Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to two early seasons of one of Nickelodeon's most popular preschool series!
The beloved CG-animated preschool series PAW Patrol, which, produced by Spin Master Entertainment, airs on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally, has been streaming on Netflix in many regions worldwide over the past few years, but for the first time, Netflix in the United States will be picking up two of the early seasons for two years starting this Summer.
On the air since 2013, PAW Patrol is one of the defining kids’ animated series of the past two decades, with 262 episodes under its belt with many more to come, in addition to movies, specials, live shows and games. Created by Jamie Whitney and Keith Chapman, the series follows six heroic puppies led by a tech-savvy 10-year-old who pull off high-stakes rescue missions using humor, problem-solving skills, and cool vehicles.
Netflix in the United States has been the home to the spin-off series Rubble & Crew since December 9th of last year, but it’ll soon be joined by the show that started it all – PAW Patrol. Spin Master's Investor Presentation for the North American International Toy Fair 2025 confirms that two seasons will commence streaming from July 1st, 2025.
Netflix US will add seasons 2 and 3 (each consisting of 26 22-minute episodes). It is licensed for two years, with streaming of those seasons beginning on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, and expiring on Wednesday, June 30th, 2027.
The document also discloses that the Rubble & Crew show license is coming up for renewal around the same time. That means it could leave on June 30th, 2025, if no further deal is reached. Netflix US also streamed the 2021 movie PAW Patrol: The Movie for 6 months between July 2024 and January 2025.
Update (6/26): Rubble & Crew season one will be leaving Netflix on Tuesday, July 1.
The addition won’t impact Paramount+, which is still the central place to stream the show in the United States, with 10 seasons currently available. Prime Video’s renewal discussion kicks off in July, per the document.
Internationally, the show is more widely available, but often only with a few seasons. Most regions that currently carry the show only have access to seasons 7 and 8, with a few exceptions like Australia and the UK, which also carry season 1. Canada currently carries seasons 4 through 11 at the time of publishing. Despite that limited availability, the show is still incredibly popular on Netflix. Last year, the show ranked as the fourth most popular kids series with only Peppa Pig, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and CoComelon ahead of it.
Between the movies, various available series and specials on Netflix, the franchise picked up 1.46 billion hours watched globally between 2023 and 2024, according to the Netflix Engagement Reports.
In the Spin Master document, they note that Unicorn Academy will be expanding its reach to more broadcasters than just Netflix, including a Nickelodeon launch in the U.S. in April 2025. They also teased the new “special events,” which Netflix is dubbing seasons 3 and 4. "Legendary Summer" was released on Wednesday, April 9th, with "Winter Solstice" scheduled to land on Thursday, November 6th.
PAW Patrol fans can stream full PAW Patrol episodes and movies, including The Mighty Movie, on Paramount+. Try it FREE today at ParamountPlus.com.
Shop all things PAW Patrol on the official Paramount Shop.
Subscribe to the official Rubble & Crew YouTube channel!: https://www.youtube.com/@RubbleOfficial
Originally published: April 10, 2025.
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