Lyla in the Loop

Lyla in the Loop is a children's animated television series created by Dave Peth. It premiered on February 5, 2024, on PBS Kids. The series is produced by Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios. The series is produced using 2D software.

Premise
The series follows Lyla, a young African-American/Jamaican girl and her sidekick, a fuzzy blue hyrax-like creature named Stu. Together, the two embark on adventures with her family. According to Lyla, each adventure will introduce and explore foundational computational thinking concepts, leading to some comedic disasters and creative solutions, while helping others in their community.

Characters

 * Lyla Loops (voiced by Liyou Abere), a young African-American/Jamaican girl.
 * Stu (vocal effects by Izzy Woodbury), a fuzzy blue hyrax-like creature and Lyla's sidekick.
 * Luke Loops (voiced by Elijah Lindo), Lyla's younger brother.
 * Liana Loops (voiced by Eden Cupid), one of the twin older sisters of Lyla.
 * Louisa Loops (voiced by Shechinah Mpumlwana), one of the twin older sisters of Lyla.
 * Louis Loops (voiced by Joseph Motiki), Lyla's father.
 * Lydia Loops (voiced by Morrissa Nicole), Lyla's mother.
 * Everett Phan (voiced by Isaac Ng), Lyla's friend.

Development
The series was greenlit in October 2020, under the working title of Liza Loops, and was developed as part of a $24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

However, on January 16, 2023, during the Television Critics Association Press Tour, it was announced that PBS Kids would begin its production on the series, now titled Lyla in the Loop.

Lyla in the Loop premiered on PBS Kids on February 5, 2024.

Soundtrack
All of the songs in the show are performed by students at Fanny Jackson Coppin School in Philadelphia.