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Netflix Animation
Subsidiary
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Genre Animation
Founded November 6, 2018; 5 years ago (November 6, 2018)
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people
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  • Melissa Cobb (VP, family animation)
  • John Derderian (director, anime)
  • Karen Toliver (VP, film animation)
  • Bruce Daitch (VP, animation production)
  • Kim Roberson (creative manager, television)
  • Randeep Katari (creative manager, features and series)
  • Sam Stratton (associate manager, creative leadership)
Products Feature films and television shows
Parent Netflix
Website www.netflixanimation.com

Netflix Animation is an American animation studio and a subsidiary of Netflix. The studio primarily produces and develops animated programs and feature films.

History

When Netflix began to produce original animated content in 2013, all of them were produced by third-party companies, mostly DreamWorks Animation Television. However, in November 2018, it was announced that Netflix was developing original animated projects in-house including Klaus and Kid Cosmic.[1]

In April 2022, Phil Rynda was laid off from the studio, after a series of corporate struggles and strategic shifts within Netflix, with several projects being canceled as a result. Several people at the studio have left in favor of working at Cartoon Network Studios, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Disney Television Animation, Amazon, and Apple TV+, among other studios.[2] Head of adult animation Mike Moon would later depart to start Moonlight under Illumination.[3][4]

Upon the company's intent of acquiring Australian animation/visual effects studio Animal Logic in July 2022, Melissa Cobb stepped down as vice president of film animation whilst still on board as producer with Karen Toliver as her replacement.[5]

In September 2022, Netflix Animation laid off 30 employees in a part of restructuring plan.[6]

Filmography

Feature films

Title Release date Director(s) Co-production with Animation service(s) Notes
Klaus November 15, 2019 Sergio Pablos Sergio Pablos Animation Studios
Atresmedia Cine
Yowza! Animation First feature film
Copyright by Sergio Pablos
The Willoughbys April 22, 2020 Kris Pearn Bron Animation
Creative Wealth Media
Bron Animation Based on the novel of the same name by Lois Lowry
Over the Moon October 23, 2020 Glen Keane Pearl Studio
Dentsu International
Glen Keane Productions
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Arlo the Alligator Boy April 16, 2021 Ryan Crego Titmouse, Inc. N/A Prequel to the series I Heart Arlo
America: The Motion Picture June 30, 2021 Matt Thompson Lord Miller Productions
Free Association
Floyd County Productions
Jittery Dog Productions
Combo Estúdio
Back to the Outback December 10, 2021 Clare Knight
Harry Cripps
Weed Road Pictures Reel FX Creative Studios
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood April 1, 2022 Richard Linklater Minnow Mountain
Submarine Deluxe
N/A
The Sea Beast July 8, 2022 Chris Williams N/A Sony Pictures Imageworks
Wendell & Wild October 28, 2022 Henry Selick Monkeypaw Productions
Gotham Group
N/A Based on an unpublished book by Henry Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman.
My Father's Dragon November 11, 2022 Nora Twomey Cartoon Saloon
Mockingbird Pictures
Parallel Films
Folivari Based on the novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio December 9, 2022 Guillermo del Toro
Mark Gustafson
The Jim Henson Company
ShadowMachine
Double Dare You Productions
N/A Based on the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Gris Grimly's design from his 2002 edition of the novel.

Upcoming

Title Release date Director(s) Co-production with Notes
Escape from Hat March 2023 Mark Osborne Based on the novel of the same name by Adam Kline[7][8]
The Magician's Elephant Wendy Rogers Animal Logic Based on the novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo[9][10]
High in the Clouds 2023 Timothy Reckart Gaumont Animation Based on the novel of the same name by Paul McCartney[11][12]
The Monkey King Anthony Stacchi Reel FX Animation Studios
Tangent Animation
[13]

In development

Title Director(s) Co-production with Notes
The Goon Patrick Osborne Blur Studio
The Chernin Group
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Eric Powell[14][15]
I, Chihuahua Jorge R. Gutiérrez Mexopolis [16]
Pashmina Gurinder Chadha Hyde Park Entertainment
Bend It Films
Based on the novel of the same name by Nidhi Chanani[17]
Untitled Redwall film TBA Penguin Random House Based on the novel Redwall by Brian Jacques[18]
Steps Alyce Tzue Paper Kite Productions [19]
Sulwe TBA Based on the picture book of the same name by Lupita Nyong’o[20]
That Christmas Simon Otto Locksmith Animation
DNEG Animation[21]
Based on the book of the same name by Richard Curtis[22]
Thelma the Unicorn Jared Hess
Lynn Wang
Scholastic Entertainment
Mikros Image
Based on the book of the same name by Aaron Blabey[23][24]
The Twits Ennio Torresan, Jr. Originally slated to be a television series;[2] based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl[2]
Tunga TBA [25]
Untitled Chris Williams fantasy film Chris Williams [26]
Untitled The Sea Beast sequel TBA Sony Pictures Imageworks [26]
Untitled Steve Box film Steve Box SuperProd Animation [22]
Untitled Ultraman film Shannon Tindle
John Aoshima
Tsuburaya Productions
Industrial Light & Magic
[27]
The Witch Boy TBA Vertigo Entertainment Based on the first entry of the graphic novel trilogy by Molly Knox Ostertag[28]

Television series

# Title Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) Seasons / Episodes Runtime Premiere Finale Co-production with Notes
1 The Midnight Gospel Pendleton Ward
Duncan Trussell
1 season, 8 episodes 20–36 min. April 20, 2020 Titmouse, Inc. First television series
Canceled
2 Trash Truck Max Keane 2 seasons, 28 episodes 10–17 min. November 10, 2020 May 4, 2021 Glen Keane Productions Ended
3 Kid Cosmic Craig McCracken 3 seasons, 24 episodes 17–25 min. February 2, 2021 February 3, 2022 CMCC Cartoons Ended
4 City of Ghosts Elizabeth Ito 1 season, 6 episodes 18–20 min. March 5, 2021 TeamTO Canceled
5 We the People Chris Nee 1 season, 10 episodes 4–5 min. July 4, 2021 Higher Ground Productions
Khalabo Ink Society
Laughing Wild
Ended
6 Ridley Jones 4 seasons, 20 episodes 27–28 min. July 13, 2021 present Brown Bag Films
Laughing Wild
Ongoing
7 Centaurworld Megan Nicole Dong 2 seasons, 18 episodes 25–73 min. July 30, 2021 December 7, 2021 Sketchshark Productions Ended
8 I Heart Arlo Ryan Crego 1 season, 19 episodes 14–25 min. August 27, 2021 Titmouse, Inc. Follow-up to the film Arlo the Alligator Boy; Ended
9 Ada Twist, Scientist Kerri Grant 3 seasons, 20 episodes 29 min. September 28, 2021 present Laughing Wild
Brown Bag Films
Wonder Worldwide
Higher Ground Productions
Ongoing
10 A Tale Dark & Grimm Simon Otto
Doug Langdale
1 season, 10 episodes 27–30 min. October 8, 2021 Boat Rocker Studios
Novo Media Group
Astro-Nomical Entertainment
Based on the children's book series of the same name by Adam Gidwitz
11 Karma's World Chris Bridges 4 seasons, 40 episodes 13 min. October 15, 2021 present Brown Bag Films
Creative Affairs Group
Karma's World Entertainment
Ongoing
12 Inside Job Shion Takeuchi 1 season (2 parts), 18 episodes 26-31 min. October 22, 2021 November 18, 2022 Taco Gucci Animation services by Jam Filled Entertainment
Canceled 7 months after being renewed, shortly following Mike Moon's departure of Netflix Animation.[29][30][31]
13 Dogs in Space Jeremiah Cortez 2 seasons, 20 episodes 20-25 min. November 18, 2021 present GrizzlyJerr Productions Animation services by Atomic Cartoons
Ongoing
14 The Cuphead Show! Dave Wasson 3 seasons, 36 episodes 11-31 min. February 18, 2022 King Features Entertainment
Studio MDHR
Based on the 2017 video game Cuphead
15 Battle Kitty Matt Layzell
Paul Layzell
1 season, 9 episodes 22-54 min. April 19, 2022 Choice Provisions
Higher Ground Productions
Laughing Wild
Based on the webcomic The Adventures of Kitty & Orc; interactive animated series
16 Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Doug Langdale
Candie Kelty Langdale
2 seasons, 20 episodes 24–26 min. April 28, 2022 Gaumont Animation
Atomic Monster Productions
Dark Horse Entertainment
Loosely based on the comic book series Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai; ongoing
17 Dead End: Paranormal Park Hamish Steele 2 season, 20 episodes 25-31 min. June 16, 2022 October 13, 2022 Blink Industries Based on the DeadEndia graphic novels by Hamich Steele; cancelled[32]
18 Farzar Roger Black
Waco O'Guin
1 season, 10 episodes 25-29 min. July 15, 2022 present Bento Box Entertainment
Damn! Show Productions
Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
Ongoing
19 Super Giant Robot Brothers Víctor Maldonado
Alfredo Torres
1 season, 10 episodes 24-27 min. August 4, 2022 Reel FX Creative Studios
Assemblage Entertainment
20 Oddballs James Rallison
Ethan Banville
1 season, 12 episodes 17-20 min. October 7, 2022 Atomic Cartoons
21 Spirit Rangers Karissa Valencia 1 season, 10 episodes 20-23 min. October 10, 2022 Laughing Wild and Superprod Animation
22 Daniel Spellbound Matt Fernandes 1 season, 10 episodes 22–26 min October 27, 2022 Boat Rocker Studios
Industrial Brothers
Season 2 due to premiere on January 26, 2023[33]
23 Dragon Age: Absolution Mairghread Scoot 1 season, 6 episodes 25-27 min. December 9, 2022 Bioware
Red Dog Culture House
Based on the Dragon Age video game franchise by BioWare
24 Sonic Prime Joe Casey
Joe Kelly
Duncan Rouleau
Steven T. Seagle
1 season, 8 episodes 21-43 min. December 15, 2022 Sega of America
WildBrain Studios
Man of Action Entertainment
Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise by Sega; Renewed

Upcoming

Title Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) Release date Co-production with Notes
My Dad the Bounty Hunter Evrett Downing Jr.
Patrick Harpin
February 9, 2023 Dwarf Animation Studio [34]
Exploding Kittens Matthew Inman
Shane Kosakowski
2023 Bandera Entertainment Based on the card game of the same name[35]
Mech Cadets TBA Boom! Studios
Polygon Pictures
Based on the comic book series Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa[13]

In development

Title Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) Co-production with Notes
Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas Jay Oliva Meduzarts Animation
The Stone Quarry
Anime-style prequel series to the film Army of the Dead[36]
Bad Dinosaurs Joel Veitch
David Shute
Simone Giampaolo (Dir.)
Snafu Pictures [22]
Blue Eye Samurai Michael Green
Amber Noizumi
3 Arts Entertainment [37]
Captain Fall Jon Helgaker
Jonas Torgersen
LuxAnimation [38]
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Adi Shankar Ubisoft Film & Television
Bobbypills
Anime-style series; based on the 2013 video game "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon"[38]
Gears of War TBA The Coalition Based on the Gears of War video game franchise[39]
Ghee Happy Sanjay Patel [40]
Heaven's Forest Warren Ellis Powerhouse Animation Studios [41]
Horton Hears a Who! Dustin Ferrer Dr. Seuss Enterprises Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[42]
Magic: The Gathering Jeff Kline Octopie Network
Bardel Entertainment
Entertainment One
Based on the card game of the same name by Wizards of the Coast.[43]
Untitled Martin the Warrior series TBA Penguin Random House Based on the sixth Redwall novel Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques[18]
Mermaid Magic Iginio Straffi Rainbow SPA [22]
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dustin Ferrer Dr. Seuss Enterprises Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[42]
The Seven Bears Robert Vargas Folivari Based on "The Seven Squat Bears" graphic novels by Émile Bravo[22]
Skull Island TBA Legendary Television
Powerhouse Animation Studios
Tractor Pants Productions
Anime-style series; part of Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse[44]
Untitled BRZRKR series Keanu Reeves Boom! Studios Anime-style series; follow-up to its live-action film adaptation[45]
Untitled Far Cry series TBA Ubisoft Film & Television Anime-style series; based on the Far Cry video game franchise[38]
Untitled Splinter Cell series TBA Anime-style series; based on the Splinter Cell video game franchise[46]
Untitled Terminator series Mattson Tomlin Skydance Media Anime-style series; animation services by Production I.G[47]
Tomb Raider TBA Square Enix
Legendary Television
Anime-style series; follow-up to its video game reboot trilogy[44]
Wacky Wednesday Dustin Ferrer Dr. Seuss Enterprises Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[42]
Wereworld Tom Brass Jellyfish Pictures
Lime Pictures
Based on the novel series of the same name by Curtis Jobling[22]

Miniseries

Title Creator / Showrunner Episodes Runtime Premiere date Co-production with Notes
Maya and the Three Jorge R. Gutiérrez 9 episodes 33–44 minutes October 22, 2021 Maya Entertainment
Mexopolis
Tangent Animation
Oni: Thunder God's Tale Daisuke Tsutsumi 4 episodes 42–47 minutes October 21, 2022 Tonko House

Upcoming

Title Creator / Showrunner Release date Co-production with Notes
Untitled Asterix miniseries Alain Chabat 2024[48] Les Éditions Dargaud
TAT Productions[49]
Based on the comic book series Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo[50]

In development

Title Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Taika Waititi Roald Dahl Story Company Based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl[51]
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl[52]

Specials

Title Release date Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes
The House January 14, 2022 Paloma Baeza
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Marc James Roels
Emma de Swaef
Nexus Studios Anthology film special comprising three separate stories
Entergalactic September 30, 2022 Kid Cudi
Kenya Barris
Mad Solar
Khalabo Ink Society
DNEG Animation

Upcoming

Title Release date Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes
We Lost Our Human[53] 2023[34] Chris Garbutt
Rikke Asbjoern
N/A Interactive fiction[54]

In development

Title Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-production with Notes
The Sneetches Dustin Ferrer Dr. Seuss Enterprises Based on the books of the same name by Dr. Seuss[42]
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose

Shorts

# Title Release date Director Co-production with Notes
1 Canvas December 11, 2020 Frank E. Abney III Chainwheel Productions
2 Cat Burglar February 22, 2022 James Bowman Broke & Bones Animation services by Boulder Media; interactive fiction

Canceled projects

# Title Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) Announced Status Notes
1 Raise the Bar! Fernanda Frick June 2018[55] Canceled Netflix dropped its development back in early 2020; being adapted into a graphic novel instead[56]
2 Toil & Trouble Lauren Faust N/A Canceled by new Netflix administration during production in 2021, currently being pitched to other outlets [57][58][59][60][61][62][63]
3 Bone Jeff Smith October 2019[64] Canceled during reorganization of Netflix Animation[2]
4 City of Ghosts - Season 2 Elizabeth Ito N/A Series canceled during reorganization of Netflix Animation[2]
5 Boons and Curses Jaydeep Hasrajani May 2021[65] Originally set to be released in 2023; production canceled in April 2022[66]
6 Dino Daycare Jeff King October 2020[67] Production canceled in April 2022[66]
7 Pearl Amanda Rynda July 2021[68] Production canceled in May 2022[69]
8 Wings of Fire Dan Milano
Christa Starr
Justin Ridge
April 2021[70] Based on the novel series of the same name by Tui Sutherland; production canceled in May 2022[71]
9 Antiracist Baby Chris Nee January 2021[72] Based on the novel of the same name by Ibram Kendi; production canceled in May 2022[71]
10 With Kind Regards from Kindergarten N/A N/A Feature film adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Adam Kline; production canceled in May 2022[73][71]
11 Kung-Fu Space Punch Jorge R. Gutiérrez N/A A follow-up miniseries to Maya and the Three;[74][75] production canceled in May 2022[76]
12 The Midnight Gospel Season 2 Pendleton Ward
Duncan Trussell
N/A On June 3, 2022, Ward announced that Netflix cancelled the series after one season.[77][78]
13 Bad Crimes Nicole Silverberg January 2022[79] An original adult animated series; canceled during mid-production in October 2022, and is being pitched to other outlets[80]
14 Lighthouse Bluff Alex Hirsch November 2020[81] An original adult animated series; canceled during mid-production in early 2022.[82][83][84]
15 Ember Sergio Pablos June 2022 [85][29] Production suspended in December 2022; currently being pitched to other outlets following Netflix's withdrawal.[86]
16 Inside Job - Season 2 Shion Takeuchi Canceled during mid-writing in January 2023 due Mike's Moon departure of Netflix Animation.[87][31]
17 Dead End: Paranormal Park - Season 3 Hamish Steele N/A Canceled during Season 3 mapping in January 2023 [32]

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