Alien TV
An alien news crew misinterprets Earth and human hobbies.
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Alien TV is a television series that blends live action with computer-generated animation. It was co-produced by Entertainment One and Pop Family Entertainment for Netflix. The story follows a trio of extraterrestrials—Ixbee, Pixbee, and Squee—who work as a news crew. They are dispatched to Earth to study the planet, focusing on human activities and pastimes, which they often misinterpret.
The series first aired on the Nine Network’s digital channel 9Go! in Australia on 23 November 2019. A second season became available on Netflix on 19 March 2021. No third season is in development.
The voice cast includes Robert Tinkler as Ixbee, Julie Lemieux as Pixbee, John Cleland as Squee, Kyle Dooley as Squood, and Rupert Degas as the Translator.
Development was announced on 30 September 2013 at MIPCOM, when Essential Media & Entertainment partnered with Entertainment One’s eOne Family division to produce a series about an alien news crew’s comical misunderstandings of Earth. Ian Brown created the series, with Carmel Travers (head of children’s content at Essential Media) and Olivier Dumont (managing director of eOne Family) serving as executive producers. By September 2017, during production, Essential Media underwent a restructure. Carmel Travers left to establish Pop Family Entertainment, a new Australian independent production company focused on kids and family content, and brought the Alien TV project with her.
Last updated 2026-09-28 from the source article.
Lore & Background
The series premiered on the Nine Network's multichannel 9Go! in Australia on 23 November 2019. A second season was released March 19, 2021 on Netflix. There are no plans for a season 3. The cast includes Robert Tinkler as Ixbee, Julie Lemieux as Pixbee, John Cleland as Squee, Kyle Dooley as Squood, and Rupert Degas as Translator.
Reader's Guide
Development on Alien TV was announced on 30 September 2013 during Essential Media and Entertainment's MIPCOM state, when Essential Media & Entertainment partnered with Canadian film & television production/distribution studio Entertainment One via its kids & family brands division eOne Family, to produce an animated series about an Alien news crew's weird and wacky misinterpretation of life on Earth. Ian Brown served as the creator, while Carmel Travers and Olivier Dumont served as executive producers. By September 2017, during production, co-producer Essential Media and Entertainment entered a restructure that led to its head of children's entertainment Carmel Travers establishing a new Australian independent kids & family entertainment production company Pop Family Entertainment, which took over Essential Media & Entertainment's kids & family production slate including Alien TV. The series represents a collaboration between Australian and Canadian production entities, focusing on comedic cultural misunderstanding through an extraterrestrial lens.
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- Wikipedia: Alien TV (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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