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‘Hey A.J.!’: How NFL Vet Martellus Bennett and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh Built A Playground For Black Imagination
Super Bowl champ Martellus Bennett and ‘Phineas and Ferb’ co-creator Jeff “Swampy” Marsh team up on Disney Jr.’s Hey A.J.!, out next week.
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Opinion: And The Critics Choice Award For Animated Series Goes To… ‘South Park’?
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins made sense, but ambitious shows like ‘Common Side Effects’ or ‘Long Story Short’ seemed more deserving of best animated series.
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio’ Lead 53rd Annie Award Feature Nominations With 10 Nods Each
ASIFA-Hollywood reveals the 53rd Annie Awards nominees, including features, series, shorts, VFX, games, and craft categories ahead of the Feb. 21 ceremony.
Cartoon Brew Writers Pick Their Favorite Features, Series, And Shorts Of 2025
Cartoon Brew writers share their top animated features, series, and shorts of 2025, highlighting indie discoveries, global hits, and TV standouts.
Traditional Financing Be Damned: Jorge Gutiérrez Courts Partners By Releasing The Full 40-Minute ‘El Guapo Vs. The Narco Vampires’ Animatic Online
The creator sidesteps studios by releasing a raw, adult-aimed animatic online, signaling a growing shift toward creator-led, independent animation.
Inside The Insanity Of ‘Gumball’s’ Holiday Special, ‘The Cheapmas’
Creators Ben Bocquelet and Erik Fountain break down the long wait, warped humor, and production challenges behind Gumball’s rare Christmas episode.
‘I Lost My Body’ Studio Xilam Teaming With UGC On Hybrid Series Adaptation Of Sci-Fi Bestseller ‘Empire Of The Ants’
The series will be split between a live-action murder mystery and a VFX-driven narrative set inside an ant colony facing an existential threat.
Canada’s Mainframe Studios Unveils First Look At New CG Franchise ‘The Immortals & The Shadow Realm’
Mainframe’s new CG-animated IP ‘The Immortals & The Shadow Realm’ blends anime inspiration, real-time tech, and a team of accomplished industry vets.
Adult Swim Drops ‘The Elephant’ Trailer From McHale, Sugar, Jones-Quartey, Ward
Fresh footage teases the differing styles behind all three acts of the special, underscoring the unpredictable nature of this creator-driven project.
‘Robots, Aliens, And Humans? Sign Me Up’: Director Carlos Baena On His High-Stakes Episodes For ‘WondLa’s’ Final Season
Director Carlos Baena reveals how epic scale, emotional depth, and unexpected creative freedom drove ‘WondLa’s’ most ambitious season.
‘Endless Cookie,’ ‘Boys Go To Jupiter, ‘Common Side Effects’ Score Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Categories for best documentary, best feature made for under $1 million, and best new series picked animated titles to compete alongside live-action fare.
‘Miraculous’ Producer Zag Working On Animated Motorsport Franchise ‘Carmen,’ Inspired By Former F1 Driver Carmen Jorda
Zag unveils ‘Carmen,’ a new animated franchise inspired by F1 driver Carmen Jorda, a theatrical feature, animated series, and full consumer-products program.
Netflix Unveils London-Set Period Anime ‘Love Through A Prism’ From Wit Studio, ‘Boys Over Flowers’ Writer Yoko Kamio
Netflix’s new London-set period drama follows an artistically driven Japanese student and an aloof aristocrat whose lives collide at a historic London academy.
Diego Maradona Is Getting An Animated Bioseries From India’s Reliance Animation
Reliance is currently developing the animated series, which will explore Maradona’s rise, impact, and complicated legacy on and off the pitch.
Disney+ Drops Trailer For Its Anime-Inspired Ladybug Spin-Off ‘Miraculous World: Tokyo Stellar Force’
The hour-long special, which launchpads a future series, will air on Disney Channel later this month, before streaming on Disney+ in February of next year.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson Joins ‘Wednesday’ Creators On Netflix’s Adult Animated Adaptation Of ‘Grim’
One of Boom! Studios’ most popular comics, ‘Grim’ tails a new Reaper with no memory of her past who uncovers hidden forces shaping the afterlife.
Angel Studios Acquires Top-Performing IPs ‘Tuttle Twins’, ‘The Wingfeather Saga’
The acquisitions fit Angel’s model of testing new IP on its platform and then doubling down on the franchises that gain audience traction.
Webtoon, Warner Bros. Animation Team On 10-Series Webcomic Adaptation Slate
The initial slate includes ‘The Stellar Swordmaster,’ ‘Hardcore Leveling Warrior,’ ‘Down to Earth,’ and ‘Elf & Warrior,’ all long-running favorites on Webtoon.
Adult Swim Reveals First-Look Images From ‘The Elephant,’ A New Special From Animation Icons McHale, Sugar, Ward, And Jones-Quartey
Adult Swim unveils first-look images from ‘The Elephant,’ a novel three-act special created independently by the Cartoon Network legends.
Kojima’s Growing Animation Slate: ‘Isolations,’ Death Stranding’s Third Spinoff, Heads To Disney+
Kojima Productions unveils ‘Death Stranding Isolations’ for Disney+, the franchise’s second animated spinoff after September’s ‘Mosquito’ reveal.
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