Blue Ant Studios and TVO Media Education Group (TVO) announced Tuesday the third season of the award-winning TVOkids original series Old Enough! will premiere Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. ET on TVO and at 11 a.m. ET on the TVOkids and TVO Docs YouTube channels.
Based on Nippon TV’s hit Japanese format of the same name, Old Enough! follows Canadian kids as they get their first taste of independence, embarking on errands all by themselves.
The series won two 2026 Canadian Screen Awards for its second season, including the awards for Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Series and Best Picture Editing, Children’s or Youth.
New for Season 3 (six episodes x 30 minutes), brave, young participants will navigate errands in busy downtown Toronto and now in other Ontario cities, including Cambridge, Brantford, Burlington, Hamilton, Port Colborne, Thornhill and Windsor.
Canadian comedian and improv legend Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it Anyway?) returns as narrator for the third season, helping to showcase the young adventurers’ heart and humour through every high and low of their journeys. Mochrie’s narration in Seasons 1 and 2 both earned Canadian Screen Award nominations.
“Old Enough! is a very special show that teaches all of us just how capable young kids can be,” Matt Hornburg, executive producer and chief content officer at Blue Ant Studios, said in a press release. “We’re thrilled to continue working with our partners at TVO and Nippon TV to bring this format to North America.”
“Blue Ant Studios and TVO have done a wonderful job capturing the heart and spirit of the original Japanese series, and it’s wonderful to see this beloved format continue to grow in Canada,” Tom Miyauchi, executive producer and head of Nippon TV’s Los Angeles business office, said in the press release.
Kirsten Hurd, commissioning editor for TVOkids, said: “Old Enough! has quickly become a fan favourite on TVO with kids and families alike, and we’re excited that Season 3 gives more Ontario children the chance to see themselves and their communities represented on screen.”
Old Enough! is produced by Blue Ant Studios, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Executive producers are Matt Hornburg, Mark Bishop and Donna Luke. Carly Spencer serves as executive producer and showrunner. For TVO, Natasha Negrea is head of programming, Kirsten Hurd is commissioning editor for TVO kids and Alexandra Roberts is commissioning editor for TVO Docs. Executive producers for Nippon TV are Naoko Yano and Tom Miyauchi.
Photo of sibling duo Nehemiah and Nyah in Season 3 of Old Enough! courtesy of Blue Ant Studios
