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This is what Series 23 would've been like:

Production
Mattel green-lit a new series and several specials for Thomas & Friends that premiered in 2019. Production began on the twenty-third series which consisted of 20 x 11-minute episodes as well as three 22-minute specials following the recent revamp of the series.

The series is once again split into two halves: one half with Thomas travelling around the world and one half taking place on the Island of Sodor. Along with more episodes set in the previously visited China, India, and Australia, Thomas also visited two more countries, Italy and Brazil.

Mattel later ended the new deal with Nickelodeon for the show's airing rights and the series was then streamed on Netflix for the franchise's foreseeable future.

Episodes
1. Free the Roads

2. Crowning Around

3. Chucklesome Trucks

4. The Other Big Engine

5. Heart of Gold

6. Batucada

7. Gordon Gets the Giggles

8. Thomas Makes A Mistake

9. Diesel Do Right

10. Grudge Match

11. Ingenuity

12. A Shed Divided

13. Panicky Percy

14. Shankar’s Makeover

15. Ace’s Brave Jump

16. Tales of a Purple Splotch

17. Thomas’ Not-So-Lucky Day

18. Laid Back Shane

19. Rangers of the Rails

20. Wish You Were Here

21. Out of Site​​​​​​

22. Diesel Glows Away

23. First Day on Sodor!

24. Deep Trouble

25. Lorenzo’s Solo

26. Too Loud, Thomas!

Double-length episodes
1. Steam Team to the Rescue

2. All Tracks Lead to Rome

3. Mines of Mystery

Songs
1. Legend of the Lost Engine

2. The Sodor Construction Crew

3. Don’t Stop Characters
 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Oliver
 * Harvey
 * Emily
 * Rosie
 * Stanley
 * Belle
 * Caitlin
 * Porter
 * Glynn
 * Ryan
 * Ashima
 * Gina
 * Raul
 * Yong Bao
 * Shane
 * Rajiv
 * Nia
 * Hong-Mei
 * Rebecca
 * Tamika
 * Diesel
 * Salty
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Paxton
 * Norman
 * Sidney
 * Philip
 * Fernando
 * Shankar
 * Noor Jehan
 * Flynn
 * Winston
 * Skarloey
 * Peter Sam
 * Victor
 * Luke
 * Millie
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Toad
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * An An and Yin-Long
 * Aubrey and Aiden
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Bulgy
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver
 * Max and Monty
 * Kevin
 * Ace
 * Harold
 * Emerson
 * Captain
 * Cranky
 * Big Mickey
 * Owen
 * Carly
 * Cassia
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Jenny Packard
 * Sir Robert Norramby
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * Charubala
 * The Knapford Stationmaster
 * The Wellsworth Stationmaster
 * The Teacher
 * The Bird Watcher
 * The Ginger-haired Boy
 * Albert's Wife
 * The Great Railway Show Judge
 * The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair
 * The Batucada Players
 * The Indian Fashion Designer
 * Mr. Bubbles (fantasy)
 * The Divers (fantasy)
 * Duncan (does not speak)
 * Rocky (does not speak)
 * Butch (does not speak)
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * Dame Bella's Orchestra (do not speak)
 * Flying Scotsman (fantasy; does not speak)
 * Charlie (cameo)
 * Connor (cameo)
 * The White Tank Engine(s) (cameo)
 * The Red Tank Engine(s) (cameo)
 * The Grey Tender Engine(s) (cameo)
 * The Brown Tender Engine(s) (cameo)
 * 'Arry and Bert (cameo)
 * Sir Handel (cameo)
 * Judy and Jerome (cameo)
 * Merrick (cameo)
 * Farmer Finney (cameo)
 * Willie (cameo)
 * The Bakers (cameo)
 * Sodor United Football Team (cameo)
 * The Search and Rescue Manager (cameo)
 * The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
 * Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
 * The Indian Police (cameo)
 * The Thin Clergyman (fantasy; cameo)
 * The Fat Clergyman (fantasy; cameo)
 * The Mayor of Sodor (fantasy; cameo)
 * Ferdinand (portrait cameo; fantasy)
 * Axel (stock footage cameo)
 * Carlos (stock footage cameo)
 * Frieda (stock footage cameo)
 * Ivan (stock footage cameo)
 * Three Mainland Diesels (stock footage cameo)
 * Stephen (mentioned)
 * King Godred (mentioned)
 * Byron (indirectly mentioned)

Characters Introduced

 * Gabriela
 * Lorenzo
 * Gustavo
 * Beppe
 * Brenda
 * Darcy
 * Ester
 * Stefano
 * The Crown Thieves
 * The Grumpy Indian Stationmaster
 * The Friendly Indian Stationmaster
 * Mia
 * Dame Bella Canto
 * Sodor Rangers
 * The Road Finisher (fantasy)

UK, AUS and NZ

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Harvey, Glynn, Bertie, Norman, Salty, Den, Skarloey, Captain, Harold, the Fat Controller, the Grumpy Passenger, the Children, a Passenger and Mr. Bubbles
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Flynn, Owen, Big Mickey, the Troublesome Trucks, the Road Finisher, the Knapford Stationmaster and a Thief
 * Joe Mills as Oliver and Toad
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Brenda, Belle, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Teacher, Albert's Wife, Annie and Clarabel
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Jules de Jongh as Caitlin
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Matt Wilkinson as Cranky, Stanley, Winston and the Wellsworth Stationmaster
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel, Kevin and the Troublesome Trucks
 * Steven Kynman as Jack, Dart, Duck, Ryan, Peter Sam, Porter and Paxton
 * Tom Stourton as Terence and Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Max and Oliver the Excavator
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Monty and Philip
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Bob Golding as Sidney
 * Michael Legge as Luke
 * Miranda Raison as Millie
 * Tina Desai as Ashima and the Fashion Designer
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv, the Indian Troublesome Trucks and the Grumpy and Friendly Stationmasters
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Federico Trujillo as Raul, a Batucada Player and a Workman
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Rose Robinson as Tamika
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden, Some Passengers and the Australian Railway Workmen
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Monica Lopera as Gabriela
 * Gabriel Porras as the Crowd, Emerson and Fernando
 * Francisco Labbe as Gustavo and a Batucada Player
 * Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
 * Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks and a Passenger
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Siu-see Hung as An An and a Passenger
 * Windson Liong as Yin-Long and a Passenger
 * Anna Francolini as Gina, the Children, and the Passengers
 * Harriet Kershaw as Darcy, Jenny Packard, and a Kangaroo
 * Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo, Beppe, a Workman, Some Passengers and an Italian Farmer
 * Flaminia Cinque as Ester and Dame Bella Canto
 * Antonio Magro as Stefano, a Stationmaster and the Passengers
 * Montserrat Lombard as Mia and the Passengers
 * Ian McCue as a Thief

US and CAN

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward and Toby
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, Kevin, Harold and Max
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Stanley, Flynn, Owen, Monty, Big Mickey, the Road Finisher, the Knapford Stationmaster and a Thief
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy, the Troublesome Trucks and a Passenger
 * Joe Mills as Oliver and Toad
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily and Caitlin
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Matt Wilkinson as Winston and the Wellsworth Stationmaster
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan, Dart, Peter Sam, Paxton and a Boy
 * Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Michael Legge as Luke
 * Miranda Raison as Millie
 * Bob Golding as Sidney
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * Tina Desai as Ashima and the Fashion Designer
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv, the Indian Troublesome Trucks and the Grumpy and Friendly Stationmasters
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
 * Federico Trujillo as Raul, a Batucada Player and a Workman
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Shane Jacobson as Shane
 * Rose Robinson as Tamika
 * Teresa Gallagher as Brenda, Belle, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Teacher, Albert's Wife, Annie and Clarabel
 * Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
 * Tim Bain as Aiden, Some Passengers and the Australian Railway Workmen
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver the Excavator
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
 * David Menkin as Jack and Porter
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky
 * Tom Stourton as Terence and Alfie
 * Peter Andre as Ace
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Keith Wickham as Bertie, Harvey, Glynn, Salty, Norman, Skarloey, Captain, Den, the Grumpy Passenger, a Passenger, a Boy, Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Bubbles
 * Monica Lopera as Gabriela
 * Gabriel Porras as the Crowd, Emerson and Fernando
 * Francisco Labbe as Gustavo and a Batucada Player
 * Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Siu-see Hung as An An and a Passenger
 * Windson Liong as Yin-Long and a Passenger
 * Anna Francolini as Gina, the Children and the Passengers
 * Harriet Kershaw as Darcy, Jenny Packard and a Kangaroo
 * Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo, Beppe, a Workman, Some Passengers and an Italian Farmer
 * Antonio Magro as Stefano, a Stationmaster and the Passengers
 * Montserrat Lombard as Mia and the Passengers
 * Flaminia Cinque as Ester and Dame Bella Canto
 * Ian McCue as a Thief

Trivia

 * This series marks the last occurrences of a few things:
 * Andrew Brenner's final series as head writer and the second time he has not written any episodes for the series since he became head writer, the first time being of the twenty-first series.
 * The last series to air on Nick Jr. in the US and the first series to be released on Netflix as of 15 March 2020.
 * The last series to air on American television in the United States since Mattel went from Nickelodeon USA to Netflix, releasing Steam Team to the Rescue and the rest of the season in the following years to come. From this series onwards, all future episodes and specials will be released onto  Netflix, although it is unknown if pre-Series 23 content would be added to Netflix.
 * The last series to be produced by Mattel Creations under their original name before their rename to Mattel Television starting with the double-length episodes making also the first series to be produced under the new aforementioned name.
 * Emily's last appearance without a number on her tender. The middle square on her tender will have a 12 painted on it from the next series onwards.
 * The last series released in the 2010s.
 * This series marks the first occurrences of several things:
 * The first series where Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Bertie, and Bulgy all gain new, realistic details.
 * The first series in which where Porter and Carly both speak in one episode each.
 * The first series since the eleventh series not to have a special/film taking released before it.
 * The first series since the seventh where Edward speaks in only one episode.
 * The first series where Henry is not seen as part of the Steam Team in any way.
 * The first series in which The Chinese Diesel, Isla, Hannah, and Dexter do not appear since their introductions.
 * The first series where Keith Wickham plays Mr. Bubbles in the US after Michael Brandon's departure.
 * The first series in which Victor and Kevin both appear in one episode each.
 * Jenny Packard's first appearance in full CGI.
 * The first series since his full body is shown in The Great Race where Flying Scotsman does not make a physical appearance.
 * Gator's first appearance in a series since the eighteenth series, albeit in a life lesson.
 * The first series since his introduction in the nineteenth series where Philip does not get an episode featuring him.
 * The first series to have specials since the nineteenth series two-part episode, "Diesel's Ghostly Christmas".
 * Gina, Ace, Cassia, Emerson and Raul's first appearances in an episode, not counting the stock footage appearances of other international engines and The Mainland Diesels in the twenty-third series episode, Grudge Match.
 * The first series since the sixteenth series to have twenty episodes (not counting the double-length episodes).
 * Byron's first close mention since The Great Discovery.
 * Fernando's first speaking role in an episode and the first time he is referred to by name.
 * The first series since their introductions where Connor, the Fat Clergyman, Judy and Jerome do not have speaking roles.
 * The first series where Tom Stourton takes over for Alfie, as well for Rob Rackstraw taking over for Owen, replacing Nathan Clarke and Ben Small, respectively.
 * The first series where Thomas' friends from Sodor join him on his worldwide adventure: Percy in Thomas' fantasy sequence in "Wish You Were Here" and Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max, Monty and Brenda in "Mines of Mystery".
 * The first series where Edward and Henry do not get individual speaking roles, despite singing.
 * The first series since the CGI switchover, and the third series overall to not feature Spencer.
 * This is also the first series since the thirteenth series not to have a Christmas episode and to have only one winter episode.
 * Excluding The Pack spinoff series, this is the first time in the main series since the sixth in which at least two episodes are dedicated to members of the Sodor Construction Crew (with a total of three).
 * The first series since he became the narrator in King of the Railway not to feature Mark Moraghan in any way.
 * The first series that has an episode with David Stoten as the head writer.
 * The first series to have songs sung by the characters.
 * The first series released in the 2020s in the US and the UK.
 * The first time the characters' names are credited with the voice actors to show who voiced which character and where the title "Featuring the voices of" is shown above the actors and character names.
 * This series marks the only occurrences of a few things:
 * The only series to date where Henrietta does not appear.
 * The only series to date where Tamika, Stephen, Daisy, and Skiff do not appear since their respective introductions, or reintroduction in Daisy's case.
 * This series marks Edward's least amount of appearances in a series to date, appearing in only two episodes total.
 * Harriet Kershaw, Federico Trujillo, Monica Lopera, Francisco Labbe, Laura Cucurullo, Anna Francolini, Vincenzo Nicoli, Antonio Magro, Flaminia Cinque and Montserrat Lombard join the voice cast.
 * Every male engine character from Brazil appears and speaks in only one episode of this series with the exception of Fernando, who appears in two but still only has one speaking appearance.
 * Following the series' revamp, this is the first series to include double-length special episodes, such as the "Digs and Discoveries" two-part story arc episodes and "Steam Team to the Rescue", along with the regular length episodes as a replacement for the hour-long specials.
 * As a rare move, a good majority of the episodes premiered in the US before reaching a UK broadcast.
 * There are three episodes set in Brazil, two episodes and mini-specials set in Italy, two episodes in India and one episode each set in China and Australia, with the remaining eleven episodes and one mini-special taking place on Sodor.
 * It is unknown when will Cartoonito will air this series onwards.