Apple TV+ releases the primary ‘Peanuts’ musical in 37 years

Apple is making good on its promise to launch new Peanuts content material with at this time’s premiere of Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. It is the primary Peanuts musical in 37 years, with the final one, Snoopy: The Musical, debuting method again 1988. The brand new cartoon introduces some catchy new songs (and a jazz piano rating, after all) as Charlie Brown and associates try to save lots of their beloved summer season camp Cloverhill from destruction.

The 40-minute particular directed by Erik Wiese is centered round Charlie Brown’s youthful sister Sally, who hates summer season camp after arriving for the primary time. It is as much as her brother, in his final yr at camp, to assist change her angle. Within the different main plot line, the children uncover that Cloverhill is ready for destruction, so Charlie Brown comes up with a plan to placed on a pageant to put it aside. Snoopy is not the principle character this time, however is the supply of a lot comedian aid (pitching a “pup” tent and sleeping on high of it like his doghouse).

The particular makes use of digital animation to attempt to seize the fashion of Charles M. Schultz’s unique drawings. Throughout one poignant music (When We Had been Mild), the animation reverts to Schultz’s Fifties fashion as Charlie Brown displays on his early camp days — one thing that is certain to hit older grownup viewers proper within the feels.

The creators behind the particular are none aside from Craig and Charles Schulz, the son and grandson of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz. “The thought jumped in my thoughts, would not it’s thrilling to see the characters, you realize, really sing and Dance,” Craig Schultz advised The New York Times. He additionally felt that musical numbers would give the particular an prolonged life.

Apple has extra Peanuts content material within the pipeline, together with a brand new feature-length Snoopy film. Snoopy Presents: A Summer season Musical is now obtainable for streaming on Apple TV+.