Netflix Sets Annecy 2026 Slate: ‘Ray Gunn,’ ‘Blue Eye Samuri’ S2, ‘Charlie vs. The Chocolate Factory’ First Looks

Netflix has unveiled its slate of presentations and screenings for this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which will take place a bit later than usual, running June 21–27.

The streamer is heading to the festival on the back of a banner year that included two Oscars for KPop Demon Hunters, 13 Annie Awards (three of them for Love, Death + Robots), and a Children and Family Emmy for Ultraman: Rising among its many kudos.

Headlining the Annecy slate is a Next on Netflix Animation session that promises a personal conversation between Brad Bird and Aardman co-founder Peter Lord discussing Ray Gunn, Bird’s 30-year-in-the-making sci-fi noir at Skydance Animation, due to hit the platform later this year.

The same showcase will feature an exclusive preview of the untitled Ghostbusters animated series from Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Ben Hibon, and Elliott Kalan, now dated for 2027, plus first-look material from the Sony Pictures Imageworks–produced Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, also slated for 2027.

Ricky Gervais, a guest of honor at this year’s festival, will preside over a masterclass tied to his upcoming adult comedy series Alley Cats, which now has an August 7, 2026, premiere date.

Here is the streamer’s full Annecy line-up as of May 7:

• On Tuesday, June 23, directors Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, art director Dan Casey, and head of character animation Jason Figliozzi will lead a Work-in-Progress session at Salle Pierre Lamy on Steps, the studio’s Cinderella riff told from the perspective of one of the so-called “evil” stepsisters, with voice work from Ali Wong, Stephanie Hsu, and Amanda Seyfried. The film is dated for 2026.
• Also on June 23, Netflix hosts an Anime Studio Focus titled Netflix Anime: Bold Stories, Boundless Worlds at la Salle de la Volière, featuring exclusive looks at WIT Studio’s The One  Piece, a brand-new adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga from director Masashi Koizuka, debuting February 2027; Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow, streaming July 5 of this year; and The Ribbon Hero, scheduled for an August 2026 release; as well as the anime-inspired Blue Eye Samurai season 2 and the Studio Mir–produced steampunk western Bass X Machina.

• On Wednesday, June 24, the Next on Netflix Animation showcase returns to Théâtre Bonlieu, with Reitman, Kenan, Hibon, and Kalan unveiling the Ghostbusters series, Brad Bird taking the stage with Peter Lord for a Ray Gunn conversation, and additional glimpses of The One Piece and Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory.

• That same evening, Netflix is throwing an outdoor sing-along screening of KPop Demon Hunters by Lake Annecy to mark the film’s first anniversary as a global phenomenon.
• On Thursday, June 25, Ricky Gervais holds court at Théâtre Bonlieu for a moderated masterclass on Alley Cats, coming to the streamer in August. Co-directed by Elliot Dear, the cast also includes Tom Basden, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Diane Morgan, Jo Hartley, Andrew Brooke, Natalie Cassidy, and Tony Way.
• Yuki Igarashi’s The Ribbon Hero, inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s Princess Knight and produced by Twin Engine and Outline, will hold its world premiere in the non-competition Annecy Presents section.

• Finally, episodes of Sparks of Tomorrow, Long Story Short (“Shira Can’t Cook”), and Love, Death + Robots (“How Zeke Got Religion”) will compete in Annecy’s Official TV Films Competition.