On the occasion of Naruto Uzumaki’s birthday, Sony YAY! announced across its social media platforms that Naruto Shippuden is making a highly anticipated return with brand-new episodes. The series will resume airing daily at 9 PM from October 19, 2026, in regional language dubs including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bangla.
The upcoming run covers the seventeenth season of the anime television series Naruto: Shippuden, based on Part II of Masashi Kishimoto’s acclaimed Naruto manga. This season continues the story with the repentant Sasuke Uchiha reuniting with Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, and the Allied Shinobi Forces to battle Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha. Directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, the season originally aired in Japan from May to August 2014.
In January 2026, Sony YAY! completed its broadcast of Season 16 (episodes 349 through 360), after which the channel took a break. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the continuation, and the October 19 premiere marks the return of new episodes beginning around episode 361 and the start of Season 17.
BROADCASTING INFO
• Anime: Naruto Shippuden
• Channel: Sony YAY!
• Return date: October 19, 2026
• Telecast time: Daily at 9 PM
• Languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Bangla
Where to Watch
Naruto and Naruto Shippuden (up to episode 220) are available in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs on Crunchyroll in India.
Additional broadcasting options include Crunchyroll-affiliated TV channels such as Tata Play Crunchyroll Anime Local, Airtel Crunchyroll Anime Booth, Dish TV Crunchyroll Anime Top Active, and Siti Cable Crunchyroll Anime Stream.
For streaming, viewers can access content via Anime Times on Prime Video , the Crunchyroll add-on channel on Sony LIV and Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix.
About Sony YAY!:
Sony YAY! is the leading kids’ entertainment channel from Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited. The channel offers over 1000 hours of diverse content with an ever-expanding toon verse of over 100 characters. The channel is in its 6th year of operations and has a of mix of over 25 homegrown and acquired shows in its library. Available in 5 languages- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bangla, the channel reaches out to over 40 million users in India and is also available in 3 other countries – Malaysia, Canada and US.
About Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited):
Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels – Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel – Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel – Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels – Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans – Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel – Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel – Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel – Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform – Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media – Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.
Recognised as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR & Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR & Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.
SPNI is in its 32nd year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.
