A Fraggle Rock: Rock On! teaser trailer confirms a reboot airing on Apple TV+. Created by the late, great Jim Henson, Fraggle Rock (or Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson’s Muppets) was a puppet show with a simple premise revolving around small creatures called Fraggles, and smaller creatures known as Doozers, who have adventures in a series of caves connected to the worlds of Gorgs and humans. The show ran for five seasons, and it also led to a spinoff cartoon TV series. In recent years, a Fraggle Rock film has been in the works, a project that at one time had writers announced, and even had Joseph Gordon-Levitt on board. However, before any film comes to light, a COVID-19 related reboot of Fraggle Rock is hitting the AppleTV+ streaming service.
AppleTV+ announced the return of the Fraggles yesterday with their debut episode of Fraggle Rock: Rock On!, titled “Shine On,” also premiering yesterday. The new short-form episodes are produced by The Jim Henson Company, and executive produced by Halle Stanford and John Tartaglia. AppleTV+ also wrote, “In accordance with the COVID-19 “Safer at home” guidelines, “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!” is all shot on iPhone 11 phones from the homes of the production team and individual artists from all over the U.S.” New “mini-episodes” of the show will premiere globally for free, every Tuesday on AppleTV+. You can watch a teaser trailer in the space below:
Although this might be viewed as a purely nostalgia-driven project, the reboot, which will see familiar faces like Gobo, Red, and Boober return is quite the idea in the grand scheme of things. In addition to creating a kid-friendly show that will abide by social distancing guidelines, the show is even playing off the current situation by showing how the characters can stay united even though they are not in the same parts of the Fraggle Rock caves. It’s a useful message for children who are currently at home, and judging by the teaser of Fraggle Rock: Rock On!, which has Boober uttering the words “Down on Fraggle Rock,” it does feel like it the captures the energy of the original '80s show as well.
Source: AppleTV+