Lyla in the Loop

Lyla in the Loop is a children's animated television series created by Dave Peth. It premiered on February 5, 2024, on PBS Kids. The series is produced by Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios.^[1] The series is produced using 2D software.

Lyla in the Loop
Genre	Animated series Comedy Educational
Created by	Dave Peth
Directed by	Huy Tran
Voices of	Liyou Abere Izzy Woodbury Elijah Lindo Eden Cupid Shechinah Mpumlwana Morrissa Nicole Joseph Motiki Isaac Ng
Theme music composer	Divinity Roxx Ernest Stuart Dave Peth
Opening theme	"Lyla in the Loop"
Ending theme	"Lyla in the Loop" (instrumental)
Composer	Pop Sound
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Dave Peth Fracaswell Hyman Luis Lopez Juan Lopez
Producer	Jensenne Roculan
Running time	24 minutes (12 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Pipeline Studios Mighty Picnic
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	February 5, 2024 – present

The series follows Lyla, a young African-American/Jamaican girl and her sidekick, a fuzzy blue hyrax-like creature named Stu. Together, the two embark on adventures with her family. According to Lyla, each adventure will introduce and explore foundational computational thinking concepts, leading to some comedic disasters and creative solutions, while helping others in their community.

Main

• Lyla Loops (voiced by Liyou Abere): Lyla is a young African-American/Jamaican girl. She is 8 years old.
• Stu (vocal effects by Izzy Woodbury): Stu is a fuzzy blue hyrax-like creature and Lyla's sidekick.
• Luke Loops (voiced by Elijah Lindo): Luke is Lyla's younger brother. He is 5 years old.
• Liana Loops (voiced by Eden Cupid): Liana is one of Lyla's twin older sisters. She is 12 years old.
• Louisa Loops (voiced by Shechinah Mpumlwana): Louisa is one of Lyla's twin older sisters. She is 12 years old.
• Lydia Loops (voiced by Morrissa Nicole): Lydia is Lyla's mother. She is 40 years old.
• Louis Loops (voiced by Joseph Motiki): Louis is Lyla's father. He is 38 years old.

Supporting

• Everett Phan (voiced by Isaac Ng): Everett is Lyla's best friend of Vietnamese descent. He is 7 years old.
• Alejandra "Ale" Alvarez (voiced by Lynea Perez): Ale is Lyla's new friend.

The series was greenlit in October 2020, under the working title of Liza Loops, and was developed as part of a $24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.^[2]

However, on January 16, 2023, during the Television Critics Association Press Tour, it was announced that PBS Kids would begin its production on the series, now titled Lyla in the Loop.^[3]

Lyla in the Loop premiered on PBS Kids on February 5, 2024.^[1]

All of the songs in the show are performed by students at Fanny Jackson Coppin School in Philadelphia.

• Lyla in the Loop at IMDb