After being first revealed to the world earlier this year, Paramount+ has given an official premiere date to the highly anticipated upcoming CGI-animated revival of the Nickelodeon classic, Rugrats, A new video from the streamer confirmed that the new series will debut on the service starting on Thursday, May 27.
The original cast of the series will reprise their roles for the new series including E.G. Daily (Tommy), Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie), Cheryl Chase (Angelica), Cree Summer (Susie), and Kath Soucie (Phil and Lil). New episodes will seemingly premiere weekly with all nine seasons of the classic series, plus the “All Grown Up!” spinoff, already available for streaming. Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation, previously said in a statement,
“Rugrats is one of the most iconic cartoons recognized by fans around the globe, and this original version is one we are taking great care and pride in creating for a brand-new audience,”
“Having the voice cast behind these special characters come together is one of the essential pieces to making the show recognizable and we can’t wait to watch this talented group bring them to life again.”
Joining the original cast in the revival is a new cast of “grown ups,” including Ashley Rae Spillers (Vice Principals) and Tommy Dewey (The Mindy Project), as Tommy’s parents; Tony Hale (Arrested Development), as Chuckie’s father; Natalie Morales (Dead to Me), as Phil and Lil’s mother; Anna Chlumsky (Veep) and Timothy Simons (Veep), as Angelica’s parents; Nicole Byer (Nailed It!) and Omar Miller (Ballers), as Susie’s parents; and Michael McKean (Better Call Saul), as Grandpa Lou Pickles.
