Milkshake! commissions Earth Cubs for 2027!

5’s MILKSHAKE! GREENLIGHTS THE EARTH CUBS TV SHOW AS AN ORIGINAL COMMISSION

5’s preschool strand, Milkshake! has announced Earth Cubs as a brand-new UK original commission, continuing its commitment to delivering warm, entertaining and enriching content for preschool audiences across the UK.

The Earth Cubs Show is a 26 x 7’ mixed-media adventure series combining real-world footage and 2D animation, produced by Earth Cubs Ltd and 3Megos. Based on the globally successful Earth Cubs brand, and marking Milkshake!’s first adaptation of a YouTube series into long-form, the show invites preschoolers to join the Earth Cubs gang on a mission to “Learn the World”.

Funny and packed with energy, each episode is filled with catchy songs, amazing animals, fascinating facts, quizzes, jokes and inspiring stories from across the planet. Guided by the Earth Cubs characters, young viewers embark on exciting adventures exploring wildlife, habitats, people, places and cultures around the globe. The Earth Cubs Show blends music, humour and real-world experiences to help children build a connection with the world around them, inspiring curiosity, kindness and environmental awareness. 

Louise Bucknole, SVP Kids & Family, Paramount UK & Ireland, said: “At Milkshake!, we’re always looking for ways to bring fresh, distinctive shows to our audience that reflect their lives - made right here in the UK.

These new commissions bring together the things we know preschoolers respond to - from the imaginative, fly-on-the-wall fun of Flora, Buxton & Bear, learning about history in Milkshake! Monkey’s Morning at the Museum, to accessible ways of learning and exploring the world around them through sketches, comedy and songs with The Earth Cubs Show. Together, they combine creativity and real experiences in a way that feels engaging and relevant to how young people learn about their world.”

Coming 2027!

About Milkshake!

5’s Milkshake! is home to some of the world’s favourite preschool characters. The strand broadcasts children’s content for 2–5-year-olds between 6am and 9am every day and is the top-rated commercial block for kids aged 4–15. Milkshake! offers a range of stimulating, diverse and engaging programming, spanning character-led animation, live-action series, factual entertainment, and presenter-led studio and musical content.

The brand also extends beyond linear, with content available on 5 streaming, Paramount+, alongside a magazine and the Milkshake! YouTube channel. Popular, award-winning titles include, Peppa Pig, PAW Patrol, Rubble & Crew, Fireman Sam, Thomas & Friends, The Smurfs, Tim Rex in Space, Stan & Gran, Milkshake! Monkey, The Adventures of Paddington, Pip & Posy, Milo, Tweedy & Fluff, Pop Paper City, Mixmups, Odo, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, The Woohoos, Treehouse, Move It Milkshakers!, Animal Care Club, Aneeshwar’s Outdoor Adventures, Cooking with The Gills,  Reu & Harper’s Wonder World, Go Green with The Grimwades, The World According to Grandpa, Meet the Experts, Mimi’s World, Brave Bunnies and Oggy Oggy. For further information, visit www.milkshake.tv.