The Smurfs (2021 Nickelodeon TV series)

The Smurfs is an American-Belgian animated fantasy-comedy children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon, which premiered September 12, 2021. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Studio Peyo, it is based on the Belgian comic series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, both created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (both his son and daughter Theirry and Veronique Culliford served as story supervisors of the series). The show's new producers and directors are Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, with Ren and Stimpy animator Bob Camp also serving as director.

The Smurfs
The Smurfs are little blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a forest inhabited mainly by their own kind. The Smurfs' average daily routine is attempting to avoid Gargamel, an evil yet comical sorcerer who wants to capture the Smurfs, steal all of their essence, and become the most powerful sorcerer in the world.

Voices and characters

 * Scott Innes - Papa Smurf, Dreamy Smurf
 * Jack Angel - Grandpa Smurf
 * Billy West - Brainy Smurf, Additional Voices
 * Jeff Bennett - Clumsy Smurf, Painter Smurf
 * April Stewart - Smurfette, Additional Voices
 * Michael Bell - Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf
 * Frank Welker - Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, Dabbler Smurf, Azrael the Cat
 * Dee Bradley Baker - Greedy Smurf, Harmony Smurf, Monty the Vulture
 * Nancy Cartwright - Jokey Smurf
 * Alan Cumming - Gutsy Smurf
 * Jim Meskimen - Vanity Smurf
 * Tom Kenny - Tailor Smurf
 * Tom Kane
 * Mitchel Musso - Johan
 * Keith Ferguson - Peewit
 * Grey DeLisle - Princess Savina
 * John Kassir - Miner Smurf
 * Adam Wylie - Scaredy Smurf
 * Cheryl Chase
 * Brenda Vaccaro - Scruple
 * Tress MacNeille - Dame Barbara
 * Kathleen Barr - Hogatha
 * Rob Paulsen
 * Jess Harnell - The Good King
 * Jeff Bergman
 * Hank Azaria - Gargamel
 * Jim Cummings - Lord Balthazar

Production
Animation of the theme sequence is outsourced to TBA in Australia, while the majority of episodes are animated at Rough Draft Korea and Wang Film Productions.

Trivia

 * Unlike the comics and the 1980s TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit are not connected at all, except for Gargamel (who is also Johan and Peewit's nemesis) appearing in both segments.
 * Hank Azaria repises his role as Gargamel from the live-action/CGI duology.
 * The show is mostly animated at Rough Draft Korea. Also, like the 1980s cartoon, the show is also animated at Wang Film Productions in Taiwan.