Disney’s Picks Up Second Season of ‘Oso’

Disney Channel has announces that it  has picked up a second season of its animated preschool series “Special Agent Oso.”

Sean Astin voices the lead character on “Oso,” which the Disney Channel said is the fastest-growing preschool series ever for the cabler.

Based on classic secret agent movies, “Oso” revolves around a bumbling stuffed panda bear who works for UNIQUE — “United Network for Investigating Quite Usual Events.” Oso and his team help kids accomplish tasks such as using the library or cleaning their room.

Since its April launch, “Oso” has been No. 1 in its 8 a.m. slot for kids ages 2-5, averaging 628,000 preschool viewers.