Season 22 (Hyro348 Edition)

The twenty-second season (going under the name Big World! Big Adventures!) of Thomas & Friends is expected to be released in 2018 on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.

Production
Season 22 will mark the first major "reboot" of the franchise since the show switched to full CGI in the thirteenth season. The episodes will keep their eleven minute-long runtime, but will now be broken 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 episode. Among many other changes, Edward and Henry will be removed from the Steam Team to make room for Nia and Rebecca, and the narrator has been replaced with Thomas talking to the audience (however, Mark Moraghan has said that he will still work on the series).

Season 22 will be set after Big World! Big Adventures!. The season will be split into two halves; the first half will see Thomas travelling around the world and visiting India, Australia, China and Africa, while the second half will take place back on the Island of Sodor. The season will also be released on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu in the fall of 2018.

Characters

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


 * Sir Topham Hatt

Suporting Cast

 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Bill and Ben
 * Harvey
 * Rosie
 * Belle
 * Porter
 * Marion
 * Samson
 * Flying Scotsman
 * Ashima
 * Rajiv
 * Shane
 * Yong Bao
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * Salty
 * Philip
 * Paxton
 * Sidney
 * The Mainland Diesels
 * Winston
 * Victor
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * The Slip Coaches
 * Judy and Jerome
 * Bradford
 * Hannah
 * Trevor
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver
 * Toad
 * Duck
 * Oliver (The Pack)
 * S.C. Ruffey
 * Fred Pelhay
 * Mavis
 * Cranky
 * Kevin
 * Reg
 * Carly
 * Big Mickey
 * Lady Hatt
 * Dowager Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * Flynn
 * Belle
 * Diesel 10
 * Splatter
 * Dodge
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Freddie
 * Duke
 * Smudger
 * Bertram
 * Stanley
 * Sir Lowham Hatt I
 * Lady
 * Skiff
 * Sailor John
 * Captain Joe
 * Bulstrode
 * Spencer
 * Arry
 * Bert
 * Rex, Mike and Bert
 * Thomas' Drivers
 * Beau
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Boulder
 * Rusty
 * Stepney
 * Kwaku
 * BoCo
 * Sam
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * The Australian Airplane
 * Terence
 * Ryan
 * Bulgy
 * Samson
 * International Rally Cars
 * Big Mickey
 * Murdoch
 * Duncan
 * The Indian Diesel Shunter
 * Trevor
 * Bertie
 * Class 40
 * Hurricane
 * Salty
 * Stanley
 * Rajiv
 * Henrietta
 * Lexi
 * Frankie
 * Duck
 * Emerson
 * Merlin
 * Philip
 * Vinnie
 * Bash and Dash
 * Ferdinand
 * The American Crane
 * Neville
 * Cranky
 * Connor
 * Caitlin
 * Harold
 * Beresford
 * Arthur
 * Harvey
 * Carlos
 * Max and Monty
 * Carly
 * Paxton
 * George
 * Hugo
 * Whiff
 * Charlie
 * Fergus
 * Glynn
 * Derek
 * Hannah
 * Toad
 * Rocky
 * Porter
 * Stephen
 * Theo
 * Timothy
 * Norman
 * Sidney
 * Luke
 * Mighty Mac
 * Millie
 * Hank
 * Butch
 * Etienne
 * The Mainland Diesels
 * Billy
 * Flynn
 * Bradford
 * The Slip Coaches
 * Caroline
 * Frieda
 * Dennis
 * City of Truro
 * The Horrid Lorries
 * The Spiteful Breakvan (Face only)
 * Mr. Percival
 * Winston
 * Owen
 * Gina
 * Drivers
 * Proteus (Spirit)
 * Elizabeth
 * Scruff
 * Dart
 * Axel
 * Hector
 * Raul
 * Stafford
 * Ivan
 * Thumper
 * Flora
 * Old Slow Coach
 * Den
 * Jeremy
 * Merrick
 * Kelly
 * Mrs. Kindley
 * Buster
 * Isobella
 * Captain
 * Patrick (Cement Mixer)
 * Sir Robert Norramby
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Colin
 * Jeremiah Jobling
 * Slate Trucks
 * Byron
 * Madge
 * Ned
 * Jem Cole
 * Inspectors
 * Tiger Moth
 * Wilbert Awdry
 * Jenny Packard
 * Fergus Duncan
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * Policemen
 * Farmer Finney
 * Nelson
 * Workmen
 * Ol' Wheezy
 * Alicia Botti
 * Farmer McColl
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Elizabeth II
 * Tom Tipper
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Sodor's Brass Band
 * Mr. Bubbles
 * Thomas' Trucks
 * Firemens
 * The Dock Managers
 * Guards
 * Nancy
 * James' Trucks
 * Old Bailey
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * The Photographer
 * Teddy Boston
 * The Refreshment Lady
 * Father Christhmas/Santa Claus
 * King Godred
 * Signalmen
 * The Sea Serpents
 * Stephen's Competitors
 * Willie
 * Hee-Haw
 * The Foreman
 * Lord Callan
 * Mrs Percival
 * Shunter
 * Captain Calles
 * The Australian Railcar
 * Ace

Characters Introduced

 * Rebecca
 * Hong-Mei
 * The Indian Diesel Engine
 * The Indian Diesel Shunter
 * Dexter
 * An An and Lin Yong
 * Isla
 * Ten Cents
 * Timothy the Ghost Engine
 * Lord Voldemort
 * Sauron
 * Bowser
 * Bowser (Super Mario Bros: An Failed Movie)
 * Donkey Kong (1981)
 * Donkey Kong (Pixels)
 * Mario (1982)
 * Romeo and Armadylan
 * Firefly
 * Night Ninja
 * Randal Boggs
 * J. Waternoose
 * Darth Vader
 * Bomb Voyage
 * Syndrome
 * The Underminer
 * Screenslaver/Evelyn Deavor
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Plankton
 * Gozer
 * Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
 * Wicked Witch of the West
 * Vicky
 * Proffesor Denzel Crocker
 * Francis
 * Dark Laser
 * Foop
 * Tirek
 * Queen Chrysalis
 * Dr. Doofenshmirtz
 * Proffesor Parenthesis
 * Indominus Rex
 * Pinky, Dinky, Inky and Clyde
 * King Dedede


 * Meta Knight
 * Wendy
 * Jimmy
 * Martin
 * Buddy "Doc Brown"
 * Peach
 * Carol
 * Vector
 * Polar Express
 * Twilight Sparkle
 * Fluttershy
 * Rarity
 * Applejack
 * Rainbow Dash
 * Pinkie Pie
 * Sunset Shimmer
 * Starlight Glimmer

Episodes

 * 1) Motor número uno
 * 2) Forever and Ever
 * 3) Confusion Without Delay
 * 4) Trusty Trunky
 * 5) What Rebbeca Does
 * 6) Outback Thomas
 * 7) The Caze of the Puzzling Parts
 * 8) Runaway Truck
 * 9) Kangoroo Christhmas
 * 10) Duck's School
 * 11) Thomas Goes to Bollywood
 * 12) Thomas and the Dragon
 * 13) Samson's Fear of Fireworks
 * 14) Rosie and Red
 * 15) Thomas' Animal Ark
 * 16) Thomas and the Monkey's Palace (Provitional Tittle)
 * 17) The Song's Contest.
 * 18) An Super Smash Brothers Competition!!!!!
 * 19) Inside a Videogame?!
 * 20) Collision of Worlds
 * 21) An Very Special Place
 * 22) Father and Son Competition
 * 23) Christhmas' Eve
 * 24) Ace's Chase
 * 25) Old School, New Friends
 * 26) The Battle For Sodor (Part 1)
 * 27) The Battle For Sodor (Part 2)

Trivia

 * This is the first season to not feature a narrator.
 * This is the first season since Season 19 to feature episodes running for 22 minutes long.
 * This is the first season since Season 12 to have a 7-minute episode runtime. 5 minutes are dedicated to the story itself, and the remaining parts consist of musical numbers and learning segments.
 * This is the first season to have more than one female member in the main cast, in this case three - Nia, Rebecca and Emily. This was done in response to criticism over the lack of female members in the main cast.
 * This is the first season to feature the Big World! Big Adventures! Steam Team lineup - Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Nia and Rebecca. Toby is also included in the BWBA version of Engine Roll Call.
 * This is the first season to have Thomas speaking from his perspective.
 * This is the first season since Season 12 to have episodes with a 7-minute runtime. However, the story length is shorter in order to accommodate learning segments and musical numbers.
 * This is the first season to be completely animated by Jam Filled, as Arc Productions animated some episodes in Season 21.
 * Charlie Barnard, Damon Denton Snape, Mia Hope Gaywood, Jessica Hann, Holly Hazelton, Innis Robertson Purnell and Shane Jacobson join the voice cast.
 * This season takes place in 2018 but Kangaroo Christmas takes place in 2017.
 * This is the season with more characters introduced, with a total of 72.
 * This is the season with the most characters, with a total of characters 367.