Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go is an animated children's television series created by Britt Allcroft and developed by Rick Suvalle that originally aired on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block in the United States from September 13, 2021, to November 27, 2023, and premiered on Treehouse in Canada on September 18, 2021. The series was later released on Netflix in the United States from March 7, 2024, to September 11, 2025. It was produced by Mattel Television and animated by Corus Entertainment's Nelvana.

The series is a reboot of the original Thomas & Friends series that ran from 1984 until 2021. It was originally believed to be a continuation of the original series (with the four seasons labeled as series 25–28), but Mattel Television later confirmed it to be a separate series. It introduces "an entirely new approach to Thomas & Friends content", with a new animation style and story structure.

In October 2022, the series was renewed for two more seasons of 26 episodes each. The final episodes were released on September 11, 2025. Following the show's conclusion, Mattel later announced a new television series for the franchise in May 2025, with a sneak preview releasing in January 2026. This new series aims to be more faithful to the style and feel of the original series.

Premise The series focuses on the adventures of a younger version of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, including Percy, Nia, Kana, and Diesel. Throughout the episodes, they learn many life lessons and solve problems.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021–22)

Season 2 (2022–23)

Season 3 (2024) All episodes are directed by Campbell Bryer.

Season 4 (2025) All episodes are directed by Campbell Bryer.

Specials Five specials were produced for the series; all of these are directed by Campbell Bryer with Jason Groh co-directing "Race for the Sodor Cup". Linear

Streaming

Production In October 2020, Mattel Television formed a new co-production partnership with Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Limited and greenlit two new seasons for the Thomas & Friends series, consisting of 104 11-minute episodes and two hour-long specials. The new episodes were said to be produced using 2D animation and include more physical comedy and music than before.

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go was officially announced on February 5, 2021. Executive producer Christopher Keenan said it was, "crafted to appeal to contemporary audiences' sensibilities while maintaining Thomas' core brand ethos".

On October 11, 2022, Mattel announced that the series was renewed for a third and fourth season, each consisting of 26 episodes and a special. On February 27, 2024, it was announced that Series 3 would debut on Netflix in the United States.

Unlike previous Thomas & Friends media, All Engines Go was produced in North America rather than the United Kingdom.

Release Cartoon Network and Netflix have the broadcast and streaming rights to the series in the United States. The series premiered on September 13, 2021, as part of Cartoon Network's Cartoonito preschool programming block. The series was made available to stream on Netflix on October 29, 2021.

Channel 5 (the UK terrestrial network that Season 8 onwards of the original show aired on) acquired the UK broadcast rights to the series and began airing it on their Milkshake! pre-school block on November 8, 2021, redubbed with British voice actors. On the same day, the first hour-long special, titled Race for the Sodor Cup was confirmed for a theatrical release on September 17, 2021, in order to introduce the series and the new look in the country. The series premiered in Canada on Treehouse on September 18, 2021.

In October 2021, Mattel Television announced they had pre-sold the series to many broadcasters around the world, including Nick Jr. for British pay-TV rights, TF1 in France and WarnerMedia for MENA and Latin American regions.

Home media North America On August 31, 2021, Mill Creek Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment's parent company Alliance Entertainment announced a US and Canadian distribution deal with Mattel. Such rights included the DVD rights to All Engines Go, which NCircle would distribute.

DVD nameEpisodesSeason(s)Release dateSource Time for Teamwork! 8 1December 7, 2021 Race for the Sodor Cup 1 Special March 8, 2022 Best Friends 8 1 May 24, 2022 Special Delivery 8 1 September 6, 2022 Musical Fun! 8 1 January 31, 2023 The Mystery of Lookout Mountain 1 Special April 4, 2023 Back on Track 8 2 July 25, 2023 Brand New Track 8 2 September 12, 2023 Off the Rails! 8 2 November 14, 2023 All Wheels on Track 8 2 February 6, 2024 It All Adds Up 10 2 May 28, 2024 The Sights of Sodor 10 2 July 23, 2024 The Christmas Letter Express 1 Special November 19, 2024

United Kingdom The Race for the Sodor Cup special was released on DVD on February 14, 2022.

Reception Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go received generally negative reviews. The premiere of the series, along with trailers and other promotional material, were met with immense criticism from fans of the original series and parents, largely towards the new redesigns of the characters. Joly Herman at Common Sense Media summed up her review of the series by saying, "as cute, fun, adventurous as this series might be to young viewers, it has lost some of the character that the original show enjoyed."

Britt Allcroft, who produced the first seven series of Thomas & Friends, expressed disdain with All Engines Go, stating the series lacked the "magic" of the original series.

Accolades

The series won Best Preschool Series in the inaugural Collision Awards in 2024.

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