Apple TV has released a trailer for Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift, an original holiday special that arrives globally on Friday, 4 December. The project comes from The Jim Henson Company, which also makes the Emmy-winning series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (via Apple TV Press).
John Tartaglia directed the 30-minute special from a script by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson. Tartaglia also voices Wembley, who becomes Spirit Captain and sets out to retrieve a snow globe stolen from Doc’s workshop to bring back the festive mood. Lilli Cooper returns as Doc and sings an original song, and Nicole Scherzinger guests in a musical slot.
Executive producers include Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford, Tartaglia, Fusfeld, Cuthbertson, Arnon Milchan and Yariv Milchan, with Harvey Mason Jr. as executive music producer.
Why it matters
The special adds to Apple TV’s holiday slate, alongside the Peanuts special 12 Days of Snoopy and the forthcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary. Because it launches in every Apple TV market on the same day, viewers in the UK and Europe get it at the same time as the US.