Mattel + Nelvana = New Generation - Thomas & Friends To Go 2d Flash Animated In 2021

 Well it's official. After 11 years, the CGI era of Mattel and Hit Entertainment's Thomas & Friends TV series adaptation is coming to an end as Mattel has confirmed that the Thomas TV series will be going 2D animated from next fall/autumn.

The toy company Mattel has recently struck a deal with international Canadian children's entertainment icon Nelvana Limited to produce two new 26 half-hour episode seasons of the little blue steam tank engine as well as 4 half-hour specials. The new Nelvana-era generation of Thomas & Friends Seasons 25 and 26 (104 x 11-minutes/52 x 26-minutes + 4 specials) is expected to first roll out on Netflix USA, Treehouse TV Canada and ViacomCBS' Milkshake and NOGGIN UK in Autumn 2021. The new seasons follows Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald & Douglas, Emily, Cranky, Harold, Terrence, Bertie, Nia, Rebecca, the Troublesome Trucks, Sir Topham Hatt ("The Fat Controller" if you live anywhere outside the UK/US) and the 75-years running Island of Sodor's all star cast of characters as they go on more adventures, experience more messy mishaps and their troublesome arch eemies causing confusion and delay while teaching kids and adults life lessons on teamwork, trustworthiness and honesty.

As of right now, the reactions of this news are mixed though this might change since the new seasons haven't been aired yet and have already started production.

Thomas will be 2D animated from Fall 2021 so get ready.