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Disney Branded TV and Baobab Studios Partner on 'Intercats'

Studios team up with award-winning screenwriter Pamela Ribon (‘My Year of Dicks’) to develop an animated sitcom about the cats who produce the hysterical cat videos that go viral on the Internet.

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‘My Father’s Dragon’: A Timeless, Truthful Take on Facing Fears

For head of story and animation director Giovanna Ferrari, Nora Twomey’s touching animated feature film’s depiction of how turmoil can upend a child’s life, and how parents face their own doubts while trying to stay strong for their kids, strikes a very personal chord.

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‘Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure’: One Last Interactive Quest

Showrunner Scott Kreamer and DreamWorks Animation’s all-new interactive special – debuting today on Netflix - takes audiences back for a final adventure on Isla Nublar, where Darius and the rest of ‘The Nublar Six’ spend each day running for their lives, braving the elements while trying not to get eaten.

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‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ Brings Earth-Born Robots to the Franchise

Nick’s all-new series, debuting today on Paramount+, introduces a new species, the Terrans, adopted and cared for by humans, who must grow together as a family to become a team of heroes.

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Getting to the Heart of ‘My Father’s Dragon’

At the recent VIEW Conference 2022, director Nora Twomey talked to AWN about what moved her to chose Ruth Stiles Gannett’s 1948 children’s book for her new film, Cartoon Saloon’s first non-co-produced feature, a delightful 2D animated fantasy dropping on Netflix November 11.

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Art Director David T. Chung Talks ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 6

The live-action / animated hybrid preschool series from DreamWorks Animation features flamboyant cats of every shape, color, size, and animation style, all joining Gabby on fun adventures in cleverly designed locations when she jumps into her dollhouse; the new season is now streaming on Netflix.

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Apple TV+ Drops ‘Interrupting Chicken’ Trailer

Based on the award-winning books by David Ezra Stein, new animated series introduces kids to the joys of creative writing with Piper, a young chicken with a wild imagination - the show hits the streamer this month, with holiday special ‘A Chicken Carol’ coming in December.

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‘Wendell & Wild’: Pushing the Boundaries of Stop-Motion Animation

Animation supervisors Jeff Riley and Malcolm Lamont share how director Henry Selick encouraged them to break all the rules on his new film, eschewing CG for in-camera practical effects wherever possible and employing lots and lots of gooey museum gel.

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Adult Swim’s ‘Rick and Morty’ Gets Spooky in New Short

Claymation filmmaker Lee Hardcastle’s ‘Summer’s Sleepover’ animated short promises a trippy-horror-laden prelude to Halloween, airing October 30; more Season 6 episodes coming November 20. 

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Andrew Goldberg Talks Nick Kroll and ‘Big Mouth’ Season 6

The co-creator, co-writer, and co-executive producer of the hit animated comedy series, whose sixth season drops October 28 on Netflix, tells all, from the introduction of a new asexual character to the premiere of the three-dads musical, ‘Dada Dia.’

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Scot Stafford Settles the ‘Score’ with ‘Lost Ollie’ Music

The prolific composer and sound designer dug deep into his Appalachian heritage, layering a rich tapestry of fiddle playing with the emotional power of orchestral music, on Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey’s beautiful, heartfelt four-part live-action / animated miniseries, now playing on Netflix.

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‘ONI: Thunder God’s Tale’: Treasured Japanese Craft with a Universal Message

Dice Tsutsumi, Robert Kondo, and Sara K. Sampson’s exquisite and fun 4-part series debuts today on Netflix; set in a world of Japanese mythology, it follows an oddball creature’s free-spirited daughter and her determination to carry on the legacy of the mighty heroes of lore.

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Constructing ‘Wendell & Wild’: A Conversation with the Legendary Henry Selick

The director talks about collaborating with Jordan Peele on his latest stop-motion epic, a scary – but not too scary – fantasy adventure, hitting select theaters October 21 before streaming October 28 on Netflix.

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Netflix Teases ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’

The curated horror anthology from the acclaimed filmmaker debuts later this month with 2 themed episodes streaming daily for 4 nights; brand new motion art and debut dates tease fans, heightening anticipation for the series that’s coming soon, but not soon enough!

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Tonko House’s ‘ONI: Thunder God’s Tale’ Int’l Premiere Coming to VIEWFEST 2022

Only in Torino! Chapters 1 and 2 of Netflix’s highly anticipated CG and stop-motion animated series, set in a world of Japanese mythology, to screen October 15, followed by Q&A with EP Kane Lee.

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Paramount+ Shares ‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ Trailer

At NY Comic Con, Paramount+, Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s eOne treated fans to a panel with cast members and a trailer debut; the 3DCG series hits Paramount+ in the U.S. and on select Nickelodeon channels internationally in November.  

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Netflix Scares Up a ‘Wendell & Wild’ Official Trailer

Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s stop-motion comedy horror-fest tells the tale of scheming demon brothers who, with the help of a tough teen - with lots of guilt, are summoned to the Land of the Living; the film debuts this month just in time for Halloween.

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Kadokawa Shares ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ Season 4 Cast Additions and Key Image

‘Attack on Titan’ actor Yuuki Kaji and ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ actor Yōhei Azakami join the cast; series hits Crunchyroll in January 2023.

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Netflix Drops ‘ONI: Thunder God’s Tale’ Official Trailer

From Oscar-nominated animation studio Tonko House, the 4-episode animated series, set in a world of Japanese mythology, follows an oddball creature’s free-spirited daughter and her determination to carry on the legacy of the mighty heroes of lore; the tale streams later this month.

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Perception Helps Pixar Start and Finish with ‘Lightyear’ Titles

The New Jersey-based studio celebrates spacesuits and spaceships as it creates the opening and final credits for the studios most recent animated feature.

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‘Abominable and the Invisible City’ Offers a Modern, ‘Therapeutic’ Twist on Chinese Folklore

For story editors Tiffany Lo and Ethel Lung, growing up listening to stories about ancient China helped them show how lead character Yi finds closure from her father’s death by discovering magical creatures throughout the country that need her help; all-new DreamWorks Animation series debuts today on Hulu and Peacock.

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Apple TV+ Shares Jack McBrayer’s ‘Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show’ Season 2 Trailer

What the world needs now… is more happiness!; the ’30 Rock’ star returns this week with new episodes of the live-action / animated hybrid show that teaches kids it’s ‘cool to be kind.’

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Netflix Drops ‘Big Mouth’ Season 6 Trailer

The fun and rather raunchy travails of puberty return in an all-new 10-episode season launching later this month; Adam Levine, Annaleigh Ashford, Amber Ruffin, Brian Tyree Henry, and Chris O’Dowd lead the always stellar guest cast.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ Trailer is Just as Creepy as You Hoped

Netflix’s upcoming anthology series will debut later this month with a 4-day double episode ‘Netflix & Chills’ Halloween event.

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