It has been quite some time since “Peanuts” fans have seen a new program featuring the lovable cartoon children.

Apple TV has created a new film based around Charlie Brown’s pen pal.  The before unknown pen pal gets revealed in the 2027 release of “Snoopy Unleashed”.

The pen pal first appeared shortly after the Charles Schultz creation of the comic strip in 1950.

Her name is Mia – a wheelchair user from London of South Asian decent.  She helps Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the gang learn what being a pal is all about.

Producer Bonnie Arnold spoke on the film saying, “the story is really about what real friendship is about, and I think that continues to be something that’s relevant not only to kids, but adults.”

She added, “true friends love you for who you are. And that’s something that we not only have to learn as kids, but we have to remind ourselves as we become teenagers and young adults and adults and even in older age.”

The 80-minute film is described as pen-pal Mia, “makes a surprise visit to a suddenly flustered Charlie Brown, who has to live up to the curated version of himself that he has presented in his letters. His relationship with Snoopy is then strained, and the dog bolts for a nearby city. Naturally, Charlie Brown and the gang, plus Mia, give chase.”

Director Steve Martino said, “Charlie Brown is probably one of the most insecure human beings that we know. That’s what makes him charming. It’s how we see ourselves in him. So we felt that we wanted Mia to be more comfortable with who she is. A big part of her role in the movie is to be a mirror to Charlie Brown, to journey with him and to reflect some things that he couldn’t see himself.”