Animation Coming To Hulu, Max, Netflix, And More In September 2023

As summer turns to autumn, streaming platforms will be launching several new and returning animated series.

Netflix will say goodbye to Disenchantment, with the fifth and final part of the Matt Groening series set to debut on September 1. The streamer also hopes to capitalize on the Barbie hype by premiering its recent pickup, Barbie – A Touch of Magic. And Netflix will close out the month with the premiere of its new Castlevania series Castlevania: Nocturne.

Disney+’s big arrival will be Pixar’s Elemental, splashing down on the platform on September 13 along with a making-of documentary titled Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental and the short film Carl’s Date. Other notable additions include season two of I am Groot and a collection of Doc McStuffins shorts. Disney’s sister streaming service Hulu will stream three Lego features and debut its new series, Krapopolis, from creator Dan Harmon.

Max is launching Young Love, a new animated series spun off from the Oscar-winning short Hair Love. It will also bring back two fan-favorite IPs in September with The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart and Tiny Toons Looniversity. Paramount+ has planned a nostalgia bomb of its own planned with the arrival of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.

A few notes on the list: The list includes announcements for new seasons of existing shows. However, we do not list new episode releases of existing seasons, as some streamers roll out new episodes in monthly batches. Streamers also often announce new animation releases mid-month. Our guide only catalogs what the streamers have announced ahead of the new month, but when possible, we update the schedule if there are mid-month announcements. The list only includes content premiering on the U.S. versions of these services.

Here’s a look at the streaming animation release calendar for September:

Netflix

• Disenchantment: Part 5 (series, September 1)
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (feature, September 1)
• One Piece Adventure of Nebulandia (series, September 1)
• One Piece Episode of East blue – Luffy and His Four Crewmates’ Great Adventure (series, September 1)
• One Piece Episode of Skypiea (series, September 1)
• One Piece Film: Gold (series, September 1)
• One Piece Heart of Gold (series, September 1)
• One Piece: 3D2Y – Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to His Friends (series, September 1)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (feature, September 1)
• Woody Woodpecker (feature, September 1)
• GAMERA – Rebirth (series, September 7)
• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight: S3 (series, September 7)
• Pokémon: To be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series (series, September 8)
• Barbie – A Touch of Magic (series, September 14)
• My Little Pony: Make Your Mark: Chapter 5 (series, September 18)
• Kengan Ashura: S2 (series, September 21)
• Scissor Seven: S4 (series, September 21)
• Little Baby Bum: Music Time (series, September 25)
• Castlevania: Nocturne (series, September 28)

Disney+

• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in “All Wet” (short, September 5)
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in “Trolley Troubles” (short, September 5)
• I Am Groot: S2 (series, September 6)
• Doc McStuffins: The Doc & Bella Are In! (series, September 6)
• Bone Trouble (short, September 8)
• Merbabies (short, September 8)
• Mickey’s Kangaroo (short, September 8)
• Playful Pluto (short, September 8)
• Pluto, Junior (short, September 8)
• The Barn Dance (shorts, September 8)
• Elemental (feature, September 13)
• Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental (special, September 13)
• Carl’s Date (short, September 13)

Hulu

• One Piece: S9-10 (series, September 1)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (feature, September 1)
• The Lego Movie (feature, September 1)
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (feature, September 1)
• The Lego Ninjago Movie (feature, September 1)
• Dragons: The Nine Realms: S7 (series, September 14)
• Sword Art Online: Alicization: S2 (series, September 20)
• Krapopolis (series, September 25)

Max

• The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (feature, September 2)
• Tiny Toons Looniversity (series, September 8)
• Blippi Wonders: S3 (series, September 21)
• Young Love (series, September 21)

Prime Video/Freevee

• Mfkz (feature, September 1)
• Smurfs: The Lost Village (feature, September 1)
• The Adventures Of The American Rabbit (feature, September 1)
• The Little Vampire (feature, September 1)
• StarDog and TurboCat (feature, September 18)

Paramount+

• Sherlock Gnomes (feature, September 1)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks: S4 (series, September 7)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (series, September 19)
• It’s Pony: S2 (series, September 20)
• ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks: S5 (series, September 27)

Peacock

• The Bad Guys (feature, September 1)
• Chicken Run (feature, September 1)
• Despicable Me 3 (feature, September 1)
• Madagascar (feature, September 1)
• Monster High: 13 Wishes (feature, September 1)
• Monster High: Freaky Fusion (feature, September 1)
• Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (feature, September 1)
• Monster High: Haunted (feature, September 1)
• Penguins of Madagascar (feature, September 1)
• Rally Road Racers (feature, September 1)
• Sing (feature, September 17)
• The Lego Batman Movie (feature, September 19)
• Dino Pops (series, September 28)