# Dora (TV series)

Dora, also known as Dora: Say Hola to Adventure!, is a children's animated television series created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes for the streaming service Paramount+ that premiered on April 12, 2024. It is a reboot of the animated series Dora the Explorer (2000–2019), and the fourth series overall in the Dora the Explorer franchise.
Twelve days after its premiere, Paramount+ renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on September 13, 2024. The show made its linear television premiere on Nickelodeon on August 5, 2024.

## Premise

A reboot of the original series, the series follows the adventures of Dora and her monkey friend, Boots as they go on epic adventures in a rainforest. Accompanied by Dora's Map, Dora and her friends must work as a team to overcome many obstacles in the rainforest, including being challenged by Swiper.

## Characters
### Main

* Dora Márquez (voiced by Diana Zermeño) is the main protagonist of the series. She is an 8-year old Latina girl.
* Boots (voiced by Asher Colton Spence) is Dora's monkey best friend who is the co-host of the series.
* Swiper (voiced by Marc Weiner) is the main antagonist in the series. He is an orange fox who steals or attempts to steal key items that help Dora and Boots on their adventures. Weiner reprises his role from the previous series.
* Map (voiced by Anairis Quiñones) is a helpful talking map, who helps Dora and her friends on how they can get to their main place. Map's gender is changed from male to female for the reboot.
* Backpack (voiced by Katarina Sky) is Dora's talking backpack, who helps Dora on her adventures by holding things she needs.
* Grumpy Old Troll (voiced by Danny Burstein) is a yellow creature who lives under the bridge. When someone crosses the bridge (notably Dora and Boots), he tells them to solve a riddle to proceed to their destination.
* Tico (voiced by Donovan Monzon-Sanders) is a 4-year-old Spanish-speaking squirrel who is one of Dora and Boots' friends.
* Isa (voiced by Tandi Fomukong) is an iguana who is smart and mature and is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
* Benny (voiced by Quintún Muñoz) is a bull who lives in a barn and is the loyal person of the group. He is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
* Big Red Chicken (voiced by Chris Gifford) is a large red bird.
* The Fiesta Trio (Frog and Marmoset voiced by Danny Burstein, Armadillo voiced by Anairis Quiñones) are a trio of small creatures who play instruments and are friends with Dora and Boots. The Marmoset and Armadillo replace the Grasshopper and Snail from the original series.

### Recurring

* Mami (voiced by Kathleen Herles) is Dora's mother.
* Papi (voiced by Mike Smith Rivera) is Dora's father.
* Abuela (voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera) is Dora's grandmother.
* Ale the Alebrije (voiced by Kate del Castillo) is a colouful, magical jaguar.
* Daisy (voiced by Fátima Ptacek) is Dora's 15-year-old cousin.
* Isabella (voiced by Diana Zermeño) is Dora's younger sister, one of a pair of twins.
* Guillermo (voiced by Donovan Monzon-Sanders) is Dora's younger brother, one of a pair of twins.

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) |

### Season 1 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | Nickelodeon air date | Prod. code | U.S. linear viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Catch the Quickatoo" | Benjamin Weiner | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 16, 2024 | 108 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Lost Lorito" | Valerie Walsh Valdes | Claudia Fuenzalida | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 20, 2024 | 109 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Rainbow's Lost Colors" | Maggie Diaz Bofill | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 23, 2024 | 110 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Boots' Rubber Band Ball" | Emma Ramos | Steve Stefanelli | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 24, 2024 | 111 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "The Alebrije Adventure" | Emma Ramos | Austen Payne, Troy Sullivan & Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 20, 2024 | 107 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Let's Get A Paleta!" | Toby Arguello | Somboun Souannhaphanh | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 20, 2024 | 112 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Big Red Chicken Wake Up!" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 25, 2024 | 105 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "The Mystery Gift" | Rebeca Delgado | John Flagg | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 26, 2024 | 106 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Friendaversary Adventure" | Jesenia Ruiz | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 30, 2024 | 113 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "Swiper's Birthday Surprise" | Toby Arguello | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | October 1, 2024 | 114 | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | "The Little Axolotl" | Rebeca Delgado | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 18, 2024 | 115 | N/A |
| 12 | 12 | "Bubble Trouble" | Sean Gill | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 19, 2024 | 116 | N/A |
| 13 | 13 | "Rainforest Ritmo" | Alejandro Bien-Willner, Rebeca Delgado & Toby Arguello | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | August 5, 2024 | 103 | N/A |
| 14 | 14 | "The Magic Nut" | Benjamin Weiner | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 17, 2024 | 104 | N/A |
| 15 | 15 | "Tiny Dancer" | Rebeca Delgado | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | October 2, 2024 | 117 | N/A |
| 16 | 16 | "The Sleepy Sun" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | October 3, 2024 | 118 | N/A |
| 17 | 17 | "Tres Leches Trouble" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 11, 2024 | 101 | N/A |
| 18 | 18 | "Wizzle Wozzle Woo" | Sean Gill | John Flagg | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 12, 2024 | 102 | N/A |
| 19 | 19 | "Croc-A-Bye Baby" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 9, 2024 | 119 | N/A |
| 19 | 19 | "Wanna Empanada?" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Dermot Walshe | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 10, 2024 | 119 | N/A |
| 20 | 20 | "If the Boot Fits" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 11, 2024 | 120 | N/A |
| 20 | 20 | "Piñata Party" | Alejandro Bien-Willner | Al Jeffrey | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | September 12, 2024 | 120 | N/A |
| 21 | 21 | "Tico and Bip Bip's Big Show" | Benjamin Weiner | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 14, 2024 | 121 | N/A |
| 22 | 22 | "Wonky Wishing Wand" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 13, 2024 | 122 | N/A |
| 23 | 23 | "A Guayabera For Tico" | Maggie Diaz Bofill | Frank Ramirez | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 4, 2024 | 123 | N/A |
| 24 | 24 | "Falling Estrellas" | Jesenia Ruiz | Dan Nosella | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 5, 2024 | 124 | N/A |
| 25 | 25 | "Crabby Boots" | Sean Gill | Austen Payne | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 6, 2024 | 125 | N/A |
| 26 | 26 | "Papi's Picnic Party" | Rebeca Delgado | Claudia Fuenzalida | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) | November 7, 2024 | 126 | N/A |

### Season 2 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | Nickelodeon air date | Prod. code | U.S. linear viewers (millions) |
| 27 | 1 | "Big Big Boots" | Sean Gill | Dan Nosella | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 17, 2025 | 127 | N/A |
| 28 | 2 | "Backpack's Sticky Situation" | Toby Arguello | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 17, 2025 | 128 | N/A |
| 29 | 3 | "A Piñata for Mami" | Alonso Cisneros | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 18, 2025 | 129 | N/A |
| 30 | 4 | "Invisi-Swiper" | Jesenia Ruiz | Dan Nosella | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 18, 2025 | 130 | N/A |
| 31 | 5 | "Isa's Royal Garden Party" | Toby Arguello | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 19, 2025 | 131 | N/A |
| 32 | 6 | "Sammy's Surprise" | Benjamin Weiner | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 20, 2025 | 132 | N/A |
| 33 | 7 | "The Floor is Guava" | Sean Gill | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 24, 2025 | 133 | N/A |
| 34 | 8 | "We Are the Grumpies" | Emma Ramos | Dan Nosella | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 25, 2025 | 134 | N/A |
| 35 | 9 | "Crabby Wedding" | Megan Gonzalez | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 26, 2025 | 135 | N/A |
| 36 | 10 | "The Cloud Kingdom" | Roxana Altamirano | Claudia Fuenzalida | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | February 27, 2025 | 136 | N/A |
| 37 | 11 | "Partly Claudia" | Toby Arguello | Ted Collyer | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 137 | N/A |
| 38 | 12 | "Ranita's Magic Stripes" | Jesenia Ruiz | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 138 | N/A |
| 39 | 13 | "Troll Jelly" | Sean Gill | Claudia Fuenzalida | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 139 | N/A |
| 40 | 14 | "Catch That Kitty!" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 140 | N/A |
| 41 | 15 | "Adventures in Plantsitting" | Talia Rothenberg | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 141 | N/A |
| 42 | 16 | "Andrea the Alebrije" | Megan Gonzalez | Ted Collyer & Troy Sullivan | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 142 | N/A |
| 43 | 17 | "Rainforest Race" | Roxana Altamirano | Claudia Fuenzalida | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 143 | N/A |
| 44 | 18 | "Bok Bok Birthday" | Sindy Boveda Spackman | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 144 | N/A |
| 45 | 19 | "Too Many Swipers" | Sean Gill | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 145 | N/A |
| 46 | 20 | "Bateo's Home Run" | Toby Arguello | Ted Collyer | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 146 | N/A |
| 47 | 21 | "The Great Abuela Cook-Off" | Heidi Lux & Nikki Taguilas | Claudia Fuenzalida | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 147 | N/A |
| 48 | 22 | "Missing Map" | Megan Gonzalez | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 148 | N/A |
| 49 | 23 | "Tongue Twisted Roll" | Roxana Altamirano | Austen Payne | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 149 | N/A |
| 50 | 24 | "Chompy and the Cloud Flower" | Jesenia Ruiz | Ted Collyer | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 150 | N/A |
| 51 | 25 | "Tío Tesoro's Treasure Hunt" | Danny Warren | Claudia Fuenzalida | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 151 | N/A |
| 52 | 26 | "The Great Key Mystery" | Sindy Boveda Spackman | Frank Ramirez | September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) | TBA | 152 | N/A |

## Production

The series' counterpart was announced and revealed in 2021 by Brian Robbins at the ViacomCBS' Investors Day Event. The series was ordered by Paramount+ and was originally set to premiere in 2023, but was delayed to 2024.
The dialogue was recorded at Burbank-based Atlas Oceanic Sound and Picture and New York City-based Hyperbolic Audio. The series is a collaboration between Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Ontario-based, Pipeline Studios.
The series was executive-produced by Rich Magallanes, Chris Gifford, and Valerie Walsh Valdes, while Henry Lenardin-Madden serves as a co-executive, and Alejandro Bien-Willner serves as the editor to the series. Marielle Kaar also serves as the executive in charge of production for the series.

### Release

Prior to the series official launch date, sneak peeks have been resurfaced on the franchise's official YouTube channel since September 30, 2023.
The series has premiered on April 12, 2024 (with the first season of 26 episodes), exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. The series also aired on the Nick Jr. Channel internationally.
In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV on October 4, 2024.

## Merchandise

In addition to being released on Paramount+, the show also includes a toy line from Spin Master to promote the series unlike its original counterpart.