Mickey and Minnie Mouse to Enter Public Domain
Starting January 1, Disney will lose its exclusive copyright ownership of the earliest versions of the modern world’s most recognizable and revered children’s icons.
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Set to Begin Production in January
After facing numerous delays due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, work resumes in the new year; the series' final season will now premiere sometime in 2025.
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China Literature to Acquire Tencent Animation and Comics
The leading online Chinese literature and IP incubation platform will acquire Tencent’s APP platform, intellectual property rights, and related rights to its content (animation, film and TV series projects) in a deal worth more than US$83 million.
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Comedy and TV Legend Norman Lear Passes at 101
Known for his early ‘70s sitcoms, including ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Sanford and Son,’ the famed creative contributed his talents to numerous hit shows and films, both live-action and animated, until his last days.
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Skybound Entertainment Expands Global Footprint with Skybound Japan
The newly minted television studio, launched by the company behind ‘Invincible’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ will produce anime as well as live-action features and series, with a focus on Japanese IP; the first project will be ‘Heart Attack,’ based on the Skybound original graphic novel series by Shawn Kittelsen in collaboration with Fuji TV.
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Steve Lightfoot Joins ‘Spider-Man Noir’ Series as Co-Showrunner
Amazon Studios’ mysterious new show from ‘The Punisher’ developer and ‘The Lost City’ writer Oren Uziel will follow an older superhero in a 1930s New York City, although it will not be Peter Parker.
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TBS Shares Exclusive ‘American Dad!: The Pink Sphinx Holds Her Hearts On the Turn’ Clip
In the all-new episode airing Monday, December 4, Francine enters the strange and dangerous world of poker in order to learn how to hide her true feelings from Steve and Hayley.
‘Baby Shark’ Joins Cameo Animated Lineup for ‘Cameo Kids Week’
The beloved singing and dancing fish gets added to expansive lineup for personalized videos that includes iconic characters from 'Sesame Street,' 'CoComelon,' 'Blippi,' 'Thomas the Tank Engine,' 'The Care Bears,' and more.
Netflix Drops ‘Pokémon Concierge’ Trailer, Release Date
Following the daily life of Pokémon resort concierge Haru, the stop-motion series marks the first collaboration between the two entertainment giants and streams December 28.
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Hasbro Shares ‘My Little Pony: Make Your Mark’ Chapter 6 Trailer
The hugely popular animated series hits Netflix with three all-new episodes and a ‘Secrets of Starlight’ special on November 23.
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‘Chicken for Linda’ Named Best Animated Feature at Manchester Animation Festival
Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s film takes top honors alongside Best Short ‘The Miracle’ and Best Student Film ‘Rising Above;’ Industry Excellence Awards also announced.
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Freeform Cancels ‘Praise Petey’ After One Season
Anna Drezen’s adult animated series, which follows Petey as she takes over as leader of her late father’s cult, will not be renewed; the entire first season is now streaming on Freeform and Hulu.
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Warner Bros. ‘South Park’ Licensing Deal Lawsuit Partially Dismissed
Several claims have been dismissed within the suit that alleges special content for the adult animated series was created for Paramount+ using ‘grammatical sleight of hand,’ despite a $500 million licensing deal granting streaming rights of all new and historic episodes to HBO Max.
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Netflix Cancels Five Projects, Including Three Adult Animated Series
‘Agent Elvis,’ ‘Farzar,’ and ‘Captain Fall’ have been canned after one season each, joined by the dark fantasy novel adaptation ‘Shadow and Bone’ and the Kim Cattrall-led ‘Glamorous.’
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Marvel Drops ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Trailer
The Watcher returns to Disney+ with new episodes of the studio’s first ever animated series, inspired by their 1977 comic anthology, that tantalizes fans with alternate, hypothetical new versions of favorite stories, all observed and discussed in ‘Twilight Zone’ style; 9 episodes arrive, one each night for 9 nights, beginning December 22.
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Netflix Releases First Teaser for ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’
The fight for Eternia continues... Kevin Smith and Mattel’s Emmy nominated animated series returns, as He-Man battles a newly mechanized Skeletor and the Horde Empire; the series streams January 25, 2024.
Delicious Seconds: Nick Orders ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ Season 2 Plus 2 Holiday Specials
The Annie Award-winning stopmo series starring culinary social media sensation Tiny Chef will return to Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels beginning with the ‘Fwendsgiving’ special on November 20 and ‘Tiny Chef's Marvelous Mish Mesh Special’ on December 4.
Hulu, Peacock Renew DreamWorks' ‘Fright Krewe’ for Second Season
From creators Eli Roth and James Frey, the studio’s first-ever animated horror series for older kids, about a group of misfit teens trying to save New Orleans from a demonic threat, scores a Season 2 pickup.
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Original Animated Kids' Series ‘Young David’ to Stream November 10
The upcoming show, which brings to life the growing years of one of the greatest kings in history, will be available on the Minno Kids streaming service and the Angel Studios streaming platform and app, with new episodes airing once a month.
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Toei Animation to Open Office in Italy, More to Follow
The ‘Dragon Ball’ and ‘One Piece’ studio may soon also set up shop in Latin America and India to increase international production and take advantage of lucrative markets.
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Of Snakes and Men: ‘Krapopolis’ Monstrous Transformations
For supervising director Pete Michels and lead character designer Andy Ristaino, there’s incredible joy, and challenge, in the production of all-new Dan Harmon and FOX 2D series’ abundant supply of weird creatures, from a mantitaur with five-animal-parts body to toothy krakens and seaweed-skinned princesses.
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Netflix Teaser Reveals ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Renewal
On the heels of its Season 1 debut, the Vampire Messiah animated thriller scores a pickup, getting another go at enslaving humanity – the hugely popular series will return with more bloody vampiric machinations, though no release date was announced.
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Studiocanal, Mercis, Superprod Team on ‘Miffy’ 3DCG Preschool Series
Adaptation of the beloved bunny character from Dick Bruna’s popular kids’ books and animated series will launch in 2025 on French pay TV platform Canal+.
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DreamWorks Goes Voodoo with ‘Fright Krewe,’ its First Horror Series for Kids
For executive producers Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco, the iconic religion has nothing to do with sticking pins in dolls to exact revenge on your enemies; creators Eli Roth and James Frey’s 2D animated show about a group of misfit teens trying to save New Orleans from a demonic threat hits Hulu and Peacock on October 2.
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Brings Together Decades of Franchise History and Nostalgia
Directors Sam & Adam Deats and EP/co-showrunner Kevin Kolde talk about their all-new series, the latest installment in the ‘Castlevania’ universe, a coming-of-age story of reckoning with trauma while destroying monsters and vampires alike… with lots of blood; now streaming on Netflix.
