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Two DreamWorks series leaving Netflix: Dragons and Rhyme Time Town
Rhyme Time Town leaves November fifteenth and Dragons: Rescue Riders November twenty-fourth, because Netflix only licensed them; DreamWorks and NBCUniversal kept the rights.
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- First reported by What's on Netflix: “Two DreamWorks Animated Series Leaving Netflix Globally: ‘Dragons’ & ‘Rhyme Time Town’”, with reporting from Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:26 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Vera Bullock.
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- What's on NetflixTwo DreamWorks Animated Series Leaving Netflix Globally: ‘Dragons’ & ‘Rhyme Time Town’
- WikipediaRhyme Time Town facts used on air
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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat's on Netflix reports Rhyme Time Town and its singalong spinoff leave Netflix on November fifteenth, and Dragons: Rescue Riders leaves on November twenty-fourth.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesYes, I saw. And between us and the microphone, I cried into a juice box. A whole juice box.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNetflix only paid for exclusive rights for a fixed period. DreamWorks and NBCUniversal kept them long-term. So nobody was evicted, the lease ended.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesA lease. For dragons. I always thought they owned the dragons.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey were subletting dragons for six years. Netflix will be keeping the security deposit, and the dragons.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTell us about your new project.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesIt's a toddler opera called Naptime at the Aqueduct. Forty minutes, all in Italian, and the audience has to be asleep by intermission.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty minutes of Italian for toddlers. Who's the producer?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesMe. I'm also the aqueduct.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow the hard question. Rhyme Time Town has two seasons, June twenty twenty and June twenty twenty-one. How long were you actually on it?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesI was in a creative pause for most of it. The xylophone says that's accurate.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me ask again. How long were you on it?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesBetween us and the microphone, one recording session. I sang the kitten's part flat and they thanked me for my time.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's brave. And by the way, the puppy is Daisy and the kitten is Cole.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesI know. I still call Cole at night.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLightning round. Dragon or puppy?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesDragon. They don't need a leash, only a landlord.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNetflix or Peacock?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesPeacock gave the dragons four more seasons, so I say whoever is hiring.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFinal plug, and that's a solid eight for the xylophone. Where do people find the opera?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-ReyesEverywhere I'm allowed. Mostly my garage, which I am renting.
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