Skillsville

Skillsville
Genre	Animation
Created by	Christine Ferraro Carol-Lynn Parente Eric Peterson
Directed by	Chris Fazio
Creative director	Eric Peterson
Voices of	Jessy Yates Nissae Isen Elishia Perosa Jamie Watson Cory Doran Morrissa Nicole Ragini Kapil Scott Gorman Katie Griffin Dwain Murphy
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producers	Carol-Lynn Parente Christine Ferraro Eric Peterson Momo Hayakawa
Production companies	Twin Cities PBS Sphere Media
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03) – present

Skillsville is an American–Canadian animated children's television series that premiered on March 3, 2025, on PBS Kids with funding from the United States Department of Education. The series is produced by Twin Cities PBS (TPT) and Sphere Media.

The show is set in a gaming environment and is designed to help children develop executive function skills and learn about careers.

Premise

The series centers around three children: Cora, Dev and Rae, who have everyday thoughts and ideas about future careers. Realizing they can experience those in Skillsville, they touch a truncated octahedron-shaped toy and are transported into Skillsville, a virtual world in which they take on their in-game personas (Parcora, Devosaurus, and Racer Rae) and try to work in various occupations to provide services for characters called Beeples. When the children have a problem, they pause to give themselves time to come up with a solution, then unpause to implement that solution in order to complete game tasks. At the end of every episode, they say goodbye to Scout (who responds with "Later, gamers!") and leave the game.

Characters

Main

• Rae (also known as Racer Rae, voiced by Jessy Yates) is a girl who does not walk or run around, but uses a wheelchair.
• Cora (also known as ParCora, voiced by Nissae Isen) is one of the three main characters in the series.
• Dev (also known as Devosaurus, voiced by Elishia Perosa) is a boy who dons a virtual dinosaur costume when he plays Skillsville with Rae and Cora.
• Camille (also known as Mrs. Walker, voiced by Morissa Nicole) is Cora's mother who works as a Skillsville operator, and created the game.

Recurring

• Scout (voiced by Cory Doran) is a character in the Skillsville game who appears to be an anthropomorphic lavender dog with the wings and antennae of a dragonfly and a blue collar alongside having a glowing orange nose. He guides Rae, Cora, and Dev through their adventures.
• Beeples (also voiced by Cory Doran) are the NPC residents of Skillsville that have no distinct personalities and do not actually speak but beep. Their concern is with whatever Rae, Cora, or Dev are doing in the game. These species can be compared to ones such as Minions and Rabbids.
• Evan and Annie (voiced by Scott Gorman and Katie Griffin) are Rae's parents.

Additionally, there is an unnamed announcer that announces when missions are assigned and completed. Their main appearance is through a set of soundbars.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Chef"	Chris Fazio	Christine Ferraro	March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03)	101	N/A
	"Air Traffic Controller"		Eric Peterson
As a chef, Cora has to think differently about the ingredients she uses in the food she is preparing for the Beeples. / Dev takes on the job of an air traffic controller at the Paper Plane Airport where he is faced with distractions.
2	"Train Engineer"	Chris Fazio	Christine Ferraro	March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04)	102	N/A
	"Paleontologist"		Shelia Rogerson
As a train engineer, Rae tries to remember which buttons to push to make the train move in order to get the Beeples to Marshmallow Mountain Station. / As a paleontologist, Dev needs to stay organized at the dig site in order to find all the dinosaur bones.
3	"Farmer"	Chris Fazio	Karen Moonah	March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)	103	N/A
	"Mail Carrier"		Basho Masko
As a farmer, Dev needs to get organized by asking the Beeples questions about harvesting crops. / As a mail carrier, Rae needs to get organized in order to deliver mail to the Beeples in time to complete the game challenge.
4	"Game Tester"	Chris Fazio	Rahul Chaturvedi	March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06)	104	N/A
	"Interior Designer"		Eric Tate
The kids offer to help Cora's mom by becoming game testers and figuring out how to remember all of the bugs in the game. / Rae has to listen to what the Beeples want as she takes on the role of an interior designer.
5	"Sound Effects Artist"	Chris Fazio	Karen Moonah	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)	105	N/A
	"City Planner"		Eric Peterson
As a sound effects artist, Dev learns that he will need to think differently in order to figure out how to make all the sounds he needs for a movie. / Cora becomes a city planner to create a new area of Skillsville for everyone to enjoy.
6	"Laundromat Manager"	Chris Fazio	Mary Jacobson	March 10, 2025 (2025-03-10)	106	N/A
	"Inventor"		Anna Thorup
Dev needs to stay organized as a laundromat manager to get the Beeples' team jerseys clean for the big game. / As an inventor, Rae comes up with an easier way for the Beeples to get to the top of Mount Froyo so they can go sledding all day long.
7	"Firefighter"	Chris Fazio	Eric Peterson	March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)	107	N/A
	"Bank Teller"		Julian Incoom
As a firefighter, Rae uses a strategy to remain calm as she helps save the farm with Dev, Cora, and Scout. / As a bank teller, Cora needs to stay focused when helping the Beeples with depositing and withdrawing from their accounts.
8	"Race Car Driver"	Chris Fazio	Alyson Piekarsky	March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)	108	N/A
	"Crane Operator"		Karen Moonah
Race car driver Rae looks to stay focused in order to win the race, with the help of Scout, Dev, and Cora as members of her pit crew. / Crane operator Dev uses a strategy to feel calm so he can organize deliveries at the Skillsville warehouse.
9	"Coach"	Chris Fazio	Roxana Altamirano	March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13)	109	N/A
	"Salesperson"		Saira Umar
As a coach, Cora helps the Beeples train for a track and field competition in Skillsville. / As a toy store salesperson, Dev finds a way to feel calm so he can help the Beeples find the toys that they want.
10	"Entrepreneur"	Chris Fazio	Shelia Rogerson	March 14, 2025 (2025-03-14)	110	N/A
	"Hairstylist"		Shelia Rogerson
Cora opens a lemonade stand and makes a plan with Dev and Rae to grow her business. / As a hairstylist, Rae focuses on giving her customers the haircuts and colors they want.
11	TBA	TBD	N/A	2025 (2025)	111	TBD
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12	TBA	TBD	N/A	2025 (2025)	112	TBD
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13	TBA	TBD	N/A	2025 (2025)	113	TBD
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14	TBA	TBD	N/A	2025 (2025)	114	TBD
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15	TBA	TBD	N/A	2025 (2025)	115	TBD
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Broadcast

The series premiered on March 3, 2025, on PBS Kids.

Cancellation

Two months following the broadcast premiere, production was abruptly halted in May 2025 due to the termination of the Ready To Learn grant, which had been providing major financial support (upwards of $4.6 million) for the development of the series since 2020. Skillsville project director, Momoko Hayakawa, indicated 22 episodes were still in production and nearing completion when the TPT staff was furloughed. The series had already released ten episodes on PBS Kids, which continue to air in reruns.

Multimedia programs

In addition to the television series, the Skillsville "Innovation Program" includes summer camps and "pop up events" for community engagement with children and their families. These hands-on activities focus on the same life skills and career exploration topics from the show with the goal of helping children succeed in their future careers.

Games

As part of the fully immersive program, four Skillsville games were planned to be released on the PBS Kids website, as well as the PBS Kids Games app.

1. Sound It Out
2. TBA
3. TBA
4. TBA

Reception

Awards

Skillsville won a Bronze Telly Award in Children's Television for its "Air Traffic Controller" episode.

External links

• Skillsville (Q132656408) on Wikidata