Little Ellen is an American preschool animated television series produced by Ellen Digital Ventures and Warner Bros. Animation; it is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service HBO Max under the Cartoonito brand on September 13, 2021. The series central character is a seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres. The second season was released on March 3, 2022. A third season was completed and slated to premiere in June 2022 before encountering delays. The series is the first series aimed at a preschool audience from Warner Bros. Animation since Firehouse Tales. Animation services are provided by Lighthouse Studios. Plot The show explores the world through the eyes of Ellen DeGeneres as a child. Cast Laurel Emory as Ellen DeGeneres Johanna Colón as Becky, Ellen's cousin JeCobi Swain as Freckle, Ellen and Becky's music-loving friend. June Squibb as Gramsy, Ellen and Becky's optimistic, wise, and enigmatic grandmother. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2021) Season 2 (2022) International broadcast In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV and StackTV on October 1, 2021. The series premiered on Cartoonito in Latin America on December 1, 2021, as part of its launch. The series premiered on Boomerang in Portugal on June 20, 2022, as part of its Cartoonito block. The series was going to premiere on Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2022, but it was pulled before it aired. Cancellation On August 3, 2022, the series was canceled leaving the third season and a completed fourth season unreleased. The series was removed from HBO Max's streaming library on August 18, 2022. References External links 2020s American LGBT-related animated television series 2020s American LGBT-related comedy television series 2020s American animated television series 2020s American children's comedy television series 2020s preschool education television series 2021 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings American children's animated comedy television series American preschool education television series Animated preschool education television series Animated television series about children Animation based on real people Animation controversies in television Cartoonito original programming English-language television shows HBO Max original programming Television series by A Very Good Production Television series by Warner Bros. Animation Television shows set in New Orleans Television series set in 1965