'Gabri's Dollhouse' Competition Series Coming to
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- Netflix is launching a competition series inspired by 'Gabri's Dollhouse,' hosted by Laila Lockhart Kraner (who played Gabby in the 2025 movie and reprises the role), featuring young baker-and-maker duos competing in baking and crafting challenges that bring the Dollhouse to life.
- The competition show debuts with four holiday-themed episodes later this year, with more episodes arriving in 2027, produced by DreamWorks Animation and B17 Entertainment (part of Sony Pictures Television).
- Executive producers include Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher, with Claire Kosloff serving as executive producer and showrunner.
- Co-creators Jennifer Twomey and Traci Paige Johnson said 'Gabri's Dollhouse' has been on Netflix since 2021 and is heading into its 14th season, premiering Sept. 14.
- Netflix's broader kids' slate announced alongside the show includes 100+ episodes of 'Sesame Street,' Season 3 of 'Dr. Seuss' Red Fish, Blue Fish' (Aug. 10), Season 2 of 'Sheriff Labrador' (Aug. 31), and 'Bedtime Stories With Netflix Jr.'
Why it matters: Netflix is doubling down on proven kids' IP: a 'Gabri's Dollhouse' franchise that has run since 2021 now spawns a competition spinoff alongside its 14th season and 100+ 'Sesame Street' episodes, deepening the streamer's grip on the preschool-to-tween demo where parental subscription inertia lives.
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