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Series 24
Series Overview
Director(s)	Dianna Basso
Producer(s)	Ian McCue (Mattel Creations/Television) Tracy Blagdon (Jam Filled Toronto)
Composer(s)	Chris Renshaw
Narrator(s)	John Hasler (UK) Joseph May (US)
Release Details
No. of episodes	20 episodes + 3 mini specials
Released	September 2020 (UK) May 2020 (US)
Episode Guide
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Series 24 of Thomas & Friends will begin airing in September 2020 for the UK [1] and streaming on Netflix in the US in May. [2]

Production

Mattel green-lit a new series and several specials for Thomas & Friends that will premiere in 2020 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the franchise. Production will consist of 20 x 11-minute episodes as well as three 22-minute specials following the recent revamp of the series[3].

The series is once again, split into two halves: one half with Thomas travelling around the world, and one half taking place on the Island of Sodor. David Stoten was announced as the new head writer for the series, succeeding Andrew Brenner [4]. This is also marks the final series animated by Jam Filled Toronto [5].

Episodes

Screenshot	UK title (top) US title (bottom)	Written by	Original UK release date	Episode number #
	Shankar's Makeover	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Shankar the Indian diesel engine is given a makeover.
File:Acetheracerstuntjumpseris24.jpeg	Untitled Australia Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled Percy Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled Rosie Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled Toby Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled Henrietta Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled China Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA
	Untitled Brazil Episode	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA

Double-Length episodes

Screenshot	UK title (top) US title (bottom)	Written by	Original UK release date	Episode number #
File:Kenji.jpg	Marvelous Machinery	TBA	TBA	TBA
	When Thomas finds out there is going to be a Technology Fair on Sodor, he sets out to prove that steam engines are the best inventions ever.
	The Royal Engine	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt are invited to London for a royal celebration.

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Toby
• Emily
• Rosie
• Ashima
• Yong Bao
• Shane
• Raul
• Nia
• Rebecca
• Tamika
• Gabriela
• The Mainland Diesels
• Fernando
• Shankar
• Gustavo
• Annie and Clarabel
• Henrietta
• Aubrey and Aiden
• Bulgy
• Ace
• Beresford
• Cassia
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Lady Hatt
• Dowager Hatt
• The Thin Clergyman
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Sir Robert Norramby

Duck, Flying Scotsman, Stephen, Porter, Glynn, Merlin, Hurricane, Theo, Lexi, Rajiv, Hong-Mei, Diesel, Salty, Frankie, Noor Jehan, Millie, An An, Yin-Long, Bertie, Isla, Darcy, Cranky, Carly, Big Mickey, Miss Jenny, and Charubala are likely to appear.

Characters Introduced

• Duchess
• Kenji
• Ruth
• Sunny

Cast

UK and AUS

• John Hasler as Thomas
• Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, and Sir Topham Hatt
• Rob Rackstraw as James and Toby
• Nigel Pilkington as Percy
• Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
• Tina Desai as Ashima
• Dan Li as Yong Bao
• Yvonne Grundy as Nia
• Rachael Miller as Rebecca
• Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
• Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
• Tim Bain as Aiden
• Peter Andre as Ace

US

• Joseph May as Thomas
• William Hope as Edward and Toby
• Kerry Shale as Henry and Gordon
• Rob Rackstraw as James
• Christopher Ragland as Percy
• Jules de Jongh as Emily
• Tina Desai as Ashima
• Dan Li as Yong Bao
• Yvonne Grundy as Nia
• Rachael Miller as Rebecca
• Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
• Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
• Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
• Tim Bain as Aiden
• Peter Andre as Ace
• Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

• This is the first series to have David Stoten as head writer.
• This is the final series animated by Jam Filled Toronto.