Bedtime might mean it is time to slow down, but the world of “BeddyByes” is certainly showing no signs of doing the same.
Following the growing success of JAM Media’s gentle preschool series, BBC and RTÉ have commissioned a second season of “BeddyByes,” ordering another 52 11-minute episodes that will bring MeMo and BaBa back for even more adventures before it is finally time to settle down for the night. The sizable order will double the series to 104 episodes, with production already underway at JAM Media’s studios in Dublin and Belfast for delivery in autumn 2027.
And while Planet BeddyByes is about to become considerably bigger, don’t expect it to become any louder.
The new season will continue the soothing rhythm that helped distinguish the series in the first place, following MeMo and BaBa from imaginative play and discovery into the quieter comfort of bedtime. This time, however, there will be plenty of new places to explore along the way.
Season two will take the best friends into previously unseen areas of Planet BeddyByes, including the Wild Patch. They will also head beneath Lullaby Lake aboard the GoGo Sub, opening up an underwater world filled with new characters—including a playful new octopus.
It is exactly the kind of expansion that feels right for “BeddyByes.” Preschool series naturally need room to grow, but a show created specifically around the rhythm of winding down at the end of the day can’t simply become bigger by becoming busier. JAM Media CEO and Co-Founder John Rice described the goal particularly well: make Planet BeddyByes “bigger, not louder.”
That distinction matters.
There is no shortage of children’s content competing for attention, often with increasingly fast pacing and plenty happening on screen. “BeddyByes” carved out a different space by recognizing that sometimes the last thing a young child needs before bed is even more stimulation. Its tactile visuals, gentle humor, original music and imaginative worlds still give little ones something to engage with, but everything is ultimately moving toward rest rather than another burst of excitement.
Apparently, families were ready for exactly that.
The first season has already traveled well beyond its original BBC and RTÉ homes. Disney Kids & Family acquired U.S. linear rights for Disney Jr., where “BeddyByes” premiered in March, along with global streaming rights for Disney+. The series has also reached audiences through broadcasters including YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway and ABC in Australia.
Its growing profile has been accompanied by industry recognition as well, including six Kidscreen nominations and a Best Voice Acting win for Dawn French as Gramma Leeba.
Now “BeddyByes” is also beginning to make the increasingly important jump from the screen into children’s everyday lives. Its first consumer products are set to arrive this October, with Moose Toys serving as global master toy partner. Publishing is also beginning with “BeddyByes: Time for BeddyByes,” an interactive board book coming through the Ladybird imprint in the U.K. and Random House Kids in the U.S., with three additional titles planned for early 2027.
For a series built around slowing things down, “BeddyByes” has certainly covered a lot of ground rather quickly.
Yet that growth doesn’t have to change what made MeMo and BaBa’s world appealing in the first place. There can be new places beneath Lullaby Lake, new friends waiting in the Wild Patch, more toys on shelves and plenty more stories to tell while still preserving that reassuring journey from one last adventure into bedtime.
After all, Planet BeddyByes can get much bigger.
MeMo and BaBa still know when it is time for bed.