Röret - Säsong 2

A new season is finally here!

Sylvester is back on SVT with a new season of The Pipe. Once again, Greta and Tamara are fielding viewer questions about everything from why we fart and how lightning is formed to what actually happens when we have nightmares. Tricky questions!

Luckily, they know a bear who can find the answers. Sylvester jumps back into the pipe and heads off into new worlds and adventures, where scientific topics are transformed into stories filled with humor, excitement, and unexpected encounters.

At Studio Konkret, we have continued to develop the show's visual universe together with our friends at Alaska and Snowbird. We have created all the animated content, from character design to effects, compositing, and animation.

What's new?

Season two continues in the same spirit as the first, but the world has grown larger and more detailed. The environments are more advanced, and each episode has a more distinct visual style.

The studio where Greta and Tamara are located has also been updated. The previously warm, orange color scheme has been replaced by a trendier room featuring blue and purple neon tones.
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Sylvester has also been given a new look. The vest is gone, his clothes have been updated, and throughout the journey, he gets to use several new vehicles, including a remote-controlled car and a flying craft.

The scientific illustrations, accompanied by the omniscient narrator known as The Voice, have also been further developed. They have become more detailed and playful to make the explanations both clearer and more entertaining.

The biggest news this season is all the new characters being introduced; they expand the universe of The Pipe and help give each episode its own unique identity. Whether it’s Sylvester helping his new friend or the friend helping him, it takes the storytelling to a whole new level!

The characters

Throughout the season, Sylvester encounters a variety of new faces, ranging from scary wolves and monsters to cute birds and even his own mother. These new characters add depth to the story and make the otherwise complex Q&A sessions easier to follow and understand.
Through their distinct personalities, perspectives, and reactions, the audience gains more ways to engage with the topics, while the conversations become more lively, entertaining, and relatable.

As the universe of The Pipe expands, the stories become more complex. While Sylvester did encounter other characters during the first season, they are now more involved in the plot and participate more actively in his conversations. This creates a richer narrative, provides more perspectives on the questions, and means that Sylvester doesn't always have to carry both the plot and the explanations on his own. Whether the characters are on Sylvester's side or actively working against him, they elevate the episodes and make for more exciting entertainment!

To the right, you can see a selection of the characters Sylvester encounters.

Questions of the year

The second season consists of twelve episodes that tackle the things children actually wonder about. Why do we laugh? What happens inside a volcano? How is lightning formed? And what is it that actually makes us sweat?
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Each question takes Sylvester to a new environment with its own characters and challenges. In the episode about sweat, for example, he meets his friend Arnold, a big, strong bear who is a professional soccer player. It isn't long before Sylvester finds himself pulled into a real soccer match.
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During the season, we also get to meet Sylvester's mom, visit a stand-up club inside the brain, and travel through everything from thunderclouds and volcanoes to intestines, engines, and nightmares.

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Style, Form & Technique

The production builds on the combination of illustrated environments, 2D animation, and 3D elements established during the first season.

The style has retained its playful, illustrated look while continuing to evolve. The environments have become more sophisticated and detailed, while the new characters and topics have required a fresh approach to design, movement, and storytelling.

This time, we were able to work on the animation closer to the final voice recordings. This gave us better opportunities to sync the timing, facial expressions, and movements with the actors' performances.

We were able to fine-tune the interplay between dialogue and animation, dedicating more time to the small details that make the characters and worlds feel truly alive.

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