Sesame Street Season 48 begins shooting, HBO premiere set for November 2017

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Tons of new info for the season, including episodes about The Count, Prairie Dawn, Ernie and Bert, and the Martians. Plus Baby Bear gets a major role:
http://www.toughpigs.com/sesame-season-48/

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

I thought the new season was premiering next year.

 

[Phillip]

Wait, since the season's starting next month, should we change the name of the thread?

Yes, it's done.

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

Wow. So the new season is premiering early then?

 

[gravy]

Wow. So the new season is premiering early then?

I guess that's a good thing so they can reach to Season 50 quicker in alignment with their 50th year.

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

I guess that's a good thing so they can reach to Season 50 quicker in alignment with their 50th year.

I'm assuming that the PBS premiere will be next year.

 

[Oscarfan]

Press kit is fully live:

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/season48/

 

[D'Snowth]

So I guess the big deal about scaling back on celebrities was all hearsay and conjecture, because it seems like SST has made no effort at all to carry that out. Either way, now I'm more curious than ever to see what Kate McKinnon will be doing.

And I guess it's safe to assume that we do still have Segi on the show in spite of Joey's departure . . . or, it says "New friends around the corner," so is it just the Segi puppet recycled for a new character?

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

Who is the celebrity on the right with Elmo?

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Who is the celebrity on the right with Elmo?

On the front page, from left to right, the guest stars are Alessia Cara, John Legend, and Kate McKinnon.

Either way, now I'm more curious than ever to see what Kate McKinnon will be doing.

Yep, it looks like they're continuing the tradition of SNL cast members playing Mother Goose.

Meanwhile, they've added Rudy to their list of main Muppets.

EDIT: Looks like that girl with Prairie isn't Segi, but a girl named Gabriella.