Season 49 (2018-2019)

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The Season 49 cast and crew.

Sesame Street's 49th season will premiere on HBO. Primary production started the week of October 16, 2017, and wrapped on December 15. Additional filming took place during the week of April 9, 2018 The season's main curriculum goal will be different forms of play.

Celebrities who visited the set during production of the season include Jack Antonoff, Chance the Rapper, Zooey Deschanel, Andy Grammer, Whoopi Goldberg, Ann Harada‏, Tiffany Haddish, Ellie Kemper, Zoë Kravitz, Blake Lively, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate Micucci, Bill Nye, Patton Oswalt, Questlove, Meredith Salenger, Amanda Seyfried, Jenny Slate, Allison Williams, Annie Wheaton, and Wil Wheaton.

Cast members appearing in street scenes for the season include Suki Lopez (Nina), Alan Muraoka (Alan) and Chris Knowings (Chris). This marks the first season with Peter Linz taking over as Ernie.

The second season of Matt Vogel's web-series, "Below the Frame," was produced during the production of Season 49.

This is also the first time since Season 32 that Zoe is seen without her tutu.

Gallery

Jack Antonoff with Bert and Ernie

Chance the Rapper with Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster, and Rosita

Zooey Deschanel with Cookie and Gonger

Andy Grammer with Cookie Monster

Tiffany Haddish with Elmo and Abby

Ellie Kemper with Cookie and Gonger

Zoë Kravitz with Elmo, Ernie and Bert

Blake Lively with Elmo, Ernie, Abby, Big Bird, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Chris and Grover

Keegan-Michael Key with Oscar, Zoe and Telly

Kate Micucci with Bert and Ernie

Bill Nye with the Two-Headed Monster

Questlove with Elmo

Amanda Seyfried and Ernie

Jenny Slate with Cookie and Gonger

Allison Williams with Big Bird

Elmo and Snuffy on the set

Snuffy on the set

Rudy on the set

A Muppet bird

Chris Knowings as a spider with puppeteers Ryan Dillon (Elmo) and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Suki Lopez on the set with Alan Muraoka

Suki Lopez on set with Alan Muraoka

Suki Lopez on the set with Chris Knowings

Kate Micucci in Oscar's trash can with Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Keegan-Michael Key with Oscar the Grouch

Allison Williams backstage

Allison Williams by Oscar's trash can

Allison Williams with Big Bird

Allison Williams in Big Bird's nest

Annie and Wil Wheaton on the set

Annie and Wil Wheaton with Oscar

Annie Wheaton with Oscar

Annie Wheaton with Grover

Wil Wheaton hugging Grover

Ellie Kemper with Cookie and Gonger

Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt on the set

Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt with Big Bird

Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt with Oscr the Grouch

Meredith Salenger kissing Oscar

Meredith Salenger with Oscar

Meredith Salenger kissing Grover

Meredith Salenger hugging Grover

Meredith Salenger with Cookie Monster

Meredith Salenger with Abby Cadabby

Meredith Salenger with Ernie

Meredith Salenger in the Newsstand

Jenny Slate with Cookie and Gonger

Whoopi Goldberg with Elmo

Amanda Seyfried and Ernie

Amanda Seyfried in Big Bird's nest

Ann Harada‏ on set with Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Prairie Dawn) and Jen Barnhart (Zoe)

Puppeteers on the set

Puppeteers on the set

Cast and crew on set to celebrate John Kennedy's 50th birthday

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Caroll Spinney on set with fellow muppeteers

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