Apple TV+ orders 'Sago Mini Friends,' a new animated children's series

Apple Tv Sago Mini Friends
Apple Tv Sago Mini Friends (Image credit: Apple)

What you need to know

  • Apple TV+ has placed a series order for "Sago Mini Friends."
  • The animated children's series is based on the award-winning Sago Mini World™ app.
  • It will focus on the importance of gratitude.

Apple TV+ has landed its next animated children's series.

In a press release, the company has announced that it has placed a series order for "Sago Mini Friends," a new series based on the award-winning Sago Mini World app. According to the release, the series is "an adorable nod to gratitude featuring Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his best friends, Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit, and Robin the bird."

The "Sago Mini Friends" series is an adorable nod to gratitude featuring Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his best friends, Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit, and Robin the bird. Along with a unique cast of residents as colorful as their own whimsical world, the four friends play, explore, imagine and celebrate daily in their joyful town of Sagoville. In each episode, Harvey and all his friends express their true thankfulness for all things, big and small, through optimism, kindness, preschool-friendly humor and unforgettable original songs!

The series will be based on the Sago Mini World app which has won multiple awards including the Parents' Choice Gold Award.

The popular Sago Mini World app features over 40 games for kids ages 2-5 years old and has been recognized by the Parents' Choice Gold Awards, the Webby Awards, the Academics' Choice Awards and the Kidscreen Awards. Sago Mini World encourages children to play, build, create and pretend with thoughtfully designed digital games that spark imagination and curiosity.

It's currently unclear when "Sago Mini Friends" will premiere on Apple TV+. When it does, make sure you can watch it in the best quality possible by checking out our review of the latest Apple TV 4K and our list of the Best TVs for Apple TV 2022.

Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.