Series 23

  Series 23 of Thomas & Friends has already begin airing on May 18 2019 in the US & will air on September in the UK in 2019

Production
Mattel has greenlit a new series and several specials for Thomas & Friends that will premiere in 2019. Production has begun on the 23rd series that will consist of 20 x 11-minute episodes as well as three x 22-minute specials following the recent revamp of the series. The series will also see Thomas visiting two new countries: Italy and Brazil. The series will split into two halves: The first half will see thomas traveling around the world and the second half will take place back on the island of sodor.

Episodes

 * 1) The Other Big Engine
 * 2) Grudge Match
 * 3) Crowning Around
 * 4) Thomas Makes a Mistake
 * 5) Batucada
 * 6) Gordon Gets the Giggles
 * 7) Free the Roads
 * 8) Chucklesome Trucks
 * 9) Heart of Gold
 * 10) Laid Back Shane
 * 11) Wish You Were Here
 * 12) Shankar's Makeover
 * 13) Diesel Glows Away

Special Episodes

 * 1) Digs and Discoveries

Main Cast

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Nia
 * Rebecca

Additional Cast

 * Toby
 * Rosie
 * Glynn
 * Ashima
 * Rajiv
 * Raul
 * Shane
 * Yong Bao
 * Gina
 * Hong-Mei
 * Diesel
 * Paxton
 * Fernando
 * Shankar
 * Noor Jehan
 * Victor
 * Millie
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Aubrey and Aiden
 * An An and Yin-Long
 * Bertie
 * Bulgy
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver (The Pack)
 * Max and Monty
 * Kevin
 * Ace
 * Cassia
 * Emerson
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sir Robert Norramby
 * The Bird Watcher
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * Albert's Wife
 * Charubala
 * Edward (does not speak)
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Flying Scotsman (does not speak)
 * Stephen (does not speak)
 * Butch (does not speak)
 * Cranky (does not speak)
 * Mr. Bubbles (does not speak)
 * Ryan (cameo)
 * The White Tank Engine (cameo)
 * The Dark Red Tank Engine (cameo)
 * The Tan Tender Engine (cameo)
 * The Grey Tender Engine (cameo)
 * Philip (cameo)
 * A Diesel Shunter (cameo)
 * Winston (cameo)
 * Judy and Jerome (cameo)
 * The Indian Breakdown Train (cameo)
 * Carly (cameo)
 * Big Mickey (cameo)
 * The Teacher (cameo)
 * Captain Joe (cameo)
 * Samson (stock footage)
 * Marion (stock footage)
 * Sidney (stock footage)
 * Duncan (stock footage)
 * Luke (stock footage)
 * Terence (stock footage)
 * Bill and Ben (stock footage cameo)
 * Salty (stock footage cameo)
 * Axel (stock footage cameo)
 * Carlos (stock footage cameo)
 * Frieda (stock footage cameo)
 * Ivan (stock footage cameo)
 * The Mainland Diesels (stock footage cameo)
 * Rusty (stock footage cameo)
 * Farmer Finney (stock footage cameo)
 * King Godred (mentioned)

Duck, Donald and Douglas, Oliver, Stepney, Harvey, Spencer, Whiff, Stanley, Hiro, Charlie, Scruff, Belle, Porter, Gator, Timothy, Theo, Lexi, Hurricane, Merlin, Tamika, Daisy, Mavis, 'Arry and Bert, Den, Dart, Norman, Hugo, Frankie, The Chinese Diesel, Stafford, Flynn, Skiff, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rex, Bert, Mike, Toad, Rocky, Slip Coaches, Bradford, Hannah, Dexter, Lei, Trevor, Harold, Captain, Isla, Lady Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Jem Cole, Fergus Duncan, The Fat Clergyman, Willie, Dowager Hatt, The Foreman, The Mayor of Sodor, Lord Callan, The Duke and Duchess of Boxford, Mr. Percival, The Thin Clergyman and Farmer McColl are likely to appear.

Characters Introduced

 * Gabriela
 * Lorenzo
 * Gustavo
 * Beppe
 * Darcy
 * Ester
 * Brenda
 * Stefano
 * The Thieves
 * The Grumpy Stationmaster
 * The Friendly Stationmaster
 * The Fashion Designer
 * The Brown Tender Engine (cameo)

UK, AUS and NZ

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Gordon, Glynn, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, the Grumpy passenger and a child
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby and the Troublesome Trucks
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Tina Desai as Ashima and the Fashion Designer
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv, some trucks and the Grumpy and Friendly Stationmasters
 * Federico Trujillo as Raul, a Brazilian Railway Worker and a Musician
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Emily Sharpe as Gina
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Monica Lopera as Gabriela
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Gabriel Porras as Fernando, Emerson and the Crowd
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
 * Francisco Labbe as Gustavo and a Musician
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Miranda Raison as Millie
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Siu-see Hung as An An
 * Windson Liong as Yin-Long
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
 * Steven Kynman as Jack, Paxton and a child
 * Nathan Clarke as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Max and Oliver the Excavator
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Monty
 * Matt Wilkinson as Kevin
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
 * Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

US and CAN

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel, Max and Kevin
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Monty and the Troublesome Trucks
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy and the Troublesome Trucks
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * William Hope as Toby
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Keith Wickham as Glynn, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, the Grumpy passenger and a child
 * Tina Desai as Ashima and the Fashion Designer
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv, some trucks and the Grumpy and Friendly Stationmasters
 * Federico Trujillo as Raul a Brazilian Railway Worker and a Musician
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Emily Sharpe as Gina
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Monica Lopera as Gabriela
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Gabriel Porras as Fernando, Emerson and the Crowd
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
 * Francisco Labbe as Gustavo and a Musician
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Miranda Raison as Millie
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Siu-see Hung as An An
 * Windson Liong as Yin-Long
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
 * David Menkin as Jack
 * Nathan Clarke as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver the Excavator
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

Japan

 * Kumiko Higa as Thomas
 * Kenta Miyake as Gordon
 * Masashi Ebara as James
 * Chie Kōjiro as Percy
 * Erina Yamazaki as Emily, An An and Charubala
 * Yoshino Aoyama as Nia
 * Maki Uchiyama as Rebecca and Aubrey
 * Tomohiro Tsuboi as Toby
 * Hisayo Mochizuki as Rosie
 * Tōru Akiyoshi as Glynn and Aiden
 * Misa Ishii as Ashima
 * Yuta Odagaki as Rajiv, Oliver the Excavator, Emerson and the Troublesome Trucks
 * Hiroaki Tajiri as Raul
 * Ryōsuke Morita as Shane
 * Hiroo Sasaki as Yong Bao
 * Keiko Nemoto as Gina, Henrietta, Jack and Cassia
 * Mikoto Nakai as Hong-Mei
 * Ken Sanders as Diesel
 * Kunihiro Kawamoto as Paxton, Fernando and Yin-Long
 * Kōichi Sakaguchi as Shankar and Victor
 * Chiaki Mori as Noor Jehan
 * Minako Saito as Millie
 * Sakura Yoshioka as Annie and Clarabel
 * Mitsuhiro Sakamaki as Bertie
 * Hinata Tadokoro as Bulgy
 * Hayato Fujii as Max and Monty
 * Takayuki Kawasugi as Kevin
 * Kan Tanaka as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Kiyonobu Suzuki as Sir Robert Norramby

Trivia

 * This season marks the first of many things:
 * The first season to have episodes written by Camille Ucan and Rose Johnson.
 * Gina, Raul, Emerson, Cassia, Fernando and Ace's first appearances in an episode and their first appearances since The Great Race and Big World! Big Adventures! respectively.
 * Knapford Harbour's first appearance in full CGI and it’s first full appearance since the Season 4 episode, Special Attraction.
 * This is the first time that Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy and Emily are seen in their new CGI models. They all gain additional rivets and handrails, while Gordon gains a second permanent lamp and Thomas gains a step on the front of his tanks. Emily also gains an additional handrail above her smokebox.
 * The first season to have two head writers for an episode since the nineteenth series.
 * This series will be Andrew Brenner's final series as head writer to date.
 * Emily Sharpe, Ferderico Trujillo, Francisco Labbe, Monica Lopera and Laura Cucurullo join the voice cast.
 * Peter Andre, Colin McFarlane, Miranda Raison, Mike Grady, Gabriel Porras and Nathan Clarke return to the voice cast.