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Phoebe & Jay

America

The story

Phoebe & Jay is a children's animated television series created by Genie Deez and Thy Than. It was produced by Mainframe Studios, Peter Hannan Productions, and Phoebe & Jay Productions, animated by Philippine-based Top Draw Animation, and premiered on PBS Kids on February 2, 2026.

Major funding for Phoebe & Jay is provided by The Grable Foundation, a Ready-to-Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the now-defunct Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.

Premise

Set in the fictional city of Nadaville, California, Phoebe & Jay follows two titular African-American twin siblings who live at Tobsy Towers with their father, grandmother and cousin Craig.

Main

Phoebe Yarber (voiced by Cleo Annan) is an African-American girl who likes to sing. She is Jay's twin sister.
Jay Yarber (voiced by Isaiah Ball) is an African-American boy. He is Phoebe's twin brother.
Grandma Annie (voiced by Morrissa Nicole) is Phoebe and Jay's paternal grandmother.
Pete Yarber (voiced by Jonathan Langdon) is Phoebe and Jay's father.

Supporting

Yolo Armango (voiced by Pamela Estrada) is a Latina woman who lives in Apartment 4G.
Lupe Armango (voiced by Avery DeWet) is a Latina girl who also lives in Apartment 4G.
Mr. Gurley (voiced by Daniel Michael Karpenchuk) is an elderly Asian man who lives in Apartment 3C.
Miss Jean (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a white woman who lives in Apartment 8C and owns a chartreuse bird named Houdini.
Craig (voiced by Dwain Murphy) is a cousin of Phoebe & Jay who wears a red and white baseball cap worn backward.
Manny (voiced by Haven Markus)
Jaxxon (voiced by Mercedes Morris)
Priya Dennis (voiced by Ana Sani) is a half-Desi neighbor.
Miss Vee (voiced by Meghan Swavy)
Sid (voiced by Dalmar Abuzzeid)
Mr. Ellis (voiced by Tom Pickett)
Mr. Marsden (voiced by Michael Daingerfield)
Mr. Aguilar (voiced by Francisco Trujillo)
London (voiced by Miranda Edwards) is Phoebe & Jay's aunt.
Dayton (voiced by Tymika Tafari) is Phoebe & Jay's aunt.

Production

Phoebe & Jay was originally slated to premiere in Fall 2025, but its premiere was delayed to February 2, 2026, and its initial premiere spot was eventually taken by Weather Hunters.