Johnny Depp Cast as Johnny Puff in ‘Puffins’ Mobile-First Animated Series
Iervolino Entertainment plans 250 five-minute episodes of kid’s show about five puffins dealing with small, fun problems of everyday life.
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WATCH: Exclusive Clip from ‘StarDog and TurboCat’
Launching today in selected drive-ins and on Digital HD / On Demand, Ben Smith’s animated feature pairs a genius cat, Felix, and his loyal canine, Buddy, on a madcap quest to find the dog’s owner.
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Disney Unveils ‘Frozen 2’ Filmmakers Panel and New Documentary Series at Annecy
Filmmakers panel and first episode of six-part ‘Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2’ coming next week.
HBO Max Reveals Never Before Seen Clip from Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’
Streamer shares snippet featuring Wonder Woman cut from 2017 film version that the director is restoring in updated ‘Snyder Cut,’ debuting on HBO Max in 2021
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Weta Digital Launches Weta Animated Original Content Business
Fulfilling Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh’s long-time dream, leading VFX studio will for the first begin producing original animated feature and episodic content.
WATCH: New Trailer for Crunchyroll Original ‘The God of High School’
New series, based on Yongje Park’s comics and published on WEBTOON, will premiere July 6 exclusively on the streaming platform.
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Hulu Renews ‘Solar Opposites’ and ‘Crossing Swords’
Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan’s adult comedy gets Season 3 pickup; Tom Root and John Harvatine IV’s adult comedy launched last week gets Season 2 pickup.
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John Landis to Direct Arnold Schwarzenegger on ‘Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten’
Famed director joins Genius Brands’ new animated kid’s series, also being developed into live-action series and feature film spin-off.
HBO Max Greenlights ‘10-Year-Old-Tom’ Adult Animated Series
Steve Dildarian and Nick Weidenfeld will executive produce new show about a boy who’s life is filled with adults who never lead by example.
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DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Returns for Season 2
10 new episodes of Radford Sechrist and Bill Wolkoff’s post-apocalyptic adventure series reveal long-buried family secrets and newly discovered special abilities, available now on Netflix.
Watch the First 4 BMO-Riffic Minutes of ‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’
BMO joyfully strums and spuds in this extended clip from the first of four brand-new hourlong breakout ‘Adventure Time’ franchise specials coming June 25 on HBO Max.
New ‘Hero Elementary’ Multiplatform Series Now on PBS KIDS
Unique, fun, and informative interactive digital components supplement TV viewing to help spark kids’ love of science.
Genius Brands Appoints Margaret Loesch as New Kartoon Channel! Executive Chairman
Fox Kids founding president and CEO joins company on eve of June 15 launch; David Neuman, former Walt Disney Television president, is named chief creative officer.
eOne and POP Family Launch Global ‘Alien TV’ Invasion
Hybrid CGI animated series to premiere globally this summer on Netflix and this month on Australia’s Nine Network.
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Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig Return in HBO Max’s New ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’
Peter Browngardt and Alex Kirwan are lovingly producing 1,000 minutes of brand-new gag-driven shorts featuring treasured Warner Bros. characters at their slap-sticky best.
Guru Studio Announces New International Broadcast Deals
‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ and ‘Justin Time’ expand into additional territories with new broadcast partners in U.K., U.S., Mexico, Portugal, Spain, China, and Indonesia.
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Kevin Kolde Talks ‘Castlevania’s Unapologetic Violence and Season 3 Finale
For the executive producer of Netflix’s hit animated medieval fantasy, great characters are key, but the show’s brutal vampire world wouldn’t be the same without the gore.
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‘Astroboy’ and ‘Black Jack’ to Stream on RetroCrush Beginning June 5
Digital Media Rights inks deal for North American rights to line-up of Tezuka Productions’ classic anime titles.
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Netflix Sets June 12 ‘F is for Family’ Season 4 Debut
Comedian Bill Burr’s hilariously raunchy, expletive-enhanced animated comedy returns with 10 new episodes; Emmy-nominated ‘Breaking Bad’ fixer Jonathan Banks joins cast as Big Bill Murphy.
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WATCH: ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Season 2 Trailer
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix’s whimsical, post-apocalyptic original series returns June 12, 2020 with 10 new half-hour episodes.
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Apple’s Animated ‘Central Park’ Cast Joins ‘Paley Front Row’ BTS YouTube Series
Kristen Bell, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Josh Gad among series stars taking part in ‘Paley@Home(link sends e-mail)’ program.
WATCH: Studio Ghibli Co-founder Toshio Suzuki Shares His Favorite Films
Famed animation director Hayao Miyazaki’s producing partner reveals the studio’s future plans as well as his most memorable Ghibli film moments.
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Adult Swim Resurrects ‘Tuca & Bertie’ with New Season Greenlight
Lisa Hanawalt’s critically acclaimed series, dropped last year by Netflix after a single season, gets a 10-episode order.
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‘Zenimation’ Animated Short Film Soundscape Compilations Now Available on Disney+
Iconic scenes from Disney classics, with enhanced audio and no dialogue or music, have been edited together into 10 shorts designed to help audiences unplug, relax and refresh.
Genius Brands to Rebrand TV Digital Platforms as ‘Kartoon Channel’
New channel coming June 15 to digital networks across Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Comcast COX, SelectTV, Dish, Sling TV, Tubi Xumo.
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