TV Animation

Virtual SCAD AnimationFest 2020 Coming September 25-26

The acclaimed two-day event, being held online for the first time, will feature exclusive screenings, panels, and presentations from top talent like ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ creator Mike McMahan and ‘Undone’ co-creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Kate Purdy.

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‘B: The Beginning Season One’ Available on Blu-Ray and Digital October 6

‘The Ultimate Collection’ limited edition also being released features 160-page hardback series bible, soundtrack CD, special portfolio and the pilot film that inspired the series; watch the trailer and unboxing videos now!

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Events Headline News

Here’s a Recap of Rooster Teeth’s ‘FIRST Night’ at Virtual RTX at Home

Fans were treated to a premiere screening of ‘Red vs. Blue,’ the announcements of a video competition series, ‘Grudge Night,’ and the new series ‘Dead Little Roosters,’ a spiritual successor to ’11 Little Roosters.’

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Business Headline News

TeamTO’s New Animated Comedy ‘Jade Armor’ Coming Fall 2021

European kids’ entertainment company partners with France Télévisions and SUPER RTL to bring female superhero to life in upcoming action-adventure series.

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‘South Park’ Takes on COVID-19 in New ‘Pandemic Special’

Comedy Central's one-hour supersized episode airs September 30; as the kids head back to school, nothing is remotely normal, including Eric Cartman.

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AMC Greenlights Stoopid Buddy Stoodios’ ‘Mega City Smiths’ Stop-Motion Series

Creator Steve Conrad will serve as showrunner on new show, which uses baby dolls as grown up characters investigating a famous magnate’s mysterious disappearance.

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Emmy Awards Headline News

Nominees Announced for the 2020 International Emmy Kids Awards

‘Ico Bit Zip,’ ‘Oddbods,’ ‘Moominvalley’ and ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ are nominated in the Kids: Animation category.

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Even More Good Times Headline News

Norman Lear’s Animated ‘Good Times’ Greenlit at Netflix

‘Black Dynamite’s Carl Jones will serve as creator, executive producer and showrunner on new series; other executive producers include Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry.

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‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ Shorts Series Coming to Disney+

10 new classic-styled 2D shorts, starring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto, will debut this November.

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Cartoon Network EMEA Reveals First Look at ‘Elliott From Earth’

From the team behind global hit ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ comes a new animated sci-fi comedy series about a boy and his mum suddenly transported across the universe; global rollout begins later this year.

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Afterlife Influencers Share Upbeat Advice in ‘Death Hacks’ Snap Original

From the horror comedy-loving, slightly bent minds of Augenblick Studios comes a new animated Snapchat series starring Kristen Schaal and Thomas Middleditch as two bubbly ghost hosts dispensing cheerful suggestions for the recently deceased.

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Let’s Celebrate! Headline News

‘American Dad!’ Milestone 300th Episode Airs September 14

TBS treats fans with tributes, trivia, and ‘The Many Faces of Roger Marathon’ to celebrate series becoming the 25th scripted primetime show, in the history of television, to reach 300 episodes.

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Live-Action/Animated Hybrid ‘Woke’ Premieres on Hulu

Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, new series uses talking animated objects to illustrate the sudden awareness of racism by a newly ‘woke’ Black cartoonist.

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‘The Loud House’ Gets Season 6 Pickup on Nickelodeon

The network’s hit series, the number-one animated show across all TV in Kids 6-11, gets a 26-episode new season order; Season 5 premieres September 11 with a one-hour special.

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SVOD Headline News

Watch: New Trailer and Key Art for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3

CBS All Access teases new season action and reveals key art at Star Trek Day celebration; series returns with new episodes October 15.

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‘Horrid Henry’s Gross Day Out’ Debuts September 17 on Netflix UK

Novel Entertainment’s latest addition to the popular franchise will roll out globally later this year.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

Exclusive: Christina Chang’s Sequence Pitch on Cartoon Network’s ‘We Bare Bears: The Movie’

One of the film’s storyboard artists makes her first pitch of the ‘bears running through the city’ sequence from the new animated movie based on the popular series, now available on DVD and digital.

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Adult Swim Cancels ‘The Venture Bros.’

17 years after his pilot first aired, creator Christopher McCulloch acknowledges on Twitter that his show will not be returning for an eighth season.

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Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Team Up on ‘Shenmue’

Upcoming 13-episode anime series based on the popular SEGA game franchise will be directed by Sakurai Chikara.

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Virtual Festivals Headline News

HBO Max Presents RTX at Home Animation Festival September 15-25

Global virtual celebration of creators and talent from popular animated Rooster Teeth shows will stream live on RoosterTeeth.com and Rooster Teeth apps.

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Animation Domination Returns! Headline News

EXCLUSIVE: New FOX Animation Domination Lineup Posters Revealed

The network’s Sunday night block of hit animated series returns with new seasons of ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bless the Harts,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy,’ on September 27.

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SVOD Headline News

Peacock Original ‘Curious George: Go West’ Premieres September 8

Streaming platform to release multiple movies, specials and series episodes marking ‘Curious George’s’ birthday, celebrated annually in September as ‘Curiosity Month.’

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Adult Animation Madness! Headline News

Alien Powers Conjure up Useless S**t in SYFY’s New Animated ‘The Summoner’

'The New Yorker' cartoonist Charlie Hankin is teaming up with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios on a 2D comedy series for the network’s growing TZGZ late-night adult animation block.

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Nickelodeon Pulls ‘Made by Maddie’ Over Reported ‘Hair Love’ Similarities

Move comes in response to controversy over claims that characters on Silvergate Media’s new animated kids’ series are strikingly like those in Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short.

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Choose Your Pass for OIAF 2020 Virtual Festival – Available NOW!

Watch this year’s retrospectives featuring a celebration of Estonian animator, Elbert Tuganov; unique perspectives from Norwegian animation studio, Mikrofilm; and the work of Métis filmmaker, Terril Calder.