The Nick Jr. Movie 2

Nick Jr. The Movie 2: The Midnight Rerun is a 2021 American CGI-Traditionally Animated action-adventure-fantasy-comedy-buddy-quest film produced by 31 different studios, including Nickelodeon Movies, and is a sequel to Nick Jr. The Movie (2020) and the second installment in the Nick Jr. The Movie series. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg, the director of the first film, and all of the crew from the first film came back, including all of the studios, and two more joined, Perfect World Pictures and Good Universe.

The film was released on August 27, 2021 and made $703 million at the box office and received critical acclaim, with critics praising the script, characters, animation, voice acting, plot, humor, and emotional poignancy along with some new elements such as an original villain, and some action scenes.

Synopsis
A new channel for less popular shows called Nick Jr. Too is heading to the USA, when suddenly PAW Patrol loses a lot of its viewers, resulting in them being moved to Nick Jr. Too, separating them from their friends. Will the PAW Patrol squad have the courage to get them back where they call home? Or are they stranded on Nick Jr. Too for life?

Plot
Three years after the events on Nick Jr. The Movie, the network is doing great and so is PAW Patrol, despite the negatively-received PAW Patrol movie. A new channel named "Nick Jr. Too", originally exclusive to the UK, arrives in the USA, lead by a cartoon entrepreneur named Zane E. Fellow.

Suddenly, PAW Patrol loses a lot of its viewers for an unknown reason, so their USB (See Nick Jr. The Movie for explanation) is pulled out, much to the pups' shock. But instead of being cancelled, they were just being taken to Nick Jr. Too, because they weren't popular anymore, separating the pups from their friends.

The rest of the characters back on Nick Jr. are devastated when they hear about the news, so they decide they must go to the TV schedule to shift PAW Patrol airings from Nick Jr. Too to Nick Jr.

At the TV schedule office, they break into the schedule map, but Oswald is caught by the guardian of the schedule, Org. Org takes Oswald to the prison and locks him in a cell.

In the schedule map, the rest of the characters are shifting the schedule when Org comes to stop them. They are all caught and arrested.

At the prison, they meet Swiper, The Troublemakers, Copycat and Sweetie. When the characters are being taken to their cells, they pass a cell with a barrier around it. Blaze, curious, asks the guards why it is so. The guards don't reply.

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Characters
Dora The Explorer - Dora, Boots, Map, Backpack, Swiper, Isa, Tico, Benny, Diego

Blaze And The Monster Machines - Blaze, AJ, Gabby, Crusher, Pickle, Stripes, Darington, Zeg, Watts

PAW Patrol - Ryder, Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma, Skye, Cap'n Turbot, Mayor Goodway, Chickaletta, Mayor Humdinger, The Kitten Catastrophe Crew, Everest, Tracker, Robo-Dog, Tuck and Ella

Peppa Pig - Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, Grandpa Pig, Granny Pig, Suzy Sheep, Rebecca Rabbit, Richard Rabbit, Grampy Rabbit, Miss Rabbit, Candy Cat, Danny Dog, Granddad Dog, Zoe Zebra, Zuzu and Zaza Zebra, Emily Elephant, Edmond Elephant, Freddy Fox, Kylie Kangaroo, Wendy Wolf, Gabriella Goat, Gerald Giraffe, Molly Mole, Delphine Donkey, Peggi and Pandora Panda, Mandy Mouse, Madame Gazelle, Mr. Bull, Mr. Potato, Super Potato

Rusty Rivets - Rusty, Ruby, Frankie, Frankford, Ray, Whirly, Crush, Jack, Botasaur, Botarilla, TigerBot, ElephantBot, Bytes, Kittybot, Robo-Squirrel, Frankfurt

Bubble Guppies - Gill, Molly, Goby, Deema, Oona, Nonny, Zooli, Mr. Grouper, Bubble Puppy

Team Umizoomi - Milli, Geo, Bot, the Troublemakers

Oswald - Oswald, Weenie, Henry the Penguin, Daisy

Zane E. Fellow

Org Man-Torg

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Production
In January 2021, due to the massive success of Nick Jr. The Movie, Steven Spielberg announced that they were making a sequel to the film that was due to come out on July 14, 2023, and all of the crew, including the studios, were returning.

In April of that year, it was announced that two new studios, Perfect World Pictures and Good Universe were joining production of the film.

In July, Johnson along with other voice actors were chosen to voice the pups.

Release
The film was released on August 27, 2021 in the United States and United Kingdom and August 27, 2021 in Canada. The film came along with a short film by Pixar named "Pups Save A Theater". It is the first time, excluding the Nick Jr. movies, that Pixar uses Viacom properties.

Release Dates
United Kingdom (Premiere): August 27, 2021

United States (Premiere): August 25, 2021

Canada (Premiere): August 29, 2021

UK: August 27, 2021

USA: August 25, 2021

Ireland: August 25, 2021

Spain: August 26, 2021

Scandinavia: July 14, 2021

Ethiopia: July 14, 2021

Indonesia: July 14, 2021

Guatemala: July 14, 2021

Iran: July 14, 2021

Mexico: July 14, 2021

Vietnam: July 14, 2021

Canada: July 14, 2021

Georgia: July 14, 2021

Germany: July 14, 2021

Jamaica: July 14, 2021

France: July 14, 2021

Russia: July 14, 2021

India: July 14, 2021

Thailand: August 27, 2021

Australia: August 27, 2021

Egypt: August 27, 2021

Kenya: August 27, 2021

Madagascar: August 27, 2021

Peru: August 27, 2021

Romania: August 27, 2021

Nepal: August 27, 2021

Malaysia: August 27, 2021

Turkey: August 27, 2021

Greenland: August 27, 2021

Switzerland: August 27, 2021

Sri Lanka: August 27, 2021

Phillipines: August 27, 2021

Brazil: August 27, 2021

Zimbabwe: August 27, 2021

Ukraine: August 27, 2021

China: August 27, 2021

Italy: August 27, 2021

Greece: August 27, 2021

Argentina: August 27, 2021

Fiji: August 27, 2021

Poland: August 27, 2021

Netherlands: August 27, 2021

Japan: August 27, 2021

Everywhere Else: August 27, 2021

Marketing
A teaser was released on August 2, 2021.

A teaser trailer was released on August 17, 2021.

An official trailer was released on August 24, 2021.

Home Media
The film was released on digital on August 29, 2021, and on DVD, Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray 3D on October 27, 2023.

The film was released on Disney+ on August 30, 2021.

Box Office
The film was a box office success, earning $703 million as opposed to its $250 million budget.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% (8.03/10) based on 312 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Undoubtedly clever and boasting professional animation, Nick Jr. The Movie 2: The Midnight Rerun is an unforgettable achievement for all the studios that worked on it." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of "A+" on A+ to F scale.

Sequel
A sequel, Nick Jr. The Movie 3: ZERO, was released on July 24, 2026, with Spielberg back to direct. The film received critical acclaim, so a fourth movie was announced shortly afterwards.

Shortly before the third movie was announced, the voice actor for Chase, Dwayne Johnson said that if there were to be a third film, he would want it to be about "Dora, Blaze and the gang going straight down to zero" and he would want it to revolve around Blaze. Spielberg thought that this was a good idea, so he pitched it two months later.