Smurfs make S4C return after four decades

The Smurfs is set to return to Welsh pubcaster S4C

NEWS BRIEF: Classic kids animation series The Smurfs is set to return to Welsh pubcaster S4C – under their Welsh name, Y Smyrffs – for the first time in 40 years.

The Welsh-language channel has bought a licence to broadcast the animated series from owner Peyo Company. It will be dubbed in Welsh by production company Cwmni Da and shown on S4C from Spring 2025. Born in a comic book in 1958, The Smurfs animated series (2021) is currently airing worldwide on Nickelodeon, on local free-to-air channels and is available on Netflix. A new Smurfs movie produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Animation and starring Rihanna as Smurfette will be released in 2025.