Nickelodeon has announced that its multidimensional crossover special SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone will premiere on Friday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. All three animated series within the SpongeBob Universe -- SpongeBob SquarePants, The Patrick Star Show, and the Paramount+ original series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years -- will be featuring within this hour-long special that promises viewers "a tale of both comedy and caution, of satire and stupidity, where minds may switch, bodies may shrink, and robots may rise."
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone is narrated by the French Narrator and follows GrandPat (The Patrick Star Show) as he makes his way through each dimension. Nickelodeon has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming special which you can check out below.
For some context, The Patrick Star Show is an aniamted spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants that focuses on Patrick Star and his family hosting a talk show. The series premiered in 2021, and in 2022 was renewed for a second season.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years is another spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants but serves as a prequel to the animated series. It focuses on a 10-year-old SpongeBob and his friends at the titular camp located in the Kelp Forest. The series premiered in 2021 on Paramount+ and has also been renewed for a 13-episode second season.
A bizarre phenomenon is merging three realities into something called The Tidal Zone! This special crossover event will bring characters from the SpongeBob Universe (SpongeBob SquarePants, Kamp Koral, and The Patrick Star Show) together for the first time ever. The Tidal Zone will be a three-night event starting Friday, January 13th only on Nickelodeon!
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone features legendary voice talent Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Jill Talley (Karen, Squidina), Cree Summer (Bunny Star), Tom Wilson (Cecil Star), Dana Snyder (GrandPat), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Rodger Bumpass (Squidward).
Following its Nickelodeon premiere on Friday, January 13, the crossover special will encore on Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. It will arrive on Nickelodeon's international channels next year. There's no word on when it will arrive on streaming services.
In other related news, Paramount has previously set a release date for the fourth SpongeBob big screen feature. It's set to arrive in theaters on May 23, 2025.