Esme & Roy is an animated children's television series created by Dustin Ferrer and Amy Steinberg. The series focuses on a young girl named Esme and her best friend, a monster named Roy, who care for all kinds of creatures when their regular guardians need aid. The show was broadcast simultaneously on HBO in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada on August 18, 2018. It was the first original show for HBO Family since Classical Baby. On May 6, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on PBS Kids on March 6, 2021.