Thomas &amp; Friends (series 22)Thomas &amp; Friends (series 22) Thomas & Friends (series 22) The twenty-second series of the children's television show "Thomas & Friends", based on "The Railway Series" books written by the Reverend W. Awdry, began airing on 3 September 2018 in the UK, and on 17 September 2018 in the US. Now re-titled as "Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventures!", series 22 sees the first major changes since the show switched to full CGI animation in the thirteenth series. The episodes keep their eleven-minute-long runtime, but have now been divided into seven minute-long stories, with an additional four minutes reserved for a  variety of segments like sing-along karaoke songs, music videos or Thomas talking directly with the audience about lessons learned during a particular episodes. Production. Series 22 introduces new characters Nia and Rebecca and retires the narration, with Thomas now talking directly to the audience about today's episode and during the learning segments. In addition, the show has a brand new theme song. The series is set directly after the events of the "" movie. Episodes are split into two halves; the first half sees Thomas travelling around the world, while the second half takes place back on the Island  of Sodor. The series was released on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu in the fall of 2018. Voice cast. The following voice actors were listed in the closing credits for the series: The following are also considered main characters but were not listed in the credits: Episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 22) The twenty-second series of the children's television show "Thomas & Friends", based on "The Railway Series" books written by the Reverend W. Awdry, began airing on 3 September 2018 in the UK, and on 17 September 2018 in the US. Now re-titled as