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Series 23 of Thomas & Friends will begin airing sometime 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.

Series 23 will be the second series of Thomas and Friends Big World Big Adventures. in the Time where Thomas explores the world and back home on sodor with his Friends James, Percy, Nia, Gordon, Rebecca and Emily.

Episodes

 * 1) Laid Back Shane
 * 2) Wish You Were Here
 * 3) Shankar's Makeover

Special Episodes

 * 1) Digs and Discoveries

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Emily
 * Rosie
 * Belle
 * Ashima
 * Shane
 * Yong Bao
 * Gina
 * Nia
 * Rebecca
 * Philip
 * Shankar
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Aubrey and Aiden
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver (The Pack)
 * Max and Monty
 * Kevin
 * Ace
 * Isla
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Thin Clergyman
 * Farmer McColl
 * Sir Robert Norramby

Edward, Henry, Toby, Duck, Donald and Douglas, Oliver, Bill and Ben, Flying Scotsman, Harvey, Spencer, Whiff, Stanley, Hiro, Charlie, Belle, Stephen, Connor, Caitlin, Porter, Timothy, Samson, Glynn, Ryan, Rajiv, Theo, Lexi, Hurricane, Merlin, Hong-Mei, Diesel, Daisy, Mavis, 'Arry and Bert, Salty, Den, Dart, Sidney, Paxton, Norman, Philip, Hugo, Frankie, The Chinese Diesel, Noor Jehan, Flynn, Stafford, Winston, Marion, Skiff, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Duncan, Victor, Luke, Millie, Tamika, Rusty, Bert, Rex, Mike, Toad, Rocky, Slip Coaches, Judy and Jerome, Bradford, Hannah, An An and Yin-Long, Dexter, Terence, Bertie, Trevor, Harold, Bulgy, Butch, Isla, Cranky, Big Mickey, Reg, Carly, Lady Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, Farmer Finney, Jem Cole, Fergus Duncan, The Thin Clergyman, The Fat Clergyman, Cyril the Fogman, Farmer McColl, The Mayor of Sodor, The Duke and Duchess of Boxford, Mr. Percival, Sir Robert Norramby, Captain Joe and Charubala are also likely to appear.

Characters Introduced

 * Lorenzo
 * Pepe
 * Stefano
 * Darcy
 * No.13 Exacavator
 * Gustavo

UK and AUS

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon and the Fat Controller
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby and the Thin Clergyman
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Steven Kynman as Duck and Jack
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Annie and Clarabel
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Tina Desai as Ashima
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Emily Sharpe as Gina
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca and Isla
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip and Monty
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden
 * Nathan Clarke as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver the Excavator and Max
 * Matt Wilkinson as Kevin and Farmer McColl
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward, Toby and Farmer McColl
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Max and Kevin
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Monty and the Thin Clergyman
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Steven Kynman as Duck
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
 * Tina Desai as Ashima
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Emily Sharpe as Gina
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca and Isla
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden
 * Nathan Clarke as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver the Excavator
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

Trivia

 * This season marks the first of many things:
 * Gina 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
 * This series will be Andrew Brenner's final series as head writer.

Trivia

 * The is Nia and Rebecca's second appearance on the Season.
 * The is The First Season To Have a Female Driver.