Sesame Street is embarking on a fresh chapter. The iconic children’s program is not just changing its format; it’s also set to start streaming on Netflix. This transition follows Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to end its agreement with Sesame Workshop at the end of last year.

With the new partnership, every new episode of Sesame Street will be available globally on Netflix simultaneously with its broadcast on PBS stations and PBS Kids’ digital platforms in the U.S. Additionally, more than 90 hours of earlier episodes will be accessible for streaming later this year. Sesame Workshop expressed that Netflix’s backing will allow them to “continue to nurture children’s development, making them smarter, stronger, and kinder.”

Netflix put their own creative flair on the news by sharing a video of Cookie Monster eating Netflix’s logo.

Netflix’s involvement comes as a rescue after Warner Bros. Discovery chose not to renew the show’s distribution contract in late 2024, shifting its focus towards more adult and family-friendly content for HBO and HBO Max.

“As we’ve launched Max though and based on consumer usage and feedback, we’ve had to prioritize our focus on stories for adults and families, and so new episodes from Sesame Street, at this time, are not as core to our strategy,” a spokesperson for HBO Max said at the time.

HBO Max will continue licensing and streaming previous episodes from the Sesame Street library through 2027, including the recent season.

However, the new episodes will feature a “reimagined” version of the show’s format. Netflix announced the new season will still include classic segments such as  “Elmo’s World” and “Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck,” but each episode will take a more narrative approach and center around one 11-minute story.

Per Entertainment Weekly, new episodes will also include an animated segment “Tales from 123,” which will bring viewers into the Sesame Street building where all the beloved characters live.

Sesame Street will begin streaming on Netflix worldwide later this year.