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Esme & Roy facts for kids
| Esme & Roy | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Dustin Ferrer Amy Steinberg |
| Written by | Dustin Ferrer Leah Gotcsik Becky Friedman Jennifer Hamburg Clark Stubbs Jim Nolan Sam Dransfield Ron Holsey Dana Starfield Liz Hara Dan Danko Evan Sinclair Corey Powell Margaret Hoffman Lucas Mills Brian Hohlfeld Caitlin Hodson Rick Suvalle Laura Kleinbaum Kristofer Wellman Guy Toubes Lisa Kettle Keion Jackson Leah Kanabroski Michael Matosic |
| Directed by | Mike Fallows |
| Voices of | Patrick McKenna Millie Davis Abigail Oliver Jacob Soley Benjamin Hum Jayne Eastwood Shayle Simons Elle Simons Martin Roach Melissa Altro Zachary Bennett Richard Binsley Denise Oliver Justin Kelly Lily Bartlam Jamie Watson Hattie Kragten Christian Corrao Kylee Evans Judy Marshak Kellylee Evans Daniel Ingram |
| Theme music composer | Jonathan Evans |
| Opening theme | "Esme & Roy Theme Song" performed by Kellylee Evans |
| Ending theme | "Esme & Roy Theme Song" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Matt Ouimet Carl Lenox Andy McNeill Daniel Ingram D.D. Jackson Jonathan Evans |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Scott Dyer Kay Wilson Stallings Steve Talkington Jacob Soley Leah Gotsick Doug Murphy Dustin Ferrer (co-executive producer) Amy Steinberg (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) | Melissa Graham Machi Tantillo |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sesame Workshop Nelvana |
| Distributor | Sesame Workshop (U.S.; season 1) WarnerMedia Entertainment (U.S.; season 2-present) Nelvana (international) |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO (U.S.; season 1) HBO Max (U.S.; season 2-present) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | August 18, 2018 – present |
Esme & Roy is an American/Canadian animated children's television show created by Dustin Ferrer and Amy Steinberg. The series is produced by Canada-based animation studio Nelvana and Sesame Street creator Sesame Workshop, in association with Corus Entertainment.
The show follows a little girl named Esme and her best friend, a monster named Roy, who take care of all kinds of creatures when their regular guardians need aid. Esme & Roy was broadcast simultaneously on HBO in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada on August 18, 2018.
On May 6, 2019, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season. It was also announced Summer 2019 that season one would premiere on PBS Kids Family Night on August 30 or August 31, 2019 depending on the local station, with regular airtime on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel only thereafter. In September 2019, it was announced new episodes of the show would be moving from HBO to HBO Max starting with the second season. The second season will also begin airing at an unknown date on PBS Kids.