Olivia (TV series)
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For the 2018 Australian mini-series, see Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You.
Olivia is an American/British/Irish children's computer-animated comedy television series produced by media company Chorion and based on the late Ian Falconer's books. The series won a silver Parents' Choice Award for its positive storylines and characters.[1] The series premiered in 26 January 2009, on the Nick Jr. Channel and aired episodes through 29 October. It had 40 episodes.[2]
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| Also known as | Olivia the Pig Welcome to the World of the Pig Olivia |
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| Created by | Kate Boutilier Patricia Resnick |
| Based on | Olivia book series by Ian Falconer |
| Developed by | Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro |
| Written by | Kate Boutilier Silvia Cardenas Olivas Eryk Casemiro Ian Falconer Michele Gendelman Jill Gorey Scott Gray Barbara Herndon Laurie Israel Joan Considine Johnson Tyler Lieberman Chris Nee Gabe Pulliam Joseph Purdy Patricia Resnick Rachel Ruderman Eric Shaw Michael G. Stern Mark Valenti Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan |
| Directed by | Darragh O'Connell Timothy Björklund |
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| Composer | Darren Hendley |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | Patricia Resnick Cathal Gaffney Diana Manson Kurt Mueller Paula Rosenthal Co-Executive Producers: Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro |
| Producers | Gillian Higgins Karen Ialacci Megan Laughton (supervising producer) Rita Weisskoff (co-producer and associate producer) Theresa Mayer (line producer) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Network | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Channel Channel 5 |
| Release | 26 January 2009 (2009-01-26) – 29 October 2015 (2015-10-29) |
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In 2012, Classic Media acquired the rights to the show from Chorion.[3] Since then, Classic Media was sold to DreamWorks Animation and became DreamWorks Classics.[4][5] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.[6]