Netflix Animation (also known as Netflix Animation Studios) is an American animation studio and a subsidiary of Netflix, Inc. It was founded in March 2018. The studio primarily produces and develops animated programs and feature films.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | March 2018 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Feature films and television shows |
| Parent | Netflix, Inc. |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | www |
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]
The company acquired Australian animation/visual effects studio Animal Logic in July 2022. The same month, Melissa Cobb stepped down as vice president of film animation whilst still on board as producer with Karen Toliver as her replacement.[2]
Filmography
Feature films
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with | Animation service(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus | November 15, 2019 | Sergio Pablos | Alfonso G. Aguilar | Sergio Pablos Animation Studios Atresmedia Cine | Yowza! Animation | First feature film Copyright by Sergio Pablos |
| The Willoughbys | April 22, 2020 | Kris Pearn | Mark Mothersbaugh | 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 | Steven Price Christopher Curtis Marjorie Duffield Helen Park (songs) | Pearl Studio Glen Keane Productions | Pearl Studio Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | April 16, 2021 | Ryan Crego | Alex Geringas Alex Geringas Ryan Crego (songs) | Titmouse, Inc. | — | Prequel to the series I Heart Arlo |
| America: The Motion Picture | June 30, 2021 | Matt Thompson | Mark Mothersbaugh | Lord Miller Productions Free Association Floyd County Productions Jittery Dog Productions | Combo Estúdio | |
| Back to the Outback | December 10, 2021 | Clare Knight Harry Cripps | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Weed Road Pictures | Reel FX Creative Studios | |
| Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood | April 1, 2022 | Richard Linklater | — | Minnow Mountain Submarine Deluxe | — | |
| The Sea Beast | July 8, 2022 | Chris Williams | Mark Mancina | — | Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Wendell & Wild | October 28, 2022 | Henry Selick | Bruno Coulais | Monkeypaw Productions Gotham Group | — | Based on an unpublished book by Henry Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman |
| My Father's Dragon | November 11, 2022 | Nora Twomey | Mychael Danna Jeff Danna | Cartoon Saloon Mockingbird Pictures Parallel Films | Cartoon Saloon | 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 | Alexandre Desplat | The Jim Henson Company ShadowMachine Double Dare You Productions | — | 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 |
| The Magician's Elephant | March 17, 2023[3] | Wendy Rogers | Mark Mothersbaugh | Pistor Productions | Animal Logic | Based on the novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo[4][5] |
| The Monkey King | August 18, 2023[6] | Anthony Stacchi | Toby Chu | Pearl Studio Star Overseas Tangent Animation | Reel FX Animation | [7] |
| Leo | November 21, 2023[3] | Robert Marianetti David Wachtenheim Robert Smigel | Geoff Zanelli Robert Smigel (songs) | Happy Madison Productions | Animal Logic | [8] |
Upcoming
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma the Unicorn | May 17, 2024[9] | Jared Hess Lynn Wang | Scholastic Entertainment Mikros Animation | Based on the book of the same name by Aaron Blabey[10][11][12][13] |
| Ultraman: Rising | June 14, 2024[14] | Shannon Tindle John Aoshima | Tsuburaya Productions Industrial Light & Magic | [15][13][16] |
| In Your Dreams | 2024 | Alex Woo | Sony Pictures Imageworks Kuku Studios | [13] |
| That Christmas | Simon Otto | Locksmith Animation DNEG Animation[17] | Based on the book of the same name by Richard Curtis[18][13] | |
| The Twits | 2025 | Phil Johnston | Jellyfish Pictures | Originally slated to be a television series;[19] based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl[19][20] |
In development
| Title | Director(s) | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Buried Giant | Guillermo del Toro | ShadowMachine | Based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro[21] |
| Escape from Hat | Mark Osborne | Based on the novel of the same name by Adam Kline[22][23] | |
| The Goon | Patrick Osborne | Blur Studio Chernin Entertainment Dark Horse Entertainment | Based on the comic book series of the same name by Eric Powell[24][25][26] |
| Untitled Redwall film | TBA | Penguin Random House | Based on the novel Redwall by Brian Jacques[27] |
| Steps | Alyce Tzue | Paper Kite Productions | [28] |
| Sulwe | TBA | Based on the picture book of the same name by Lupita Nyong’o[29] | |
| Untitled Chris Williams fantasy film | Chris Williams | [30] | |
| Untitled The Sea Beast sequel | TBA | Sony Pictures Imageworks | [30] |
| Untitled Steve Box film | Steve Box | SuperProd Animation | [18] |
| The Witch Boy | TBA | Vertigo Entertainment | Based on the first entry of the graphic novel trilogy by Molly Knox Ostertag[31] |
Television series
| Title | Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) | Seasons / Episodes | Runtime | Premiere | Finale | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Midnight Gospel | Pendleton Ward Duncan Trussell | 1 season, 8 episodes | 20–36 min. | April 20, 2020 | Titmouse, Inc. | First television series Canceled | |
| Trash Truck | Max Keane | 2 seasons, 28 episodes | 10–17 min. | November 10, 2020 | May 4, 2021 | Glen Keane Productions | Ended |
| Kid Cosmic | Craig McCracken | 3 seasons, 24 episodes | 17–25 min. | February 2, 2021 | February 3, 2022 | CMCC Cartoons | |
| City of Ghosts | Elizabeth Ito | 1 season, 6 episodes | 18–20 min. | March 5, 2021 | TeamTO | Canceled | |
| We the People | Chris Nee | 1 season, 10 episodes | 4–5 min. | July 4, 2021 | Higher Ground Productions Khalabo Ink Society Laughing Wild | Ended | |
| Ridley Jones | 5 seasons, 35 episodes | 27–28 min. | July 13, 2021 | March 6, 2023 | Laughing Wild | ||
| Centaurworld | Megan Nicole Dong | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | 25–73 min. | July 30, 2021 | December 7, 2021 | Sketchshark Productions | |
| 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 | |
| Ada Twist, Scientist | Kerri Grant | 3 seasons, 20 episodes | 29 min. | September 28, 2021 | present | Brown Bag Films Higher Ground Productions Laughing Wild Wonder Worldwide | Ongoing Renewed |
| 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 Ended | |
| Karma's World | Chris Bridges | 4 seasons, 40 episodes | 13 min. | October 15, 2021 | September 22, 2022 | Brown Bag Films Creative Affairs Group Karma's World Entertainment | Ended |
| 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.[32][33][34] |
| Dogs in Space | Jeremiah Cortez | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 20–25 min. | November 18, 2021 | September 15, 2022 | GrizzlyJerr Productions | Animation services by Atomic Cartoons Ended |
| The Cuphead Show! | Dave Wasson | 3 seasons, 36 episodes | 11–31 min. | February 18, 2022 | November 18, 2022 | King Features Syndicate Studio MDHR | Based on the 2017 video game Cuphead by Studio MDHR Ended |
| 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 by Matt Layzell Interactive animated series Canceled | |
| Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles | Doug Langdale Candie Kelty Langdale | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 24–26 min. | April 28, 2022 | September 1, 2022 | Gaumont Animation Atomic Monster Dark Horse Entertainment | Based on the comic book series Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai Ended |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | Hamish Steele | 25–31 min. | June 16, 2022 | October 13, 2022 | Blink Industries | Based on the graphic novel series DeadEndia by Hamich Steele Canceled[35] | |
| Farzar | Roger Black Waco O'Guin | 1 season, 10 episodes | 25–29 min. | July 15, 2022 | Bento Box Entertainment Damn! Show Productions Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment | Canceled [36] | |
| Super Giant Robot Brothers | Víctor Maldonado Alfredo Torres | 24–27 min. | August 4, 2022 | Reel FX Creative Studios Assemblage Entertainment | Ended | ||
| Oddballs | James Rallison Ethan Banville | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 17–20 min. | October 7, 2022 | February 24, 2023 | Atomic Cartoons | |
| Spirit Rangers | Karissa Valencia | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | 20–23 min. | October 10, 2022 | April 8, 2024 | Laughing Wild Superprod Animation | |
| Daniel Spellbound | Matt Fernandez | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 22–26 min. | October 27, 2022 | present | Boat Rocker Studios Industrial Brothers | Ongoing[37] |
| Dragon Age: Absolution | Mairghread Scott | 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 Ended | |
| Sonic Prime | Joe Casey Joe Kelly Duncan Rouleau Steven T. Seagle | 3 seasons, 23 episodes | 21–43 min. | December 15, 2022 | January 11, 2024 | Sega of America WildBrain Studios Man of Action Entertainment | Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise by Sega[38] Ended |
| My Dad the Bounty Hunter | Evrett Downing Jr. Patrick Harpin | 2 season, 19 episodes | 20–28 min. | February 9, 2023 | present | Dwarf Animation Studio | Ongoing |
| Skull Island | Brian Duffield | 1 season, 8 episodes | 20–26 min. | June 22, 2023 | Legendary Television Powerhouse Animation Studios Tractor Pants Productions | Anime-style series; part of Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse Pending | |
| Captain Fall | Jon Helgaker Jonas Torgersen Joel Trussell | 1 season, 10 episodes | 20–23 min. | July 28, 2023 | Writers & Models | Animation services by Boulder Media Canceled [36] | |
| Mech Cadets | Aaron Lam Eileen Shim | 20–30 min. | August 10, 2023[39] | present | Boom! Studios Polygon Pictures | Based on the comic book series Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa[7] Pending | |
| Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix | Adi Shankar | 1 season, 6 episodes | 20–25 min. | October 19, 2023[40] | Ubisoft Film & Television Bobbypills Bootleg Universe | Anime-style series; based on the 2013 video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon by Ubisoft[41][42] Pending | |
| Blue Eye Samurai | Michael Green Amber Noizumi | 1 season, 8 episodes | 35–62 min. | November 3, 2023[40] | present | J.A. Green Construction Corporation 3 Arts Entertainment | Animation Services by Blue Spirit[43][44] Renewed[45] |
| Pokémon Concierge | Ogawa Iku | 1 season, 4 episodes | 15–20 min. | December 28, 2023 | The Pokémon Company Dwarf Studio | Renewed[46] | |
| Bad Dinosaurs | Joel Veitch David Shute | 1 season, 8 episodes | 20-24 min. | March 28, 2024 | Snafu Pictures | Renewed[47][18] | |
Upcoming
| Title | Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) | Release date | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploding Kittens | Matthew Inman Shane Kosakowski | 2024 | Chomp City Bandera Entertainment Chernin Entertainment | Based on the card game of the same name by Matthew Inman[48] |
| Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld | Echo Wu | Titmouse, Inc. | [49][50] | |
| Terminator: The Anime Series | Mattson Tomlin | Skydance Media | Anime-style series; animation services by Production I.G[51] | |
| Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | Tasha Huo | Crystal Dynamics Legendary Television DJ2 Entertainment | Anime-style series; follow-up to its video game reboot trilogy by Crystal Dynamics[52][53] | |
| Twilight of the Gods | Eric Carrasco Jay Oliva Zack Snyder | The Stone Quarry Xilam Animation | [54][55] |
In development
| Title | Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gears of War | TBA | The Coalition | Based on the video game franchise of the same name by The Coalition[56] |
| Heaven's Forest | Warren Ellis | Powerhouse Animation Studios | [57] |
| Horton Hears a Who! | Dustin Ferrer | Dr. Seuss Enterprises | Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[58] |
| Magic: The Gathering | Jeff Kline | Octopie Network Bardel Entertainment Hasbro Entertainment | Based on the card game of the same name by Wizards of the Coast[59] |
| Untitled Martin the Warrior series | TBA | Penguin Random House | Based on the sixth Redwall novel Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques[27] |
| Mermaid Magic | Iginio Straffi | Rainbow SPA | [18] |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | Dustin Ferrer | Dr. Seuss Enterprises | Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[58] |
| The Seven Bears | Robert Vargas | Folivari | Based on the graphic novel series The Seven Squat Bears by Émile Bravo[18] |
| Untitled Alex Hirsch series | TBA | — | As of 2022, series remains in development phase[60] |
| Untitled BRZRKR series | Keanu Reeves | Boom! Studios Production I.G | Anime-style series; follow-up to its live-action film adaptation[61] |
| Untitled Far Cry series | TBA | Ubisoft Film & Television | Anime-style series; based on the Far Cry video game franchise by Ubisoft[42] |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Anime-style series; based on the Splinter Cell video game franchise by Ubisoft[62] | ||
| Stranger Things: Tokyo | Flying Bark Productions | Follow-up to the series of the same name[63] | |
| Wacky Wednesday | Dustin Ferrer | Dr. Seuss Enterprises | Based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss[58] |
| Wereworld | Tom Brass | Jellyfish Pictures Lime Pictures | Based on the novel series of the same name by Curtis Jobling[18] |
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 | |
| Carol & The End of The World | Dan Guterman | 10 episodes | 25–33 minutes | December 15, 2023[64] | Animation Services by Bardel Entertainment.[65] |
Upcoming
| Title | Creator / Showrunner | Release date | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Asterix miniseries | Alain Chabat | 2024[66] | Les Éditions Dargaud TAT Productions[67] | Based on the comic book series Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo[68] |
In development
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Taika Waititi | The Roald Dahl Story Company | Based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl[69] |
| Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | Based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl[70] |
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 | |
| We Lost Our Human | March 21, 2023 | Chris Garbutt Rikke Asbjoern | Jam Filled Entertainment | Interactive special |
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[58] |
| Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose |
Shorts
| Title | Release date | Director | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas | December 11, 2020 | Frank E. Abney III | Chainwheel Productions | |
| Cat Burglar | February 22, 2022 | James Bowman | Broke & Bones | Animation services by Boulder Media; interactive fiction |
Canceled projects
| Title | Creator(s) / Showrunner(s) / Director(s) | Announced | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raise the Bar! | Fernanda Frick | June 2018[71] | Netflix dropped development of the series back in early 2020; being adapted into a graphic novel instead[72] |
| Toil & Trouble | Lauren Faust | — | Canceled by new Netflix administration during production in 2021, currently being pitched to other outlets[73][74][75][76][77][78][79] |
| Bone | Jeff Smith | October 2019[80] | Series canceled during reorganization of Netflix Animation[19] |
| City of Ghosts - Season 2 | Elizabeth Ito | — | Series canceled during reorganization of Netflix Animation[19] |
| Boons and Curses | Jaydeep Hasrajani | May 2021[81] | The series was originally set to be released in 2023, but production was canceled in April 2022. As of April 2023 it is currently being pitched to other outlets.[82][83] |
| Dino Daycare | Jeff King | October 2020[84] | Production of the series canceled in April 2022[82] |
| Pearl | Amanda Rynda | July 2021[85] | Production of the series canceled in May 2022[86] |
| Wings of Fire | Dan Milano Christa Starr Justin Ridge | April 2021[87] | Television series adaptation based on the novel series of the same name by Tui Sutherland; production canceled in May 2022 New version being produced at Amazon Prime Video with a different creative team under Amazon MGM Studios [88][89] |
| Antiracist Baby | Chris Nee | January 2021[90] | Television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Ibram Kendi; production canceled in May 2022[88] |
| With Kind Regards from Kindergarten | — | — | Feature film adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Adam Kline; production canceled in May 2022[91][88] |
| Kung-Fu Space Punch | Jorge R. Gutiérrez | A follow-up miniseries to Maya and the Three;[92][93] production canceled in May 2022[94] | |
| The Midnight Gospel - Season 2 | Pendleton Ward Duncan Trussell | On June 3, 2022, Ward announced that Netflix cancelled the series after one season.[95][96] | |
| Bad Crimes | Nicole Silverberg | January 2022[97] | An original adult animated series; canceled during mid-production in October 2022, and is being pitched to other outlets[98] |
| Pashmina | Gurinder Chadha | March 2019[99] | Feature film adaptation based on the graphic novel of the same name by Nidhi Chanani; production canceled in December 2022[100] |
| Ember | Sergio Pablos | June 2022[101][32] | Production on the series suspended in December 2022; currently being pitched to other outlets following Netflix's withdrawal.[102] |
| Inside Job - Season 2 | Shion Takeuchi | Series canceled during mid-writing in January 2023 shortly after Mike Moon's departure from Netflix Animation.[103][34] | |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park - Season 3 | Hamish Steele | — | Canceled during Season 3 mapping in January 2023[35] |
| Machine Learning | Ian Jones-Quartey | [104] | |
| Untitled Gorillaz film | Jamie Hewlett | November 2021[105][106] | Feature film canceled in February 2023 amid more Netflix Animation cuts in previous and upcoming months[107] |
| Escape From Beverly Hills | — | — | Feature films canceled in October 2023, currently being shopped to other outlets [108] |
| Tunga | — | February 2019[109] | |
| Ghee Happy | Sanjay Patel | October 2019[110] | Became an independently produced YouTube series after being dropped by Netflix[111][112][113] |
| High in the Clouds | Timothy Reckart | December 2019[114] | Co-production with Gaumont Animation based on the novel of the same name by Paul McCartney; Netflix dropped their involvement in 2023, reverting the film back to an independent production with Toby Genkel replacing Reckart as director.[115] |
| I, Chihuahua | Jorge R. Gutiérrez | March 2022[116] | Canceled due to creative differences in April 2024, currently being shopped to other outlets.[117][118] |
Reception
Critical and public response
Films
| Film | Critical | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
| Klaus | 95% | 65 |
| The Willoughbys | 91% | 68 |
| Over the Moon | 81% | 60 |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | 85% | 84 |
| America: The Motion Picture | 35% | 38 |
| Back to the Outback | 82% | 58 |
| Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood | 91% | 79 |
| The Sea Beast | 94% | 74 |
| Wendell & Wild | 81% | 69 |
| My Father's Dragon | 87% | 74 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | 97% | 79 |
| The Magician's Elephant | 67% | 53 |
| The Monkey King | 58% | 59 |
| Leo | 81% | 69 |
References
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