Bold indicates a character is new/exclusive to the series. Bold + italics indicate a character that chronologically debuted prior to A&B, but otherwise appears in the sequel series first due to Season 5’s delay outside of China. In 2013, Octonauts was nominated for two awards: an International Emmy Award in the "Kids—Preschool" category [62] International Emmy Kids Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on 25 December 2011 . Retrieved 24 May 2021. In 2017, the series took home the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production in the Preschool category for the episode "Operation: Deep Freeze". The original books were first published in the US by Immedium in 2006 and were republished in the UK by HarperCollins in 2009. Six titles by Meomi have been published:

In March 2023, five new episodes under the original Octonauts branding and format were released via the BBC iPlayer. The show follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from which they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. Although its technology is fictional, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are based on real marine animals in their natural habitats. The show's subject matter has been compared to that of Star Trek and Thunderbirds [1] blended with Jacques Cousteau. The Octonauts had its US premiere on the Disney Channel on 9 January 2012 [37] [38] In September 2014, Silvergate Media announced its sale of season 4 to the Disney Channel, to be aired in 2015. [39] [40] Many of the characters' voices were redubbed to give them American accents—Hispanic in the case of Peso and Pinto—although Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Professor Inkling retained their original British voices. [41] Another notable difference between the British version and the US version is the absence of the "Creature Report" feature at the end of each episode. This educational and melodic recap of the adventure is missing from the UK version, but is available to view in Britain through Netflix, which streams the American version.In The Flying Foxes, it crashed for the first time as the engines overheated, causing the engines, electrical systems, and air conditioning to fail, hence making the cabin too hot, forcing Dashi and Peso to sleep on the roof in the desert overnight. Silvergate and Night & Day Studios launch first ever Octonauts app" (PDF) (Press release). New York and London: Silvergate Media. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2017 . Retrieved 6 March 2017. The show has been translated and shown in French ( TF1), Spanish and Portuguese ( Discovery Kids Latin America), Finnish ( YLE TV2), Welsh ( S4C), and Slovakian (STV 2). [44] Octonauts: Above & Beyond is an official sequel series to the original "Octonauts" show. It debuted on Netflix on September 7th, 2021 with 25 episodes. As of 2022, the series has two seasons with forty eight 11-minute episodes, along with two 22-minute specials. Its third season premiered in China on May 26th, 2023, and is set to premiere throughout October and November 2023 on CBeebies (UK). There is no confirmation of a Netflix release date yet.

Octonauts Live! Operation Reef Shield". The Australian Times. 6 November 2014 . Retrieved 11 June 2020. Merrett, Andy (14 December 2011). "Hit Animated Show 'Octonauts' Makes Its U.S. Debut Monday, January 9 on Disney Channel". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 . Retrieved 11 June 2020. This is a helicopter. It is used to soar above the sea and watch the animals hop in and out of the water. Merrett, Andy (31 December 2011). "Hit UK Animated Show Octonauts Coming to Disney Junior". Chip and Company . Retrieved 11 June 2020. Octonauts, Silvergate’s well-travelled international breakthrough success, is a top priority for the company at MIP Junior. The franchise currently has two new 70-minute movies set to hit Chinese market in 2020, before the IP will undergo a much-anticipated refresh in 2021. The brand-new Octonauts will be fully realized in an innovative new spin-off series Octonauts: Above and Beyond that combines the high-octane action and stunning creative that has come to define the brand. 156 x 11′ episodes are currently in production and set for delivery from 2021 through 2024.” -Animation Magazine, October 13th 2019 New Gups [ ]This is an ambulance GUP and colored green. A tank at the vehicle's rear can be filled with water for creatures with gills. Kois, Dan (19 October 2017). "The Superweirdo Behind 'Thor: Ragnarok' ". New York Times . Retrieved 12 June 2020. Vegimals are half-animal, half-vegetable creatures. The vegimals were discovered by Shellington as eggs attached to the side of the Octopod. To protect them he brought them into his lab, where they hatched a few days later. After a few weeks, they established themselves as an integral part of the crew. [5] [6] They primarily speak Vegimalese, a language made of chirps and warbles (heavily accented English with inter-mixed gibberish), though they also speak a limited amount of English (with an accent). Shellington is the only (non-vegimal) Octonaut who has some fluency in Vegimalese. Responding to a range of new dangers across our ever-changing planet, the Octonauts take their adventures beyond the sea and onto LAND! Enlisting their intrepid friends from around the globe as specialized Octo-Agents, and equipped with a new fleet of land-based Terra Gups, the Octonauts’ mission is as vital as ever: They will EXPLORE harsh and remote environments, RESCUE animals that need their help, and PROTECT the land and all living creatures!“ -Silvergate Media, 2021

Disney Junior on Board For Fourth Season Of Octonauts". Silver Gate. 22 September 2014 . Retrieved 11 June 2020. This is a ship with "sturdy legs for walking on ground and a special tank for carrying large sea creatures". The GUP-G was built "to travel in water and on land, just like a salamander". The series also drops the original show's format of having just Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso go out on missions. Instead, the series now has a group of usually 2-3 of the Octonauts go out to help whichever Octo-Agent sounded the Octo Alert. Some episodes, however, can have almost entire crew go out on one mission, though this occurrence is rare. Due to this, many episodes completely exclude the presence of certain Octonauts, and in the first season it was common for Captain Barnacles and Kwazii in particular to barely attend missions at all. A series of shorter books based on individual episodes from the TV series is being published by Simon & Schuster. The initial working title of the 2017 American Superhero film " Thor: Ragnarok" was "Creature Report", a reference to the Octonauts, [46] [47] which acted as the movie production's code word. [48] Video servicesIn 2010, The Octonauts was adapted into a 52-episode CGI animated television series co-produced by Chorion and Brown Bag Films. It first aired in the UK on 4 October 2010 on CBeebies, a BBC television channel for children under 7. The first series ended in February 2011 but continued to be aired as repeats. A second series of 22 episodes commenced in November 2012. Lewis, Hilary (5 March 2021). "Netflix's New Releases Coming in March 2021". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 May 2021. This is a half-air-boat, half-tank vehicle that can float on the surface. It was used to save Tweak's hometown the Everglades from fire in "The Great Swamp Search" (9th Special). The Skeleton Coast Adventure 🐵 FULL EPISODE Sneak Peek | Octonauts: Above & Beyond | Netflix Jr , retrieved 27 August 2021 It's the second largest vehicle in service with the Octonauts in the series, only being beaten by the Octopod.

He is a penguin with a British accent (Spanish accent in the US version) and the medic of the Octonauts. He is not fond of scary situations, but if someone is hurt or in trouble he can be the bravest Octonaut of all. He has a younger brother called Pinto. Catchphrase: "Flappity flippers!". A dog who speaks with an Australian accent (American in the US version). Dashi is the photographer for the Octonauts and takes care of all the computers aboard the Octopod. She's also a professional surfer. Catchphrase: "Already on it, Captain!" The Creature Report's addictive, repetitive nature has been postulated to have psychological benefits. For children, it provides a sense of predictability that promotes good feelings and mental balance. For adults, it provides a sense of virtual participation via the principle of involuntary musical imagery. [45] extra lights to help see in the midnight zone, which flash when the vehicle's power is running low ["Midnight Zone" (Season 1, episode 18)]. Multiple seasons are expected for the series, with the production of 156 episodes (specials counting as 2 episodes) lasting from 2021 to 2024. The series is created by Silvergate Media, with Mainframe Studios (responsible for the Octonauts Netflix specials and Season 5) continuing to be involved in the production of new content for the franchise. Like the Octonauts Netflix specials, Above & Beyond is exclusive to the streaming platform. However, Silvergate is pushing for the series to air on TV again in the future.Barnacles is the brave polar bear captain of the Octonauts. He knows how to drive any vehicle and is strong enough to lift a giant clam. However, despite his bravery, it was revealed in The Caves of Sac Actun that he was claustrophobic. Catchphrases: "Octonauts, let's do this", "Sound the Octo-Alert!", "Octonauts, to (your stations/the (HQ/launch bay))!" and "Hold on, this could get bumpy".