Nate Is Late (French: Oscar et Malika, toujours en retard, lit. 'Oscar and Malika, always late') is an animated television series created by Sylvain Huchet and Peter Saisselin. The series is produced by Watch Next Media and Nate is Late Productions (season 1), with the participation of France Télévisions, Super RTL, Nine Network (season 1), Ketnet (season 1) and Canal J (season 2), and distributed by KidsFirst. The series originally aired on France 4, Super RTL, and 9Go!.
A second season was confirmed by the production companies of the series. A third season is currently in production, in honor of the series' 5th anniversary, and premiered on YouTube on 5 April 2025.
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Premise
Every morning, Nate and Malika go to school, but get sidetracked on adventures that make them late. When they finally arrive at school, Principal Prudence almost always chooses to not believe their stories.
Broadcast
The series was produced for broadcast on France.TV (France), Super RTL (Germany), 9Go! (Australia, season 1), and YouTube (international, season 3). In addition, the series airs on Pop and Tiny Pop and is slated to premiere on CBBC and BBC iPlayer on 1st September 2026. (UK), Cartoon Network (India) and Discovery Kids (MENA).
A second season premiered on RTS 1 in Switzerland on 27 August 2021.
Reception
Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media gave the series three stars out of five, describing it as a "fun buddy comedy... full of fantasy, thin on lessons."
