A New York City apartment building holds mysteries and adventures behind every door in Nickelodeon's newest animated series,
Welcome to the Wayne, premiering
Sunday 3rd September 2017 at 7:00am (ET/PT) on YTV (Canada). Created and written by Emmy® Award-winning writer and composer Billy Lopez (
The Wonder Pets) and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning creative executive Michael Pecoriello (
Yu-Gi-Oh!), the 20-episode series follows three kids as they explore their strange and fantastical apartment building, the Wayne, where nothing is what it seems.
Welcome to the Wayne follows the comedic adventures of three friends, Ansi Molina, Olly Timbers, and Saraline Timbers, as they aim to unlock the secrets of the Wayne. Each new investigation brings them face-to-face with new characters, creatures, and oddities, known as “Wayne Phenomena,” leading them closer to uncovering the truth about the weird things happening in their building.
In the series premiere, “Rise and Shine Sleepyhead,” Ansi, a new resident of the Wayne, must work with siblings Olly and Saraline to stop a rampaging threat deep within their home.
(From L-R) Olly, Ansi, and Saraline from Nickelodeon’s Welcome To The Wayne
The
Welcome to the Wayne voice cast includes: Alanna Ubach (
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce) as Ansi, the anxious new kid in town; creator and co-executive producer Billy Lopez as Olly Timbers, the adventurous 10-year-old son of a toy maker and a military scientist, and lifelong resident of the Wayne; and Dana Steingold (
Avenue Q musical) as Saraline Timbers, Olly’s responsible and more mature little sister.
Additional voice cast members include: Veronica Taylor (
Pokémon) as The Spy from Apartment 8-I; Marc Thompson (
Pokémon) as Masterson; and Robbie Sublett (
The Good Wife) as Flowershirt; Dave Willis (
Aqua Teen Hunger Force) as George the Doorman; Dana Snyder (
The Thundermans) as Wendell Wasserman; Nikki M. James (
BrainDead) as Julia Wiles; Carey Means (
Aqua Teen Hunger Force) as Jonah Bishop; Harriett D. Foy (
Collateral Beauty) as Clara Rhone; and Charnele Crick (
Bocce Ballers) as Goodness.
Guest stars this season include: Annie Potts (
Ghostbusters) as Olympia Timbers; Andrew Rannells (
Girls) as Andrei, Alfred Molina (
Spider-Man 2) as Albert Molina; Richard Kind (
Inside Out) as Harvey Timbers; Emo Philips (
Adventure Time) as Dennis O’Bannon; David Hornsby (
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) as Leif Bornewell III; Daniel Abeles (
Smash) as Randy; and Shannon Walsh (
Begin Again) as Madison Payne; and Clarke Thorell (
The Americans) as Garrison Payne.
Before the full-length series,
Welcome to the Wayne was Nickelodeon’s first digital short-form series, which debuted on Nick.com in 2014. The full-length series made its
world television debut on Nickelodeon USA on Monday 24th July 2017. New episodes
return in September 2017.
Billy Lopez is an Emmy-winning writer and composer from New York City. He has written for shows including
Phineas and Ferb and
South Park and been head writer on several preschool shows, including
The Wonder Pets!,
3rd & Bird! and PBS’s
Peg + Cat. Lopez also co-created an adult sitcom for ABC Studios. Michael Pecoriello is an Emmy Award-winning creative leader. He has overseen campaigns for Nickelodeon tent poles
Kids’ Choice Awards,
Kids’ Choice Sports and the
HALO Awards and also served as supervising producer and head writer on animated series
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Visit
YTV.com and YTVGo to
learn more about
Welcome to the Wayne. Fans can immerse themselves in the Wayne by following the official
Instagram account to discover more about the show, characters, and mysteries within.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids’ basic cable network for 22 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit
http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
About YTV
Celebrating over 25 years on the air, since its launch in 1988, YTV features high quality programming from entertaining live-action comedies and reality series for kids and their families, to night time drama for teens. With hosted dayparts such as the popular after-school block The Zone and weekend movies for the entire family in Big Fun Movies, there are plenty of entertaining options for viewers of all ages. For more information about YTV, please visit
www.ytv.com.
About Nelvana
Nelvana is Canada’s premier animation company and a world-leading producer and distributor of children’s content. Nelvana has delighted audiences around the globe for more than 40 years with a vast library of more than 4,000 episodes from original, award-winning series like
Babar and
Franklin. Nelvana’s content is distributed in more than 160 countries worldwide and broadcasts across Corus Entertainment’s suite of leading kids networks. Nelvana Enterprises, the global licensing and merchandising arm of Nelvana, manages the organization’s portfolio of in-house and third-party brands with offices in Toronto and Paris. Nelvana Studio, with offices in Toronto and Montreal, employs more than 300 Canadian artists working with local and international producers to create premium children’s content for a global stage. For more information, visit
www.nelvana.com.
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