Pocoyo ( in Spanish and stylised as POCOYO, ) is an animated interactive preschool comedy television and web series, and media franchise created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, that premiered on 7 January 2005 on La 2. Until 2023, the series was produced by the Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment. The first two series were co-productions with Granada Kids, and the first series was a co-production of Cosgrove Hall Films, both in the United Kingdom. In 2019, Pocoyo was a co-production of Koyi Talent.
Five series have been produced, each consisting of 52 seven-minute episodes along with 60 specials produced for YouTube. The series has since been renewed for a sixth and seventh season, with the sixth season premiering on 26 June 2026. English actor and comedian Stephen Fry narrates the English-language version of the first two series of the show, while Stephen Hughes began narrating starting the third series, titled Let's Go Pocoyo. José María del Río narrates the Castilian Spanish version of the show.
The fifth series was released on 22 July 2024 with the first 13 episodes on Max (now known as HBO Max) for Latin America and aired on Cartoonito in that region. The sixth series premiered on 26 June 2026 on YouTube, with future episodes planning to release on ITVX. On 15 September 2026, it was announced that the episodes of Season 6 will premiere on HBO Max on 21 September 2026.
A half-hour special film titled Pocoyo & the Space Circus premiered on 23 November 2008 at Cine Capitol. On 21 December 2008, a one-hour special titled El Show de Pocoyo ("Pocoyo's Show" in English) premiered on La 1 to promote the release of The Space Circus. On 27 August 2009, another musical one-hour special titled Pocoyo's Big Party was released on CD, with a linear premiere on Clan on 31 December 2015. From 2014 to 2016, multiple half-hour specials based on various holidays were released on YouTube and Netflix. A second film titled Pocoyo in Cinemas: Your First Movie which featured the short film, Pocoyo and the League of Extraordinary Super Friends released in cinemas on 11 May 2018 in Mexico, with a Spain release on 23 June.
In June 2021, a spin-off series titled Yanko & Nina was announced by Zinkia to be in development and focus more on Pocoyo's friends, Nina and Yanko. However, the series would later be retooled into another series titled Yanco, Dina and the Dinosaurs in 2022. The series is expected to release in 2027.
In 2023, the franchise was acquired by Animaj. With the use of AI tools, particularly Animaj's proprietary software "Sketch-to-Motion", a new series will release every 12 to 18 months for traditional television and premium streaming services.
As of 2024, it has been confirmed that a third feature film will release in 2028 and a seventh series will release between 2029 and 2030.
Overview Set in a 3D space, called Pocoyo World, with a plain white background and usually no backdrops, the series is about Pocoyo, a four-year-old kid who is dressed all in blue, interacting with his animal companions Elly (an elephant), Pato (a duck), Loula (a dog), Pulpo (an octopus), Nina (a girl), Roberto (a robot), Valentina (a caterpillar), Baby Bird, and his mother Sleepy Bird. Viewers are encouraged to recognize situations that Pocoyo is in, and things that are going on with or around him. The Narrator usually speaks explicitly to the viewers and to the characters as well. Each character has its own distinctive dance and also a specific sound (usually from a musical instrument), and most episodes end with the characters dancing.
Characters Main
Pocoyo (Voiced by Alex Marty in series 1, Montana Smedley in series 2, Isabella Foy in series 3, Gigi Hart in series 4 (part 1), Kai Melogno in series 4 (part 2) and 5 (part 1), and Rowan Alltraine, in series 5 (part 2). Voiced off-series by Carys Doyle in ''Pocoyo & the Space Circus'', Karen Martín Prince in ''Pocoyo's Big Party'', Xoren Montgomery in 2017–18 specials, and Kai Melogno starting in 2019 specials and Jakov Babić in Croatian.) is the title character of the series. He is a preschool-aged boy who is full of curiosity and loves to play games and discover new things. He is an innocent, happy, and childish character who is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He has a red race car and a shapeshifting bird-like spaceship called Vamoosh. Although he is friendly and almost always in a good mood, Pocoyo is also highly self-centered, distracted by the simplest things, easily frustrated, frequently jealous of his friends, and can be very disobedient; but he tries his hardest to fight his flaws and learn morals, and often shows that he is affectionate and caring towards others. The Narrator (voiced by Stephen Fry in series 1–2 & series 5 (part 2), and Stephen Hughes in series 3–5 (part 1), in English; José María del Río in Castilian Spanish; Željko Mavrović in Croatian) speaks over the entire show and often communicates directly with the characters. The Narrator is sometimes physically involved in the events of the episodes without being seen. Pato is a yellow duck who wears nothing but a small green top hat. He has a fondness for gardening and is often seen watering plants and flowerbeds. Although friendly, Pato is the most fastidious and impatient character (indicated by his bill that bends in an angle when disappointed or shocked); on occasion he completely loses his temper, jumping up and down and quacking furiously with his bill spinning rapidly. Elly is a pink elephant who loves making biscuits and tea, and having tea parties with her friends. She also has a doll named Daisy whom she cares for very much, and keeps in her backpack when she is not using it. Despite her size, she is graceful and gentle, capable of ballet dancing, and serves as a mother figure to Pocoyo. Loula is an orange and magenta beagle puppy who is Pocoyo's pet and companion. She is mostly curious and shy, as she can be easily frightened. The character was originally named Lucas, after co-creator and director Guillermo García Carsi's dog, but was renamed and revamped as female to make sure the series had more female characters. The Audience (voiced by Grace Foy, Alicia Mahady, and Claudia Sánchez in series 3, and Kai Melogno and Alba Ramos in "The Easter Rabbit" & "Pocoyo's World Sports Games" in English, and Vinko Klobučarić, Brigita Luketić, Antonija Luketić, Matija Đonlić and Lucija Đonlić in Croatian) are a group of children who, like the Narrator, speak over the show, answering questions asked by the Narrator in order to assist Pocoyo in solving a problem or to let Pocoyo in on what's going on. Nina is another human character who is introduced in the fourth series episode of the same name. She is a young girl similar to Pocoyo who has red hair and wears all green. Like Pato, she greatly loves plants and nature. She normally speaks mostly a form of gibberish with a Japanese accent, but can also speak fluent English. Roberto is a small, bug-like robot who is Nina's companion. Roberto has the ability to transform into other kinds of useful machines and shrink himself and others. Bea (voiced by Codiefia Darby) is Pocoyo's little sister who mainly wears yellow. She has a chaotic yet adorable personality which bothers Pocoyo with her antics. Despite this, Pocoyo is protective to her as her big brother.
Recurring Scarlet "Sleepy" Bird is a teal-coloured songbird. She does little but sleep, and usually flies with her eyes halfway open. Baby Bird is the small, always active and loud-mouthed baby of Sleepy Bird, who gets into tricky situations from which he is rescued by Pocoyo. Valentina is a yellow-coloured caterpillar with a blue bow on top of her head. She speaks in gibberish and has the ability to change into a butterfly and back at will. Pulpo is a hyperactive but stubborn red octopus who speaks in gibberish like Valentina, and is very fond of opera singing. He can also be a comedian and can easily make his friends laugh with his jokes. Whale is a sperm whale who sometimes plays with Fred along with Pocoyo and his friends. The Ball Orchestra is a group of three ball-like creatures who play the trumpet, drums, and cymbals. Aliens are a family of small tripodal one-eyed alien creatures that Pocoyo and his friends usually find whenever they go to space. They communicate with one another using staccato 'clicking' noises. Green Alien is the main alien Pocoyo and his friends hang out with. He first appeared in the series 1 episode "Up Up and Away". Unlike the other aliens, Green Alien lives on his own planet that has many cool things like drum-like craters and a button that changes the colour of other planets. He is also shown to be shy and easily scared. Strange Alien is an orange alien and Pato's brief love interest. In Pocoyo World, he works various jobs such as a postman. Angry Alien is an evil green Martian who usually attempts to take over Pocoyo World. He first appeared in the series 2 episode of the same name. In Pocoyo & the Space Circus and "Pocoyo's Restaurant", Angry Alien is revealed to have many identical family members. He is also Valentina's love interest. The Martian Brothers are a group of acrobatic Martians who love to host circuses. They first appear in the short film Pocoyo & the Space Circus. Tori-Doris are a musical band of sentient shapes that Pocoyo and Pato befriend in the series 2 episode "Band of Friends". Baby Spider is a small blue spider that hatched out of an egg that Pato found in the series 2 episode "Pato's Egg". Despite being kind-hearted and sweet, in his first appearance, he used to unintentionally frighten Pocoyo and Elly due to their fear of spiders, but later learn that he is not as scary as they thought. The Dinosaur and the Ant are a pair of best friends who appear in the "Pocoyo's Fairy Tales" segments in certain series 3 episodes. The Dinosaur and the Ant are shown doing activities like playing in the beach and shopping in a supermarket together. In the series 3 episode "Picnic", it is revealed that the Ant's name is Harold, though the Dinosaur's name remains unknown. Los Hermanos Chihuahua (Spanish for "The Chihuahua Brothers") are a music band of skeletons who play mariachi music. Yanko is a friendly yeti first befriended by Pocoyo and Loula introduced in the series 4 special episode "A Very Special Guest". Despite his large size, he has a big heart and cares about everyone. The Giant is a humongous robot-like character introduced in series 5. He lives on a treetop in Pocoyo World. Priszilla is a giant red sea monster introduced in series 5. She dreams of causing destruction in a city and battling a robot, which Pocoyo and his friends help her with in her debut episode of the same name.
Development and production
Pocoyo's name was coined by David Cantolla, one of the creators, after his then two-year-old daughter used it in her nightly "Dear Child Jesus ()" prayers saying "Eres niño poco yo" ("You're a child little me"), but not "Eres niño como yo" ("You're a child like me"). "Pocoyo" could roughly be translated to English as "little me", though it is a made-up construction. The show is animated with Softimage XSI software. While most modern 3D shows rely on complex, fluid movement, early Pocoyo was built on a very specific "Pose-to-Pose" logic.
The show was first announced to be in development in March 2003. In October, it was announced that Carlton International would co-produce and distribute the series, and that production delivery on the first half of the first series would begin in September 2004.
In March 2004, Novel Entertainment joined in production as co-producer with Carlton International and Zinkia Entertainmemt. However, nothing else was known about this initial announcement otherwise.