June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22) – November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)
Lego City Adventures is an animated television series that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on June 22, 2019, loosely based on the long-running Lego City toyline theme. The third season of the series was released on Netflix in its entirety on April 15, 2022, and the fourth and final season was released on The Lego Group's YouTube channel on October 25, 2022.[1] It is the second Lego series on Nickelodeon, following 2010's Lego Hero Factory.
Overview
Lego City Adventures is an animated series set in a busy metropolis. The series follows the adventures of the city's community workers, such as the police, firefighters and sanitation workers.[2] Among the characters thrust into extraordinary adventures are cop Sgt. Duke DeTain, crisis-ready fire Chief Freya McCloud, grumpy street sweeper Shirley Keeper, eager handyman Harl Hubbs, dedicated city Mayor Solomon Fleck, Vice Mayor Carol Yea, business rivals R.E. Fendrich and Mary Sinclair, Freya's troublesome nephew Billy McCloud, and skateboarding police Chief Percival "Wheelie" Wheeler.[3]
Percival "Wheelie" Wheeler (voiced by Mick Lauer)[3]
Production
On February 14, 2019, it was announced that Lego City Adventures would be a part of Nickelodeon's 2019 slate.[4][5] On May 14, 2019, it was announced that the program would premiere on June 22, 2019.[3][6] The series is a co-production between Axis Studios and French companies Passion Paris and Circus for The Lego Group.[7]
Lego City Adventures has received favourable comments from critics about its positive messages but has also been criticised for its consumerism. Reviewer Emily Ashby for Common Sense Media gave the show a three-star rating, commenting that, "despite the fact that this series doubles as a pretty effective advertising campaign for the Lego brand/merchandise, it's a genuinely funny show with fast-paced, unpredictable humor".[2] TV Guide UK gave the show a rating of 6/10.[33]
Merchandise
Lego City Adventures was produced to accompany the Lego City theme, a core product of The Lego Group. According to a Lego announcement, the series was designed as, "an important evolution of Lego City" that aimed to, "bring the unique characters, style and humor of Lego City Adventures to life".[6]