SZA, Michael B. Jordan, Renee Rapp to Visitor

Elmo and his pals are checking out some giant emotions on the most recent season of Sesame Side road — and a few giant title celebrities can be serving to them. Visitor stars for season 55 will come with SZA, Reneé Rapp, Michael B. Jordan, Samara Pleasure, Noah Kahan, Chris Stapleton, Jonathan Van Ness, or even tennis icon Billie Jean King. The brand new season premieres on Max on Jan. 16.

“Song can assist when you are feeling a wide variety of emotions,” Elmo says within the season trailer. Within the sneak top of Sesame Side road’s new season, Reneé Rapp sings together with Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby in a section aimed to show youngsters about their emotional well-being. The remainder of the season’s visitor stars also are featured within the trailer, having amusing with the citizens of 123 Sesame Side road.

“This season’s emotional well-being curriculum was once evolved based on the rising psychological well being disaster affecting kids globally,” Sesame Workshop’s Senior Vice President of Curriculum & Content material stated in a remark. “Specializing in emotion consciousness and social connection abilities, kids will be informed that every one emotions are vital and that all of us enjoy giant emotions, in addition to the right way to navigate social situations with pals, households, and the broader neighborhood.”

In December 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max introduced it’ll now not be renewing a deal for brand new Sesame Side road episodes. As an alternative, the streaming provider will license prior present episodes till 2027. Whilst season 55 isn’t being advertised as Sesame Side road’s finale, it might really well be if any other outlet doesn’t save the display first.