Molly of Denali


Molly of Denali is an American-Canadian animated television series created and produced by Atomic Cartoons and WGBH Kids for PBS Kids and CBC Television. It premiered on July 15, 2019. The series is the first children's show to feature an Alaska Native as the protagonist. Thirty-eight half-hours have been produced, and a 50-minute special episode is upcoming. Between the two 11-minute story segments, there is a special live-action segment filmed in Alaska. The series won a Peabody Award in the Children's/Youth category in 2020.

Plot

The series follows 10-year-old Molly Mabray, an Alaskan Native vlogger from the fictional village of Qyah, and her family, friends Tooey Ookami and Trini Mumford, her Malamute Suki, and other residents. Her family runs the Denali Trading Post.

Cast

Voice direction by Nicole Oliver

Episodes

Season 1 (2019-present)

Production

The show's theme song is sung by Phillip Blanchett and Karina Moeller from the band Pamyua, with a fiddle and drum played by Brennan Firth.
Portions of the show's dialogue are in the Gwichʼin language.

Broadcast

Molly of Denali premiered on Nat Geo Kids in Latin America on September 2019. It premiered on CBC Kids in Canada on September 2, 2019.
There's a live-action segment that occurs between the two 11-minute story segments in both the United States and Canadian broadcasts.