# Interrupting Chicken (TV series)

Interrupting Chicken is a children's animated television series for Apple TV+. The series is based on the children's book of the same name by David Ezra Stein. The first season was released on November 18, 2022. Later, the second season premiered on September 29, 2023.

## Premise

The series follows a little red chicken named Piper who is a writer and likes to jump in to rewrite stories with imagination.

## Cast and characters

* Sterling K. Brown as Papa
* Juliet Donenfeld as Piper
* Luke Lowe as Duckston
* Maximus Riegel (credited as Maximus Tran) as Benjamin
* Jakari Fraser as Theodore
* Sarah Elizabeth Thompson as CJ
* Mary Faber as Mom

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) | December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |

### Season 1 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Not So Bad Wolf" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 1 | 1 | "Chicken of the Sea" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Elephant of Surprise" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Chicken and the Egg" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Josh Riley Brown | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "Hercul-easy" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Jennifer Keene | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Lion, the Mouse and the Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Laura Kleinbaum | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 4 | 4 | "Where's the Party?" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Scott Gray | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 4 | 4 | "Chicken Out West" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Jessica Welsh | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 5 | 5 | "Disco Chickens" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Alex Mack | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 5 | 5 | "Little Red and Little Red Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Dave Polsky | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 6 | 6 | "Dawn of Wonder Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Josh Riley Brown | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Chicken Who Cried Wolf" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Lazar Saric | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 7 | 7 | "Arizona Chickenstone and the Temple of the Troll" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Scott Gray | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Chicken and the Beanstalk" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Jennifer Keene | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 8 | 8 | "Dr. Chickenstein" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Tim McKeon | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Sorcerer's Thesaurus" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Mark De Angelis | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| 9 | 9 | "A Chicken Carol" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) |

### Season 2 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 10 | 1 | "Captain Claw's Clawsome Quest" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Laura Kleinbaum | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 10 | 1 | "Cinderella's Story" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Alex Mack | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 11 | 2 | "Funky Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 11 | 2 | "Hansel & Gretel and the Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Jessica Welsh | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 12 | 3 | "Save the Stalk!" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Scott Gray | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 12 | 3 | "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Andrew Blanchette | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 13 | 4 | "Mary Had a Little Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Josh Riley Brown | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 13 | 4 | "The Princess, the Chicken, and the Pea" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Andrew Blanchette | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 14 | 5 | "The Magnificent Magician of the Mailbox" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Isabel Galupo | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 14 | 5 | "Once Upon a Chicken" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Jessica Welsh | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 15 | 6 | "The Royal Rollercoaster" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Laura Kleinbaum | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 15 | 6 | "Clucky Sinclair and the Three Bears" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Dave Polsky | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 16 | 7 | "Wonder Chicken Returns" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Laura Kleinbaum | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 16 | 7 | "Professor Goose Visits" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Ron Holsey | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 17 | 8 | "Starting From Scratch" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Mark De Angelis | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 17 | 8 | "Snow White's Seven" | Christian Larocque and Emma Gignac | Robby Hoffman | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |

## Release

On August 29, 2022, Apple announced new kids and family programs for fall 2022. Which Interrupting Chicken was one of the series to be released. The first season was released on November 18, 2022. With the holiday episode which is also the season finale was released on December 2, 2022. The second season was released on September 29, 2023.

## Accolades

Interrupting Chicken was nominated for Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program for Juliet Donenfeld and Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. It is also nominated for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.