Thomas & Friends (franchise)

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Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise based on the Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry, created by Britt Allcroft in 1984, and owned by Mattel since 2012. The franchise revolves around the titular protagonist, Thomas the Tank Engine, as well as an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives and other vehicles, who all work on the Island of Sodor. In 1984, The Railway Series books were adapted into a television series initially titled Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. This ran for 24 series and had several feature-length specials produced during its run. A film adaptation, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, was released theatrically in 2000. After the television series ended in 2021, a reboot titled Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go began in the same year and concluded in 2025. Another reboot premiered on Netflix and YouTube in September 2026, titled Thomas & Friends: Railway Stories, and a second theatrical film is also...

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