Beat Bugs
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| Created by | Josh Wakely |
| Directed by | Josh Wakely |
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| Opening theme | "All You Need Is Love" performed by Andy Bull, Gossling, iOTA, Lisa Mitchell and Sullivan. |
| Ending theme | "All You Need Is Love" |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 12 minutes |
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| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | August 3, 2016 – present |
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Beat Bugs is an Australian-Canadian animated children's television series, created by Josh Wakely, and produced by Grace: A Storytelling Company and Thunderbird Entertainment for Netflix. The series is centred around five young bugs who live in an overgrown suburban backyard and learn life lessons while having adventures. Wakely acquired worldwide rights from Sony/ATV Music Publishing to a catalogue of music by the Beatles to feature in the series. The program features versions of songs by the popular rock group, performed by contemporary recording artists and interwoven into the narrative.
Beat Bugs was produced in association with Beyond Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons and the Seven Network, an investor of the program. The series was first made available worldwide on Netflix on August 3, 2016 after premiering in Australia exclusively on 7TWO on July 25, 2016.
The program received an AWGIE Award in animation for an episode script in 2016, and an AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series. The second season premiered on November 18, 2016 on Netflix and November 16, 2016 on 7TWO.
Beat Bugs is a series aimed at five to seven year olds, set in an overgrown suburban backyard, which serves as an environment that five young bug friends regularly explore. To the bugs, the backyard is known as "Village Green". Songs by the Beatles, such as "Come Together" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", are interwoven into the narrative of the episodes. These versions are performed by popular recording artists such as Pink and Sia. The songs often influence the life lessons that the young bugs learn.
Wakely described the series as "about teaching kids, but with a bit of humour and not in a patronising way." He stated that the message of the song "All You Need is Love" was the main idea he wanted to portray.
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