Nick Jr.’s New Series “Shimmer and Shine” Debuts Aug. 24th!

Next week, Nick and Nick Jr. will premier a brand new show for all of your fantasy-loving preschoolers.  Shimmer and Shine is about twin genies-in-training who grant wishes for their good friend Leah.  As you can imagine, this leads to lots of surprising mishaps and fun adventures!

Shimmer and Shine features a social-emotional curriculum highlighting the importance of teamwork, resilience, and overcoming obstacles.  Leah always has a dilemma that she needs her magical friends’ assistance with, and the genies-in-training are happy to grant her a maximum of three wishes a day to help her out.  Sometimes they misinterpret what Leah wishes for and accidentally grant her wishes she didn’t even mean to make.  Each wrong wish quickly compounds into a crazy adventure.  Ultimately, through teamwork, the genies and Leah find a way to fix the problem.

“Shimmer and Shine is a mix of so many things I love–from the bright bold colors, the fun pop songs, to all the glitter,” said Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz, creator of Shimmer and Shine and post-production supervisor for Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go.  “I remember watching I Dream of Genie as a little girl and wanting the ability to do MAGIC! Now, as a mom, what I really want is to create something special that will stay with my kids and future generations forever–the same way all the things that I grew up with have stayed with me.”

There’s music, there’s magic, and there’s glitter!  How can you go wrong?  My daughter and some of her little friends watched the first two episodes of Shimmer and Shine, and they were glued to the screen.  There’s a lot of humor and energy in this show, and your own little ones are sure to enjoy sharing in Shimmer and Shine’s crazy adventures too.  Even my son likes it–especially that cuddly little tiger!  Catch the premiere on Nick and Nick Jr. on Monday, August 24th at 7:30 PM (ET/PT).  After the premiere, you can find Shimmer and Shine on Nick Jr., Monday through Friday at 10 AM.

Can’t wait that long?  View the Shimmer and Shine trailer.

Still not enough?  Watch the full-length episode “Genie Treehouse”.

“Boom Zahramay, Shimmer and Shine is on the way!”