Elmo Gets a 2D Minimalist Makeover for YouTube
Racking up more than two million views and counting, Boston studio Hero4Hire Creative gives the iconic character a makeover for the “Sesame Street Animated Songs” series.
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Augenblick Studios Celebrates 25 Years with a Musically Charged ‘City Island’ Season 2
The Brooklyn-based studio’s founder and his talented team of artists, musicians, and songwriters channel all that was memorable from the cartoons they watched as kids along with the creative skills they’ve developed on adult animated projects over the last 2+ decades for a new season of the hit PBS KIDS series, which launches today, July 5.
‘Ha Ha, You Clowns’ and More ‘Smiling Friends’ Coming to Adult Swim
At its ‘Defying Expectations’ Annecy 2024 panel, the network also reveals a new series order for ‘Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances’ produced by Six Point Harness.
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CLIP: Adult Swim Sets U.S. Premiere for Supernational Animated Comedy ‘Psi Cops’
Fifteen-minute animated comedy created by and starring Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen makes its U.S. debut on Sunday, July 7 at midnight ET/PT.
Adult Swim Unveils Annecy Plans
Genndy Tartakovsky to lead network’s ‘Defying Expectations’ panel; world-premiere screening of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ new series announcements, and special guest appearances also on the schedule.
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‘My Adventures with Superman’ EPs and Stars Talk Season 2
Filled with adorably ambitious heroes and quips between young lovers, the hit animated series, a coming-of-age story that follows 20-somethings Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen as they discover ‘who they are,’ together, has returned on Adult Swim and Max.
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‘My Adventures with Superman’ Sets Adult Swim Return
The hit animated series, a coming-of-age story that follows twenty-somethings Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen as they discover who they are, together, returns for a second season on May 25 at midnight ET/PT.
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Watch: Adult Swim SMALLS’ ‘High Moon Queen 03: Apology Tour’
An AWN exclusive - the third and final short of creators Violaine ‘Vee’ Briat and Samantha Gray’s ‘High Moon Queen’ trilogy finds their rather quirky and outlandish titular character in need of an apology tour to win back the hearts and money of the people of Manssin City after an innocent gets killed.
Adult Swim Releases ‘April Fools 2024: Smiling Friends’
The network dropped three unexpected episodes, each recreated in various styles of puppetry, of Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s animated comedy about a company tasked with bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.
‘Rick and Morty: The Complete 7th Season’ Now Available
All 10 Season 7 episodes of Adult Swim’s award-winning sci-fi comedy about a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe, plus loads of special features, are now available on Blu-ray and DVD; the collection is also available for Digital purchase from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, and Vudu.
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New Adult Swim SMALLS Shorts to Release Each Friday Through 2024
A new animated short will debut each week, beginning with Sanjay Jit’s ‘Gum Remembers’ – watch it here!
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Watch: New Adult Swim SMALLS Collection
Volume 13 of the SMALLS shorts program features the most recent animated shorts from up-and-coming creators.
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SCAD TVfest Coming to Atlanta
The annual celebration of television and streaming is set for February 7-10, with TV creators, showrunners, producers and voice talent from shows such as Prime Video’s adult animated series ‘Hazbin Hotel,’ Netflix’s ‘Scott Pigrim Takes off,’ and Prime’s upcoming ‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’ slated to attend.
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Adult Swim Sets ‘Royal Crackers’ Season 2 Premiere
Watch the trailer - the network’s most watched new series of 2023, greenlit for a second season prior to its Season 1 premiere, returns next month with more dysfunctional Hornsby family fighting over the legacy of their second-rate cracker company.
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‘Ninja Kamui’ Coming to Adult Swim
Director Sunghoo Park’s new anime series, an ‘explosive story of revenge,’ debuts in February on the action/anime programming block Toonami; episodes stream the next day on Max.
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Digital Art Collective Nouns Announces $1M Funding for Indie Animated Shorts
The global community, which funds art, technology, and public goods projects, is now accepting submissions of short film project ideas; top 50 completed films will participate in the Fall 2024 Nouns Fest celebration.
‘Ricky and Morty: The Complete Seventh Season’ Heads to Blu-ray and DVD
All 10 episodes, featurettes, and a look ‘Inside’ the show and its characters will be available March 12 on Steelbook Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray Disc and DVD; now available for purchase on digital.
Watch: Adult Swim SMALLS’ ‘Casino of Earthly Delights’
Mark Zamlinsky’s animated short, inspired by Stephen Vincent Benét’s poetry, about a North Georgian casino run by the devil, captures the ‘loneliness and ennui of being in a car, driving north on GA 400, escaping into fantasy.’
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Adult Swim Drops First Sneak Peek of ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’
Network releases first video of the upcoming anime series, featuring the titular anti-heroes in their brand-new aesthetic, set to stream on Max later this year.
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Liam LoPinto's ‘The Old Young Crow’ Short and Sketchbooks for Refugees Initiative
The first-generation Iranian-American filmmaker, who for years denied his heritage, fell in love with his culture again while on an NYU exchange program in Japan as he spent time in Tokyo graveyards and began developing the story of a displaced Iranian boy.
Adult Swim Releases ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Season 12 Trailer
The fast-food trio returns, picking up where they left off 8 years ago, solving all of life’s modern issues through acts of sheer stupidity; new season debuts Sunday, November 26, with each episode streaming on Max the next day.
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The Fast-Food Trio is Back in ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Season 12
Adult Swim’s animated adult comedy revival sees the return of Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, picking up where they left off, solving all of life’s modern issues; kicks off November 26, streaming on Max the next day.
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Adult Swim Picks Up Stop-Mo ‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads,’ Greenlights ‘YOLO’ Season 3
At NY Comic Con, network reveals its first Spanish-language series, a stop-motion project from ‘Tuca & Bertie’ creator Gonzalo Cordova; popular Michael Cusack animated series gets third season pickup.
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Adult Swim Drops ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 7 Trailer
The dysfunctional duo is back sounding more like themselves than ever, and the possibilities are endless; discover what’s up with EVIL summer, Rick’s spaghetti, and more when the new season premieres October 15.
Adult Swim Drops Trailer for Toonami Original Series ‘FLCL: Shoegaze’
The fifth season begins where the third season left off, following two teenagers as they plot to destroy the Tsuganei tower; premieres September 30.
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