First Black character in 'Peanuts' comic strip gets his own special
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"Peanuts" character Franklin Armstrong is the subject of a new Apple TV+ special centered on friendship and good music.
The "Peanuts" comic strip's first Black character is stepping into the spotlight this week with his own Apple TV+ special.
Premiering Friday, "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin" is set to give background on the mild-mannered Franklin Armstrong as he develops friendships, including one with Charlie Brown, after moving into the lead character's neighborhood.
Franklin was introduced to the "Peanuts" world in 1968 after a schoolteacher urged creator Charles Schulz to add a Black character to his comic strip to promote diversity in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Since then, Franklin has remained relatively outside of the story's main arc, but the upcoming special puts him right in the center of it all.
