to fit the art style of All Engines Go.A number of products originally designed for the Thomas & Friends brand were redesigned following the release of All Engines Go:.Carly is completely redesigned as an engine and has a six-wheeled chassis.Hiro is depicted as a 2-6-2, though unlike Henry and Gordon retains his original number of tender wheels.Henry and Gordon are both depicted as 2-6-2s with four-wheeled tenders.Edward is depicted as a 6-6-0 (a wheel arrangement which was never used in the real world) and has a four-wheeled tender.Partially due to the stylised graphics of the series, many of the engines have different wheel arrangements than they originally had in Thomas & Friends:.Rebecca is the only member of the Steam Team - both old and new - not to appear in the series. Both the first and second series of All Engines Go contain 52 episodes each, making them longer than the longest series of Thomas & Friends (the tenth and twentieth series, both featuring 28 episodes respectively).All Engines Go also marks the return of Neil Crone to the voice cast as the voice of Gordon, having previously also provided his voice in the 2000 movie, Thomas and the Magic Railroad.Both were later replaced, with it being considered cheaper to use locations which had already been created and the word "Devil" being undesirable for younger viewers of the series, which later inspired the creation of Cannonball Curve. In addition to Callan Castle, The Railway Series-exlusive location Devil's Back was originally intended to appear in the series.The title Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go was trademarked in July of 2020, implying it was decided upon sometime then.Untitled Fourth All Engines Go Movie ( TBA).Untitled Third All Engines Go Movie ( TBA).The series' head writer, Rick Suvalle, has since confirmed that these were only working titles for the series during its production, as it takes place within an entirely different continuity. This error carried over into some promotional material and marketing. Unlike in previous series, where the characters were mostly constrained to the abilities of real locomotives, the engines are now able to jump off of the tracks, turn 360 degrees, deform their bodies and - in some instances - use their foremost wheels or front buffers like hands.īefore the series had an official title, All Engines Go Series 1 and 2 were commonly referred to as Series 25 and 26 respectively, in line with the numbering of the original twenty-four series of Thomas & Friends. The new format will feature "a new look and story structure", original songs and Thomas as the lead character of every episode.Īccording to executive producer Christopher Keenan, the series was 2D animated to allow the crew to cater to contemporary audiences and introduce more physicality and expressiveness in the characters. 104 11-minute episodes and two 60-minute specials were greenlit for the “Thomas & Friends” television series over two seasons. In 2020, Mattel Television announced a new co-production partnership with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio.
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