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Also known as | Dora: Say Hola to Adventure![1] |
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Directed by | Don Kim |
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Opening theme | "¡Exploradora!" performed by Joleen Belle, Joachim Svare, GG Ramirez, and Gabe Lopez |
Ending theme | "¡Exploradora! (Instrumental)" |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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Release | April 12, 2024 present | –
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Dora is an animated children's television series created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes for the streaming service Paramount+ that premiered on April 12, 2024.[5] It is a new counterpart of the animated series Dora the Explorer (2000–2019), also created by Gifford and Valdes as well as Eric Weiner[6] and the 4th series overall in the Dora the Explorer franchise.
Paramount+ renewed the show for a second season 12 days later.[7] The show made its linear television premiere on Nickelodeon on August 5, 2024.[8] The second season will premiere on September 13, 2024.[9]
Premise
A reboot of the original series, the series follows the adventures of Dora and her monkey friend, Boots as they go on epic adventures in a rainforest. Accompanied by Dora's Map, Dora and her friends must work as a team to overcome many obstacles in the rainforest, including being challenged by Swiper.
Characters
Main
- Dora Márquez (voiced by Diana Zermeño[4]) is the main protagonist of the series. She is a 7-year old Latina girl.
- Boots (voiced by Asher Colton Spence[4]) is Dora's monkey best friend who is the co-host of the series.
- Swiper (voiced by Marc Weiner[4]) is the main antagonist in the series. He is an orange fox who steals or attempts to steal key items that help Dora and Boots on their adventures.
- Map (voiced by Anairis Quiñones[4]) is a helpful talking map, who helps Dora and her friends on how they can get to their main place. Map's gender is changed from male to female for the reboot.
- Backpack (voiced by Katarina Sky[4]) is Dora's talking backpack, who helps Dora on her adventures by holding things she needs.
- Grumpy Old Troll (voiced by Danny Burstein[4]) is a yellow creature who lives under the bridge. When someone crosses the bridge (notably Dora and Boots), he tells them to solve a riddle to proceed to their destination.
- Tico (voiced by Donovan Monzon-Sanders[4]) is a 4-year-old Spanish-speaking squirrel who is one of Dora and Boots' friends.
- Isa (voiced by Tandi Fomukong[4]) is an iguana who is smart and mature and is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
- Benny (voiced by Quintún Muñoz[4]) is a bull who lives in a barn and is the loyal person of the group. He is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
- Big Red Chicken (voiced by Chris Gifford[4]) is a large red bird.
- The Fiesta Trio (Frog and Marmoset voiced by Danny Burstein, Armadillo voiced by Anairis Quiñones[4]) are a trio of small creatures who play instruments and are friends with Dora and Boots.
Recurring
- Mami (voiced by Kathleen Herles[4][a]) is Dora's mother.
- Papi (voiced by Mike Smith Rivera[4]) is Dora's father.
- Abuela (voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera[4]) is Dora's grandmother.
- Ale the Alebrije (voiced by Kate del Castillo[4]) is a colored-jaguar who is a magical creature.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2024)
No. | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date [10][11] | Nickelodeon air date [10] | Prod. code [10] | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | ||||||
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1 | "Catch the Quickatoo" | Benjamin Weiner | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 101 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots need to take a picture of a rare Quickatoo for Abuela. | |||||||||||||
2 | "Lost Lorito" | Valerie Walsh Valdes | Claudia Fuenzalida | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 102 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots return a baby parrot home, who can't stop copying Boots' dialogue. | |||||||||||||
3 | "Rainbow's Lost Colors" | Maggie Diaz Bofill | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 103 | N/A | ||||||
Dora recovers three colors that are missing from the rainbow so that her twin brother and sister can see it. | |||||||||||||
4 | "Boots' Rubber Band Ball" | Emma Ramos | Steve Stefanelli | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 104 | N/A | ||||||
Boots has to retrieve his ball after it lands in the front yard of Cynthia the Centipede. | |||||||||||||
5 | "The Alebrije Adventure" | Emma Ramos | Austen Payne, Troy Sullivan & Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 105 | N/A | ||||||
Dora helps an Alebrije recover the rainbow water needed for a special tree. | |||||||||||||
6 | "Let's Get A Paleta!" | Toby Arguello | Somboun Souannhaphanh | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 106 | N/A | ||||||
During a massive heatwave in the rainforest, Dora needs to rescue Val's paleta truck and prevent the icy treats from melting. | |||||||||||||
7 | "Big Red Chicken Wake Up!" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 107 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots need to awaken the Big Red Chicken before he floats down to a waterfall. | |||||||||||||
8 | "The Mystery Gift" | Rebeca Delgado | John Flagg | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 108 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and friends must solve a series of questions to open a mysterious gift. | |||||||||||||
9 | "Friendaversary Adventure" | Jesenia Ruiz | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 109 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots need to rescue Isa on their Friendaversary! | |||||||||||||
10 | "Swiper's Birthday Surprise" | Toby Arguello | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 110 | N/A | ||||||
Dora brings a gift to Swiper on his birthday, but she needs to prevent him from swiping his own gift and ruining the surprise. | |||||||||||||
11 | "The Little Axolotl" | Rebeca Delgado | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 111 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots helps a baby axolotl to find his mother. | |||||||||||||
12 | "Bubble Trouble" | Sean Gill | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 112 | N/A | ||||||
Dora, Boots, and Tico must save the Big Red Chicken who floats away in a bubble right before the talent show. | |||||||||||||
13 | "Rainforest Ritmo" | Alejandro Bien-Willner, Rebeca Delgado & Toby Arguello | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 | August 5, 2024 | 113 | N/A | ||||||
Boots needs to learn a new dance before going to Isa's party. | |||||||||||||
14 | "The Magic Nut" | Benjamin Weiner | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 114 | N/A | ||||||
Dora leads everyone into the Tricky Trappy Forest to recover a Tico's magic nut. | |||||||||||||
15 | "Tiny Dancer" | Rebeca Delgado | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 115 | N/A | ||||||
Bailarina loes her Adelitas (women soldiers), and Dora and Boots have to recover them. | |||||||||||||
16 | "The Sleepy Sun" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 116 | N/A | ||||||
The sun refuses to set without its Pillow cloud. So Dora and Boots try to recover the cloud so that the Sun can set. | |||||||||||||
17 | "Tres Leches Trouble" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 117 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots help Benny deliver a giant birthday cake to his Abuela's house. | |||||||||||||
18 | "Wizzle Wozzle Woo" | Sean Gill | John Flagg | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 118 | N/A | ||||||
Dora helps the Fiesta Trio recover their missing instruments after they were frightened by a loud and strange noise. | |||||||||||||
19 | "Croc-A-Bye Baby" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 119 | N/A | ||||||
"Wanna Empanada?" | |||||||||||||
Croc-A-Bye Baby: Dora gets a baby crocodile to sleep. Wanna Empanada?: The troll refuses to get an empanada. | |||||||||||||
20 | "If the Boot Fits" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 120 | N/A | ||||||
"Piñata Party" | |||||||||||||
If the Boot Fits: Boots tries on new boots. Piñata Party: The twins have problems with their first piñata. | |||||||||||||
21 | "Tico and Bip Bip's Big Show" | Benjamin Weiner | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 121 | N/A | ||||||
Dora has to escort Bip Bip to a concert with Tico, but he keeps powering off. | |||||||||||||
22 | "Wonky Wishing Wand" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 122 | N/A | ||||||
The Big Red Chicken accidentally makes himself small after a magical mishap, and Dora and Boots must change him back to normal. | |||||||||||||
23 | "A Guayabera For Tico" | Maggie Diaz Bofill | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 123 | N/A | ||||||
Boots wants to give a Guayabera to Tico, which can magically produce anything out of its pockets. | |||||||||||||
24 | "Falling Estrellas" | Jesenia Ruiz | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 124 | N/A | ||||||
Dora and Boots must recover the three missing stars to a special constellation. | |||||||||||||
25 | "Crabby Boots" | Sean Gill | Austen Payne | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 125 | N/A | ||||||
When a hermit crab accidentally uses Boots' boot as a shell, Dora helps her find her original shell. | |||||||||||||
26 | "Papi's Picnic Party" | Rebeca Delgado | Claudia Fuenzalida | April 12, 2024 | TBA | 126 | N/A | ||||||
Dora gives away ingredients on the way to a picnic. |
Production
The series' counterpart was announced and revealed in 2021 by Brian Robbins at the ViacomCBS' Investors Day Event. The series was ordered by Paramount+ and was originally set to premiere in 2023,[12] but was delayed to 2024.
The dialogue was recorded at Burbank-based Atlas Oceanic Sound and Picture and New York City-based Hyperbolic Audio.[13] The series is a co-production between Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Ontario-based, Pipeline Studios.
The series was executive-produced by Rich Magallanes, Chris Gifford, and Valerie Walsh Valdes, while Henry Lenardin-Madden serves as a co-executive, and Alejandro Bien-Willner serves as the editor to the series. Marielle Kaar also serves as the executive in charge of production for the series. [14]
Release
Prior to the series official launch date, sneak peeks have been resurfaced on the franchise's official YouTube channel since September 30, 2023.[15]
The series has premiered on April 12, 2024 (with the first season of 26 episodes), exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.[4] The series also aired on the Nick Jr. Channel internationally.[16]
Merchandise
In addition to being released on Paramount+, the show also includes a toy line from Spin Master to promote the series unlike its original counterpart.[17]
Notes
- ^ Herles previously voiced Dora during the first four seasons of the original series.
References
- ^ @paramountplusca (February 22, 2024). "She's back and better than ever! Watch the new movie special Dora: Say Hola to Adventure!, streaming now on @ParamountPlusCA 💜" – via Instagram.
- ^ Graeber, Laurel (April 10, 2024). "¡Vámonos! Dora Is Back for a New Round of Exploring". New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Zahed, Ramin (April 12, 2024). "She's Back! 'Dora' Dives into All-New Adventures on Paramount+". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Paramount Press Express - Dora - About".
- ^ Vlessing, Evan (February 26, 2024). "Dora Swings Into Animated Reboot Action in Trailer for Paramount+ Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 14, 2023). "'Dora And The Fantastical Creatures': New Animated Short To Debut Before 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 24, 2024). "'Dora' Animated Preschool Series Renewed For Season 2 By Paramount+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ HyperSchedules [@HyperSchedules] (July 19, 2024). "HyperSchedules on X: "DORA! is scheduled to premiere on Nickelodeon on August 5th at 11:30am. Just that one airing for now." / X" (Tweet). Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 5, 2024). "'Dora' Boogies to Season 2 Premiere with New Trailer, Music Video". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dora Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "DORA (2024): Watch New Series on Paramount+". Paramount+. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (February 15, 2022). "'Dora The Explorer' CG-Animated Preschool Series Gets Paramount+ Green Light, Live-Action 'Dora' Series Now Aimed At Tweens". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ @hyperbolicaudio (February 26, 2024). ""Who's ready for an exciting adventure?! Dora is back with some familiar faces and is all set to embark on new quests. We are thrilled to share a sneak peek of Dora's new series, which will be streaming on @paramountplus on April 12th. We owe a huge thanks to the amazing Nickelodeon team and talented individuals who continue to make each session better than the last. Let's get ready to explore!"" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Paramount+ Shares 'Dora' Series Trailer". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Dora & Friends - YouTube". YouTube.
NEW animated Nick Jr. Dora series coming in 2024!
- ^ "FOR THE ALL-NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES, DORA, PREMIERING GLOBALLY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12" (Press release). Nickelodeon. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ "Spin Master to launch toys for Paramount's new Dora series in 2024". Mojo Nation. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.