It’s the end of an era for CoComelon.
The toddler-aimed television program, one of the most-watched shows in the world (the series’ YouTube channel alone averages 2 billion views a month, for context) is moving from Netflix to Disney+. The Walt Disney Company will pay upwards of eight figures annually for the rights to the series.
The series will move to Disney+ in 2027, taking away one of Netflix’s flagship programs. It was Netflix’s second most-watched series last year, trailing only Bridgerton.
The program of nursery rhymes joins an already strong lineup of kids programming on Disney+, including Bluey, the second most popular kids’ series in the world and the most-streamed preschool series. Disney already had three of the most watched preschool series in the U.S. with Bluey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Spidey and his Amazing Friends.
Former ad exec Jay Jeon created CoComelon on YouTube in 2006 to entertain
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