There may at long last be time to delve deeper into the motivating of Oscar the Grouch . According toThe Hollywood Reporter , the long - running children ’s showSesame Streetwill return for a 56th time of year in 2025 having undergone an wide makeover — one that favour more occasional storytelling than the classic magazine style it has used since its inception in 1969 .

In pattern , that means the 30 - minute show will move away from a series of shortsighted segments to a data formatting that better resembles traditionaltelevisionseries . There will be two segments of or so 11 minutes each , with a new animated successiveness come in between . The resilient - action portions could sharpen on an ‘ A ’ and ‘ atomic number 5 ’ news report , which might converge .

rather of a abbreviated blot featuringElmo , for model , the episode might focus more on his current site across both halves of the show , with another storyline layer in .

Yes, Bert and Ernie still have a job.

“ Both the A story and the B story will get together in some way to really help us with whatever curricular focus that we ’re try out to have , what lesson we ’re trying to make , ” Kay Wilson Stallings , the executive vice President of the United States and chief originative development and production military officer of Sesame Workshop , toldTHR . “ minor love a little scrap of peril , they love have emotional wager , and in nine minutes , it ’s kind of hard to really dive into those areas really effectively . ”

The Modern animate section , titledTales From 123 , will analyse the life of the flat complex occupier . The cartoon may eventually birl off into its own series depend on consultation reaction .

The alteration number asSesame Streetnears the end of its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery , which distributes the program via itsMax(formerly HBO Max ) app .