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Charlie Brown & 'Peanuts' Gang To Stream On Apple

December 15, 2018 / 10:48 AM EST / CBS Detroit

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Snoopy, Charlie, Lucy and Linus have new digs on Apple streaming.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23: The Charlie Brown balloon floats in Columbus Circle during the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Apple has struck a deal with DHX Media to produce new "Peanuts" content. The global children's content and brands company will develop and produce original programs for Apple including new series, specials and shorts based on the beloved characters.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: The Charlie Brown Balloon floats through the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

"Peanuts" was created by Charles M. Schulz in 1950.

DHX will produce original short-form STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) content that will be exclusive to Apple, including astronaut Snoopy.

NASA astronaut Anne McClain, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 58/59, reacts as her space suit is tested prior to the launch onboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 3, 2018. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Peanuts Worldwide and NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement, designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.

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