{ "id": "epzaa0w8g0", "slug": "angry-birds-blues", "title": "Angry Birds Blues", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series", "label": "Animated television series (individual series)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas", "label": "Children's animated adventure and fantasy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas.comedy-and-slice-of-life-series", "label": "Comedy and slice-of-life series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas.comedy-and-slice-of-life-series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas.comedy-and-slice-of-life-series.yr-1961-2019", "label": "Premiered 1961 to 2019", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas.comedy-and-slice-of-life-series.yr-1961-2019" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020: Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Angry Birds Blues: Finnish CGI web series (2017) spin-off of The Angry Birds Movie, starring bluebird triplets Jake, Jay, and Jim and the Hatchlings; 30 short episodes on ToonsTV, then YouTube.", "snippet": "Angry Birds Blues: Finnish CGI web series (2017) spin-off of The Angry Birds Movie, starring bluebird triplets Jake, Jay, and Jim and the Hatchlings; 30 short episodes on ToonsTV, then YouTube.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.animated-series.children-s-animated-adventure-and-fantas.comedy-and-slice-of-life-series.yr-1961-2019", "markdown": "# Angry Birds Blues\n\n**Angry Birds Blues** is a Finnish computer-animated short-form web series spun off from *The Angry Birds Movie*, following the bluebird triplets Jake, Jay, and Jim and the baby birds known as the Hatchlings on Bird Island. Produced by [Rovio Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/rovio-entertainment) together with Kaiken Entertainment, it premiered on March 10, 2017 on Rovio's ToonsTV service and ran for one season of 30 episodes of roughly two to three minutes each.[1](https://angrybirds.fandom.com/wiki/Angry_Birds_Blues) • [2](https://licensinginternational.org/news/rovio-shuts-toonstv-in-favor-of-youtube/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premise | Mischievous bluebird triplets Jake, Jay, and Jim launch big schemes on Bird Island that wildly succeed or hilariously fail, while the gullible Hatchlings unwittingly wreck their plans[3](https://www.angrybirds.com/series/blues/) |\n| Origin | Teased during the end credits of *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), which grossed nearly $350 million at the global box office[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) |\n| Premiere | March 10, 2017 on ToonsTV, Rovio's kid-friendly streaming service[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) |\n| Format | One season, 30 episodes of about 2 to 3 minutes, released on a Thursday schedule[2](https://licensinginternational.org/news/rovio-shuts-toonstv-in-favor-of-youtube/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues) |\n| Production | Animated by Canada's Bardel Entertainment; the bird models were developed by the Italian studio Rainbow CGI[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) • [6](https://www.rbw-cgi.it/serie-tv/angry-birds-blues/) |\n| Finale | \"The Last Act,\" episode 1x30, released December 14, 2017[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues) |\n| Distribution shift | Moved to the official Angry Birds YouTube channel after Rovio shut down ToonsTV in 2017[2](https://licensinginternational.org/news/rovio-shuts-toonstv-in-favor-of-youtube/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and characters\n\nThe series centers on the Blues, the three small blue birds whose special power in the [Angry Birds](https://www.edgepedia.org/angry-birds) games is splitting into three identical birds. Rovio's official description presents Jake, Jay, and Jim as rambunctious triplets whose schemes, such as building a clubhouse ordered from the Mighty Eagle Express or getting a kite to fly, become comic disasters, with the brothers unfazed and ready to try again.[3](https://www.angrybirds.com/series/blues/) The Hatchlings, the wide-eyed baby birds that became breakout characters in the 2016 film, appear alongside them, and their involvement typically derails the Blues' plans in an adorable way.[3](https://www.angrybirds.com/series/blues/) • [7](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/angry-birds-blues-series-co-starring-hatchlings-set-143044118.html)\n\nTVmaze describes the show as based on the Blues and the Hatchlings as they appeared in *The Angry Birds Movie*, animated in the same style as the film, with the Blues having fun while the Hatchlings do random things and ruin those plans.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues)\n\n### Place in the franchise\n\n*Angry Birds Blues* joined Rovio's lineup of original animated series based on the mobile-game franchise, alongside *Angry Birds Toons*, *Angry Birds Stella*, and *[Piggy Tales](https://www.edgepedia.org/piggy-tales)*.[7](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/angry-birds-blues-series-co-starring-hatchlings-set-143044118.html) Rovio's production list records it as one season of 30 comedy episodes, in contrast to *Angry Birds Toons* (3 seasons, 104 episodes) and *Piggy Tales* (4 seasons, 121 episodes).[1](https://angrybirds.fandom.com/wiki/Angry_Birds_Blues) The series remains available through Rovio's YouTube channel, where the official Angry Birds channel, which passed 10 million subscribers, still hosts the complete episodes and compilation videos.[10](https://www.rovio.com/articles/the-angry-birds-youtube-channel-reaches-10-million-subscribers/) • [3](https://www.angrybirds.com/series/blues/)\n\n## Production\n\nRovio teased the series during the end credits of *The Angry Birds Movie*, and the London-based kids' entertainment company CAKE brought the short-form CG series to the MIPTV market in 2017.[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) • [8](https://www.awn.com/news/cake-bringing-new-angry-birds-series-miptv) [The Canadian](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-canadian) studio Bardel Entertainment partnered with Rovio to produce the animation. Producer Joonas Rissanen said Bardel was chosen because it understood the quality the brand demands, and the stated goal was a look indistinguishable from the feature film within a television-series budget and schedule. Bardel's CG supervisor Chris Browne's team built a pipeline capable of rendering detailed assets, such as dense grass in large-scale environments, at television speed.[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) Rainbow CGI, an Italian studio, was responsible for developing the birds, with Bardel in charge of animation.[6](https://www.rbw-cgi.it/serie-tv/angry-birds-blues/)\n\n## Release and distribution\n\nThe series debuted on ToonsTV on March 10, 2017, and was also aired on the official Angry Birds YouTube channel.[4](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series) • [6](https://www.rbw-cgi.it/serie-tv/angry-birds-blues/) Episodes arrived on a Thursday schedule of about three minutes each.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues) In August 2017, Rovio shut down ToonsTV, which had launched in 2013, to concentrate on its YouTube channel; marketing manager Aino Greis said the company got much bigger coverage with YouTube. *Angry Birds Blues* moved to YouTube, and another 20 episodes were due in September of that year.[2](https://licensinginternational.org/news/rovio-shuts-toonstv-in-favor-of-youtube/)\n\nThe season concluded with \"The Last Act\" on December 14, 2017, an episode in which a well-rehearsed play turns into chaos once the Hatchlings get involved.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues) TVmaze and the Rovio Animation production list both record the series as ended, with a run from March 10 to December 14, 2017.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues) • [1](https://angrybirds.fandom.com/wiki/Angry_Birds_Blues) IMDb, by contrast, lists the series with a 2017 to 2022 span.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6613034/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Angry Birds Blues, Angry Birds Wiki (Fandom)](https://angrybirds.fandom.com/wiki/Angry_Birds_Blues)\n2. [Rovio Shuts ToonsTV in Favor of YouTube, Licensing International (August 29, 2017)](https://licensinginternational.org/news/rovio-shuts-toonstv-in-favor-of-youtube/)\n3. [Angry Birds Blues, official series page, Angry Birds](https://www.angrybirds.com/series/blues/)\n4. [Bardel Entertainment Animating Rovio's 'Angry Birds Blues' Series, Animation World Network (March 14, 2017)](https://www.awn.com/news/bardel-entertainment-animating-rovios-angry-birds-blues-series)\n5. [Angry Birds Blues, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/27938/angry-birds-blues)\n6. [Angry Birds Blues, Rainbow CGI](https://www.rbw-cgi.it/serie-tv/angry-birds-blues/)\n7. ['Angry Birds Blues' Series, Co-Starring Hatchlings, Set to Perch on Rovio's ToonsTV, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/angry-birds-blues-series-co-starring-hatchlings-set-143044118.html)\n8. [CAKE Bringing New 'Angry Birds' Series to MIPTV, Animation World Network](https://www.awn.com/news/cake-bringing-new-angry-birds-series-miptv)\n9. [Angry Birds Blues (TV Series 2017–2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6613034/)\n10. [The Angry Birds YouTube Channel Reaches 10 Million Subscribers!, Rovio Blog](https://www.rovio.com/articles/the-angry-birds-youtube-channel-reaches-10-million-subscribers/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Animated television series (individual series) › Children's animated adventure and fantasy series › Comedy and slice-of-life series › Premiered 1961 to 2019*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/angry-birds-blues", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/angry-birds-blues.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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