The new Baby Shark movie from Nickelodeon and The Pinkfong Company will debut exclusively on Paramount+ and stars Ashley Tisdale.

Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and The Pinkfong Company have announced the celebrity voice cast for Baby Shark’s Big Movie! and revealed new teaser art for the first-ever feature-length original animated movie based on the globally beloved pre-school property.

The upcoming film is set to premiere this year in time for the festive season exclusively on Paramount+ in the US and shortly after on Paramount+ internationally where the service is available. In Korea, Southeast Asia and China, Baby Shark’s Big Movie! is distributed by The Pinkfong Company.

Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and The Pinkfong Company and directed by Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award-winner Alan Foreman, the movie will follow Baby Shark and his family as they move to Chomp City, the big city of sharks.

Baby Shark’s Big Movie! will feature a star-studded lineup of guest voice actors, including: actress, singer and producer Ashley Tisdale (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, High School Musical) as Stariana, a manipulative rising pop starfish who wants to take centre stage with a splash hit; Aparna Nancherla (Mira, Royal Detective) as Gillie, a bumbling boxfish and Stariana’s assistant; Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live) as Leah, a lantern shark and Mommy Shark’s best friend from college; Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride) as Lannie, Leah’s hyper, lovable daughter; Enhypen as an underwater powerhouse K-pop band of belugas and Lance Bass as TV announcer Lance Bass.

The new voice actors will join returning guest stars from the hit series Baby Shark’s Big Show!: multi-platinum superstar Cardi B as rap icon Sharki B, and her family – Offset as Offshark, Kulture as Kulture Sharki and newcomer Wave as Wavey Shark.

The movie will also star the lineup of series regulars from Baby Shark’s Big Show!: Kimiko Glenn as Baby Shark; Luke Youngblood as William; Natasha Rothwell as Mommy Shark; Eric Edelstein as Daddy Shark; Debra Wilson as Grandma Shark and Patrick Warburton as Grandpa Shark.

The first season (26 episodes) of the hit pre-school series Baby Shark’s Big Show! is available to stream on Paramount+. The series launched globally in 2021 across Nickelodeon branded channels and platforms and is currently in its second season.

Pinkfong Baby Shark launched on YouTube in November 2015 and took the world by storm, becoming the world’s first video ever to hit 10b views on YouTube, making it the most-viewed video in YouTube history. With music, characters, story and dance all combined together, the song certified RIAA Diamond and 11 x platinum single for selling over 11m units in the US and spawned a viral phenomenon, #BabySharkChallenge, generating over 1m cover videos around the globe.