Oswaldo (TV series)

Oswaldo (known as Oswaldo in Brazil) is a Brazilian animated cartoon Co-produced by Birdo Studio and Symbiosys Entertainment. The series was created by Pedro Eboli, which first premiered on Cartoon Network in Brazil on October 11, 2017 and on TV Cultura on October 29, 2017.

The company Birdo Studio is also responsible for being in charge of the Vinicius and Tom shorts aired on the same channel during the time of the Rio 2016 Olympics, which are also based on the Olympics' official mascots. The show was also the first co-production in Animation between a Brazilian (Birdo) and an Indian (Symbiosys Entertainment) studio.

The show was a runner-up for an idea pitching project in Brazil, back in 2014, with 'Cartoon.Job' being the overall winner, however it was eventually picked up for a full series.

On September 23, 2017, the series was distributed by Kid Glove.

An English dub of the series is produced by Television Animation|Disney Television Animation and Animation Studios|Pixar Animation Studios and it airs on Channel|Disney Channel since September 2019.

Synopsis
The plot follows the misadventures of a 12-year old penguin called Oswaldo who is a lovable but misunderstood penguin, going on adventures with his friends, Tobias and Léia. Together they help him face his biggest challenge yet: stepping outside his comfortable refrigerated home and dealing with middle school in the hot environment of Rio de Janeiro.

Main

 * Oswaldo (originally Oswaldo; voiced by Joel Vieira in the Brazilian dub and TBD in English dub)
 * Léia (originally Leia; voiced by Melissa Garcia in the Brazilian dub and TBD in English dub)
 * Tobias (originally Tobias; voiced by Vini Wolf and Ítalo Luiz in the Brazilian dub and TBD in English dub)