Bill Plympton Finally Gets Some Distribution Muscle with Shout! Factory Deal
The acclaimed animator celebrates his deal with the multi-platform media company, talks about his latest work, and tells a very scary horror story.
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Famed Studio Ghibli Library Coming to HBO Max
Deal means masterpieces like Oscar-winning ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Princess Mononoke’ and ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ will stream for very first time.
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Netflix Serving Up New ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Animated Series
Take a first look at the Warner Bros. Animation series, based on Dr. Seuss’s iconic children’s book, which debuts November 8.
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WATCH: Netflix Drops First Official Trailer and Images for Sergio Pablos’ ‘Klaus’
With release of his long-awaited animated feature only a month away, renown director and ‘Despicable Me’ co-creators tells AWN, ‘The wait is almost over!’
Hulu’s ‘The Bravest Knight’ Launching 8 New Episodes October 11
Hulu Original series, a finalist for the MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence award, breaks new ground with a message of inclusion in storytelling to young audiences.
Kristine Belson Adds TV and Streaming to Her Role as Sony Pictures Animation President
Studio head's contract renewal expands her responsibilities to include production of animation for series and streaming.
Dev Patel, Alia Shawkat and George Wendt Cast in Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’
Andrew Bujalski to serve as creative lead for English dub of the award-winning animated feature, which comes to U.S. theatres and Netflix this November.
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‘BoJack HorseMan’ Ending Netflix Run with Season 6
Acclaimed, award-winning series will split upcoming final season into two separate releases starting this coming October.
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Reimagined ‘The Boondocks’ Coming to HBO Max
Creator Aaron McGruder returns as showrunner and executive producer on two-season series order, being produced by Sony Pictures Animation.
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy’s ‘Undone’ Debuts on Amazon Prime
Mixing rotoscoped animation with oil painted backgrounds, the new series from Submarine and ‘BoJack HorseMan’ producer Tornante, about the elastic nature of reality, stars Rose Salazar and Bob Odenkirk.
WATCH: New ‘Best Fiends’ Short ‘The Immortal Cockroach’ Now Online
Maurice LaMarche and Pamela Adlon return in the seventh hilarious animated short from mobile-first entertainment company Seriously and Reel FX.
‘Trivia Crack’ Game Creators Launch ‘Triviatopia’ Animated Series
Based on social game developer Etermax’s hugely successful trivia game family, new show’s first four episodes are now available on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
There’s Nothing Little About Tony Hale’s Adventurous Chicken in ‘Archibald’s Next Big Thing’
‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ creator Eric Fogel brings the off-beat tales of Hale’s gangly, cheerful and boldly enthusiastic young chicken to life in the new Netflix Original Series from DreamWorks Animation.
Netflix Greenlights ‘Centaurworld’ Kids Animated Series
New show about a world of magical, singing centaurs, from ‘Pinky Malinky’ supervising animator Megan Nicole Dong, gets 20-episode order.
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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel
Led by Emmy-nominated VFX supervisor Mahmoud Rahnama, the studio’s visual effects work spanned 1,100 shots done in just 11 months across four different facilities.
Disney+ Reveals High-Profile Slate of Shows at D23 Expo
Splashy presentations of new series set within Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar franchise worlds teases both fans and industry with previously unannounced details about the studio’s aggressive new streaming platform programming plans.
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‘BoJack Horseman’ Director Amy Winfrey Serves up a ‘Free Churro’
Season 5’s standout sixth episode is yet another example of how Netflix’s Emmy Award-nominated hit animated comedy series continues to improve with age.
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Third Annual Crunchyroll Expo Programming Slate Announced
Celebration of anime, manga and Japanese cultures set for August 30 – September 1 in San Jose, California.
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Online Virtual Reality Community Portal VRNation.tv Officially Launches
New website, featuring 24 themed channels, is dedicated to helping VR visor owners find and share all types of great virtual content.
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WATCH: DreamWorks Drops Tony Hale’s ‘Archibald’s Next Big Thing' Trailer
New 2D animated comedy series, about a chicken whose adventures often go astray, premieres on Netflix September 6.
Kevin Smith’s Animated ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Coming to Netflix
Famed ‘Clerks and ‘Chasing Amy’ director to serve as showrunner and executive producer of new limited anime series, produced with Mattel TV, focused on unresolved 1980s era ‘He-Man’ storylines.
Netflix Greenlights Elvis Presley as ‘Agent King’
Marking 42nd anniversary of the King’s death, Priscilla Presley and Sony Pictures Animation announce their new adult animated action comedy superhero crime-fighting series.
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Jhonen Vasquez Thankfully Returns with ‘Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus’
With a new movie launching today on Netflix, the iconic Nickelodeon series’ creator and his evil extraterrestrial conqueror are back, bringing a ray of horrific animated sunshine to otherwise dark times.
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Pixomondo Tackles ‘Goliath’ VFX Project for Amazon Prime
Company brought on as sole Season 3 visual effects facility for Billy Bob Thornton-led streaming series.
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Every Wallaby Has His Day: Rocko Returns in ‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’
Debuting today on Netflix, Joe Murray’s animated special introduces a new generation to his zany 1993 Nicktoon series’ O-Town characters, who return home after 20 years in space.
