Series 22 (Non-BWBA Version)

The twenty-second series (going under the name Big World! Big Adventures!) of Thomas & Friends was released in 2018 on Milkshake! in the UK, Nick Jr. in the US, ABC Kids in Australia and TVNZ 2 in New Zealand.  

Production
Series 22 marks 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 are demoted from the Steam Team and are replaced by new female characters Nia and Rebecca in order to address complaints from feminist groups over a lack of female members in the main cast. The narrator has been replaced with Thomas talking to the audience (however, Mark Moraghan has said that he will still work on the series).

Series 22 will be set after Big World! Big Adventures!. The series will be split into two halves; the first half will see Thomas travelling around the world and visiting India, Australia and China, while the second half will take place back on the Island of Sodor.

Main Cast

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

Additional Cast

 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Bill and Ben
 * Flying Scotsman
 * Harvey
 * Spencer
 * Rosie
 * Whiff
 * Stanley
 * Belle
 * Stephen
 * Porter
 * Marion
 * Samson
 * Glynn
 * Ryan
 * Ashima
 * Rajiv
 * Shane
 * Yong Bao
 * Merlin
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Sidney
 * Paxton
 * Philip
 * Hugo
 * The Chinese Diesel
 * Shankar
 * Skiff
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Duncan
 * Victor
 * Luke
 * Millie
 * Rex
 * Bert
 * Mike
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Toad
 * Rocky
 * Judy and Jerome
 * Bradford
 * Hannah
 * The Male Chinese Breakdown Crane
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Harold
 * Bulgy
 * Alfie
 * Oliver (The Pack)
 * Max and Monty
 * Kevin
 * Cranky
 * Reg
 * Carly
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Fergus Duncan
 * The Thin Clergyman
 * The Fat Clergyman
 * Willie
 * Dowager Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * The Foreman
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * Headkeeper Jack
 * Charubala
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * The Teacher
 * The Lady with the Big Hat
 * The Blond-haired Boy
 * Samson's Driver
 * Farmer Finney (not named)
 * Mr. Bubbles (not named; does not speak)
 * The Grey Tender Engine (does not speak)
 * Slip Coaches (do not speak)
 * Sir Robert Norramby
 * Charlie (cameo)
 * Scruff (cameo)
 * The Brown Tender Engine (cameo)
 * The Dark Red Tank Engine (cameo)
 * A Diesel Shunter (cameo)
 * Winston (cameo)
 * Skiff (cameo)
 * Peter Sam (cameo)
 * Jack (cameo)
 * Big Mickey (cameo)
 * Merrick (cameo)
 * Owen (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * Farmer McColl (cameo)
 * Captain Joe (cameo)
 * The Thin Clergyman (cameo)
 * The Tree Specialists (cameo)
 * The Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * Two Schoolchildren (cameo)
 * The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
 * Sodor United Football Team (cameo)
 * One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
 * Albert's Wife (cameo)
 * The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
 * Ferdinand (portrait cameo)
 * Oliver  (music video cameo)
 * Hiro  (music video cameo)
 * Connor  (music video cameo)
 * Caitlin  (music video cameo)
 * Gator  (music video cameo)
 * Timothy  (music video cameo)
 * Ryan  (music video cameo)
 * Axel  (music video cameo)
 * Frieda  (music video cameo)
 * Gina  (music video cameo)
 * The Brazilian Tank Engine  (music video cameo)
 * Beau  (music video cameo)
 * Mavis  (music video cameo)
 * Den  (music video cameo)
 * Norman  (music video cameo)
 * A Mainland Diesel  (music video cameo)
 * The Arizona Diesel  (music video cameo)
 * Flynn  (music video cameo)
 * Stafford  (music video cameo)
 * Etienne  (music video cameo)
 * Millie  (music video cameo)
 * Bert  (music video cameo)
 * Rex  (music video cameo)
 * Mike  (music video cameo)
 * Toad  (music video cameo)
 * Ace  (music video cameo)
 * Carter  (music video cameo)
 * Fergus Duncan  (music video cameo)
 * Mr. Percival  (music video cameo)
 * Sodor Brass Band  (music video cameo)
 * The Groundsman  (music video cameo)
 * Diesel 10 (claw only)
 * Terence (caterpillar treads only)
 * Butch (wheels only)
 * Thomas the Baby (fantasy)
 * Theo (indirectly mentioned)
 * Lexi (indirectly mentioned)
 * Kwaku (indirectly mentioned)
 * Kobe (indirectly mentioned)
 * The Female Chinese Breakdown Crane (mentioned)
 * Father Christmas (mentioned)
 * Lord Callan (mentioned)
 * Daisy's Fitter (mentioned)