Dora (TV series)

Dora, also known as Dora: Say Hola to Adventure!, is a children's animated television series created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes for the streaming service Paramount+ that premiered on April 12, 2024. It is a reboot of the animated series Dora the Explorer (2000Ã¢ÂÂ2019), and the fourth series overall in the Dora the Explorer franchise.

Twelve days after its premiere, Paramount+ renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on September 13, 2024. The show made its linear television premiere on Nickelodeon on August 5, 2024. The third season was released on July 2, 2025, around the same time as the 2nd Dora the Explorer live-action film Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado. A special Dora & Diego: Rainforest Rescues was also released on the same day.

On November 12, 2025, it was announced that the series was cancelled alongside Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stemming from management shifts caused by the Paramount-Skydance merger. The fourth season was released on December 19, 2025, and the fifth season will be its final season.

Premise

A reboot of the original series, the series follows the adventures of Dora and her monkey friend, Boots as they go on epic adventures in a rainforest. Accompanied by Dora's Map, Dora and her friends must work as a team to overcome many obstacles in the rainforest, including being challenged by Swiper.

Characters

Main

Dora MÃÂ¡rquez (voiced by Diana ZermeÃÂ±o) is the titular main protagonist of the series. She is an 8-year old Latina girl.
Boots (voiced by Asher Colton Spence) is Dora's anthropomorphic monkey best friend who is the co-host of the series.
Swiper (voiced by Marc Weiner in Seasons 1Ã¢ÂÂ2, AJ Beckles in Season 3, Kevin Andrew Rivera in Season 4) is the main antagonist in the series like in the original series. He is an anthropomorphic orange fox who steals or attempts to steal key items that help Dora and Boots on their adventures. Weiner reprised his role from the original series for the first two seasons.
Map (voiced by Anairis QuiÃÂ±ones) is a helpful talking map, who helps Dora and her friends on how they can get to their main place. Map's gender is changed from male to female for the reboot, and thus makes it the first time that Marc Weiner does not voice the character.
Backpack (voiced by Katarina Sky) is Dora's talking backpack, who helps Dora on her adventures by holding things she needs.
Grumpy Old Troll (voiced by Danny Burstein) is a yellow creature who lives under a bridge. When someone crosses the bridge (notably Dora and Boots), he tells them to solve a riddle to proceed to their destination. This series marks the first time that Chris Gifford does not voice the character.
Tico (voiced by Donovan Monzon-Sanders in Seasons 1Ã¢ÂÂ2 and Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel in Seasons 3Ã¢ÂÂ4) is a 4-year-old Spanish-speaking anthropomorphic squirrel who is one of Dora and Boots' friends.
Isa (voiced by Tandi Fomukong) is an anthropomorphic iguana who is smart and mature and is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
Benny (voiced by QuintÃÂºn MuÃÂ±oz) is an anthropomorphic bull who lives in a barn and is the loyal person of the group. He is also one of Dora and Boots' friends.
Big Red Chicken (voiced by Chris Gifford in Seasons 1Ã¢ÂÂ2 and Eric Bauza in Seasons 3Ã¢ÂÂ4) is a large, anthropomorphic red chicken. Gifford reprised his role from the original series for the first two seasons.
The Fiesta Trio (Frog and Marmoset voiced by Danny Burstein, Armadillo voiced by Anairis QuiÃÂ±ones) are a trio of small creatures who play instruments and are friends with Dora and Boots. A marmoset and an armadillo replace the grasshopper and snail from the original series, and the reboot marks the first time that Marc Weiner does not voice the trio.

Recurring

Mami (voiced by Kathleen Herles) is Dora's mother. Herles was the original voice of Dora in Seasons 1Ã¢ÂÂ4 of the original series, as well as all of Dora's speaking appearances in Go, Diego, Go!.
Papi (voiced by Mike Smith Rivera) is Dora's father.
Abuela (voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera) is Dora's grandmother.
Ale the Alebrije (voiced by Kate del Castillo) is a colourful, magical jaguar.
Isabella (voiced by Diana ZermeÃÂ±o) and Guillermo (voiced by Donovan Monzon-Sanders in Seasons 1Ã¢ÂÂ2 and Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel in Seasons 3Ã¢ÂÂ4) are Dora's younger twin sister and brother respectively.
Val the Octopus (voiced by Elaine Del Valle) is an anthropomorphic octopus that occasionally helps Dora when she needs help. Del Valle reprises her role from the original series.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2024)

Season 3 (2025)

During the third season, AJ Beckles voiced Swiper instead of Marc Weiner.

Season 4 (2025)

During the fourth season, Kevin Andrew Rivera voiced Swiper instead of Marc Weiner or AJ Beckles.

Season 5 (2026)

Production

The series' counterpart was announced and revealed in 2021 by Brian Robbins at the ViacomCBS' Investors Day Event. The series was ordered by Paramount+ and was originally set to premiere in 2023, but was delayed to 2024.

The dialogue is recorded at Burbank-based Atlas Oceanic Sound and Picture and New York City-based Hyperbolic Audio. The series is a collaboration between Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Ontario-based, Pipeline Studios.

The series is executive-produced by Rich Magallanes, Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Luis Lopez, while Henry Lenardin-Madden serves as a co-executive, and Alejandro Bien-Willner serves as the editor to the series. Marielle Kaar also serves as the executive in charge of production for the series.

Release

Prior to the series' official release date, some episodes were made available on the franchise's official YouTube channel from September 30, 2023.

The series has premiered on April 12, 2024 (with the first season of 26 episodes), exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The series also aired on the Nick Jr. Channel internationally.

In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV on October 4, 2024.

In South Korea, the series airs on tvN.

Merchandise

In addition to being released on Paramount+, the show also includes a toy line from Spin Master to promote the series unlike its original counterpart.