

Season 2 • Episode 27
LatestOlivia is a British-American children's animated television series produced by media company Chorion and based on Ian Falconer's books. It is seen on Nick Jr. in the US, Milkshake!, Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland, and Disney Junior in Latin America and Brazil, Treehouse TV in Canada. The show has won a silver Parents' Choice Award for its positive story lines and characters. New episode are airing on Nick JR in 2013.
Production
Ian Falconer's book illustrations translated gorgeously to animation.
Writing
Olivia's internal monologue steals every scene.
Creators
Ricki Lake, Emily Gray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ian Falconer was a New Yorker cartoonist before creating Olivia; his minimalist black-and-white-with-red aesthetic was preserved in the animation.
Olivia predated Peppa Pig's US invasion and arguably paved the way for precocious female animated leads in preschool TV.