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| April 17 2025 | Season 3 Part 1 is scheduled to release on Peacock. |
| April 12 2025 | Michael Halbye, Kirkbi vice president considered to be the 'boss' of Kirkbi, died in a skiing accident in Switzerland. |
| April 8 2025 |
Lego House
LEGO House announced the LEGO Masters Academy, a new interactive experience inspired by the LEGO Masters television series, designed to challenge creativity and teach advanced building techniques.
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| 2025 | Season 3 of Ninjago: Dragons Rising is planned or in production. |
| January 1 2025 | Appointed as chief executive officer of LEGO Holding, further expanding his leadership role within the LEGO organization. |
| 2024 |
FIRST Championship
Houston Championship Champions Award won by LOS ATÔMICOS (Team 64790) from Araras, Brazil, during the FIRST LEGO League Masterpiece theme competition.
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| 2024 | Danish news broadcaster DR revealed that the Kirk Kristiansen family operates three private jets that have flown over 1,000 times between 2020 and 2023, raising concerns about sustainability commitments. |
| 2024 |
LDraw
Evert-Jan Boer was awarded recognition in the LDraw community.
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| 2024 | First episode of Season 2, 'The Blood Moon', was directed by Daniel Ife and written by Kevin Burke & Chris 'Doc' Wyatt. |
| 2024 | A series of canonical shorts titled 'The Elemental Mechs' were released to complement the new Ninjago toy sets being launched in the same year. |
| 2024 | A second series of canonical Ninjago shorts was released, set between parts 1 and 2 of season 2 of Dragons Rising, titled 'Return to the Wyldness'. |
| 2024 |
Lego Masters
Lego Masters was nominated for Favorite Reality Show at the Kids' Choice Awards
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| 2024 |
Lego
Lego introduces multiple new themes including Animal Crossing, Despicable Me, The Legend of Zelda, Fortnite, and Wicked. Lego Star Wars celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
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| December 2024 | The third season of Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular premiered in December 2024. |
| November 2024 |
Lego Life
The magazine was renamed from Lego Life to simply Lego Magazine.
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| October 3 2024 | Part 2 of the second season officially released on Netflix |
| August 15 2024 |
Lego Life
Lego officially announces the replacement of Lego Life with LEGO Play, sparking user community protests using the hashtag #saveLL.
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| August 1 2024 |
Lego Monkie Kid
Season 5 Lego Monkie Kid sets were released in the United States and Canada.
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| July 25 2024 | Part 2 of the second season initially released on Peacock but then removed |
| July 25 2024 | Season 2 Part 2 episodes unintentionally published on Peacock, 2 months ahead of planned release, shortly after the first trailer was released by LEGO. |
| June 1 2024 |
Lego Monkie Kid
Season 5 Lego Monkie Kid sets were released worldwide.
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| May 2024 |
Lego Monkie Kid
Four sets for Lego Monkie Kid Season 5 were revealed, including 'Monkie Kid's Team Power Truck', 'Nine-Headed Beast', 'Nezha's Ring of Fire Mech', and 'Celestial Pagoda'.
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| May 17 2024 |
Lego Dreamzzz
Second season of Lego Dreamzzz released.
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| April 4 2024 | Season 2 Part 1 released on Netflix in the United States. |
| April 4 2024 | Part 1 of the second season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising was released on Netflix |
| April 3 2024 | Season 2 Part 1 released on Netflix in Finland. |
| January 1 2024 |
Lego Monkie Kid
The four anniversary sets ('Megapolis City', 'Creative Vehicles', 'Monkie Kid's Mini Mech', and 'Mei's Dragon Mech') were officially released to commemorate the LEGO Monkie Kid theme's fifth year.
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| 2023 |
FIRST Championship
Houston Championship Champions Award won by FSINGENIUM Team (Team 60008) from Sarriguren, Spain, during the FIRST LEGO League Super Powered theme competition.
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| 2023 |
FIRST Championship
Two additional divisions, Johnson and Milstein, were added to the 6 existing divisions, bringing the total FRC divisions to 8.
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| 2023 | Wired reported challenges in Lego's transition to sustainable materials, with attempts to create bricks from recycled plastic bottles resulting in higher carbon footprint than anticipated. |
| 2023 | Lego had a total of 66 stores in Europe, directly operated by the company. |
| 2023 | Reached a total of 423 franchise-operated stores, primarily located in Australia, Asia, and South America. |
| 2023 |
Brick Like Me
Tony Sokol named 'Brick Like Me' the tenth-best episode of The Simpsons from the 2010s.
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| 2023 | Lego Friends TV series introduces a new generation of characters, including Autumn (daughter of original character Mia), Zac, Paisley, Leo, Aliya, Nova, Olly, and Liann. |
| 2023 | Lego Friends television series premiered 'The Next Chapter', a new iteration of the animated series featuring the main characters in a new storyline. |
| 2023 |
LDraw
Massimo Maso was awarded recognition in the LDraw community.
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| 2023 | WildBrain Studios began production of Ninjago: Dragons Rising, transitioning to Unreal Engine 5 for improved animation quality. |
| 2023 |
Lego
Lego introduces new themes including Sonic the Hedgehog, Gabby's Dollhouse, and Dreamzzz. Thomas Kirk Kristiansen becomes Chairman of the Lego Group, marking the fourth generation of family ownership.
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| December 19 2023 | First Lego store expected to open in Sofia, Bulgaria, located in the Paradise Center shopping centre. |
| December 1 2023 | Sofie sold 4 million shares in Kirkbi for $930 million. |
| December 1 2023 |
Lego Monkie Kid
Three additional sets were revealed: 'Creative Vehicles', 'Monkie Kid's Mini Mech', and 'Mei's Dragon Mech', continuing the fifth anniversary set releases.
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| November 2023 |
Lego Monkie Kid
The Lego Group revealed the 'Megapolis City' set based on the LEGO Monkie Kid cartoon series, marking part of the theme's fifth anniversary celebration.
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| October 12 2023 | Part 2 of the first season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising was released on Netflix |
| September 2023 | The series was renewed for a third season in September 2023. |
| September 2023 |
Lego Masters
Fourth season of Lego Masters premiered on Fox.
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| September 13 2023 |
Lego Masters
Announcement of the series being renewed for a fifth season.
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| September 6 2023 |
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Parco Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a park in northwest Rome, was officially named in a ceremony commemorating Ole Kirk Christiansen.
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| August 2023 |
Lego Dreamzzz
Lego Dreamzzz 4D film was premiered at Legoland Windsor and Legoland Discovery Center Bay Area, expanding the theme's entertainment presence.
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| August 1 2023 |
Lego Dreamzzz
Lego Dreamzzz theme officially launched, introducing eleven sets based on the Dreamzzz Trials of the Dream Chasers TV series, featuring dream creatures, buildings, vehicles, and minifigures of characters Mateo, Izzie, Cooper, Logan, and Zoey. The sets were targeted at children aged 7 and above.
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| August 1 2023 |
Lego Gabby's Dollhouse
Lego releases the Bakey with Cakey Fun set (number 10785), a construction set based on the Gabby's Dollhouse TV series. The set includes 58 pieces, a mini-doll figure of Gabby, a Cakey figure, and a buildable small kitchen with a mixing bowl, ingredients, and a giant cupcake.
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