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We've got 42 trailers for you! The depth and breadth of the platform’s new slate is truly impressive, with top titles including ‘Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2;’ ‘One Piece;’ ‘Dr. Stone;’ ...

https://www.awn.com/news/crunchyroll-releases-behemoth-fall-2023-anime-lineup

Coming in 2023/2024, the new show from Moonbug is joined by ‘Hot Wheels Let’s Race,’ ‘Dee & Friends in Oz,’ and ‘Mighty Monsterwheelies;’ ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ order upped to 10...

https://www.awn.com/news/cocomelon-lane-leads-slate-new-netflix-preschool-series

Nickelodeon’s most popular undersea property and #1 animated series will return for another season of nautical hijinks as the iconic franchise heads towards its 25th anniversary next year.

https://www.awn.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-renewed-season-15

With a special program offering a free child’s ticket to those who visit a Build-A-Bear Workshop and make a furry friend during the film’s theatrical run, Build-A-Bear’s new animated featur...

https://www.awn.com/news/cinemark-build-bear-release-glisten-and-merry-mission-theaters

On the heels of recent brand and digital platform launches along with a transition to the NYSE, the company adds the entertainment, media and high-tech industry executive who has held positions a...

https://www.awn.com/news/kartoon-studios-appoints-brian-parisi-cfo

The 3DCG series follows a new generation of racers, promising a ‘high-speed comedy thrill ride for the whole family,’ debuting Spring 2024. 

https://www.awn.com/news/mattels-new-hot-wheels-lets-race-coming-netflix

The Emmy Award-winning animated comedy follows the teenage students at Bridgeton Middle School as they finally head to high school; the penultimate season premieres globally October 20.

https://www.awn.com/news/netflix-drops-big-mouth-season-7-trailer-images-and-poster

Take ‘A Look Inside’ the terrifying supernatural thriller following the dual demonic possession of two young girls, featuring the return of Ellen Burstyn reprising her iconic role as Chris Ma...

https://www.awn.com/news/universals-exorcist-believer-gets-new-featurette

Coming October 19, the film, featuring music and narration by Gavin Friday and artwork based on original illustrations by Bono, transforms and retells the classic fairytale and Sergei Prokofiev�...

https://www.awn.com/news/max-drops-trailer-original-animated-short-peter-wolf

Claymation trailer helps you lean into horror with the aptly titled ‘High on Knife’ expansion, featuring a new adventure for Knifey to shine and stab on a fully realized new planetary environ...

https://www.awn.com/news/squanch-games-launches-high-life-dlc

Announced by CEO Jim Sweeney on Thursday, the company plans a 16% workforce reduction as well as a divestiture of Bandcamp in a move towards a new ‘metaverse-inspired ecosystem’ strategy.

https://www.awn.com/news/fortnite-unreal-engine-studio-epic-games-layoff-830

Collective bargaining negotiations will now begin with the company on behalf of the first union of dedicated video game workers under IATSE in the U.S.

https://www.awn.com/news/workinman-interactive-workers-unanimously-unionize-historic-labor-board-vote

The three-time Oscar nominee is adapting Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown’s 2016 NY Times bestseller, with Jeff Hermann producing and Dean DeBlois, with whom he wrote and directed both ‘How...

https://www.awn.com/news/chris-sanders-returns-dreamworks-write-and-direct-wild-robot

From the twisted mind of ‘Kingsman’ and’ Kick-Ass’ creator Matthew Vaughn comes a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-circling romp out next February 2.

https://www.awn.com/news/teaser-trailer-released-spy-thriller-argylle

Bay Dariz and Phil Earnest’s film celebrates the 2D hand-drawn animation renaissance that began in the late 1980s that was quickly upended by the computer animation explosion that followed; nar...

https://www.awn.com/news/trailer-drops-pencils-vs-pixels-documentary

Spin Master celebrates PAW's 10-year anniversary with the announcement of ‘PAW Patrol 3,’ set for theatrical release in 2026, with the franchises second film, ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie�...

https://www.awn.com/news/third-paw-patrol-feature-film-development

Angelique Cabral (‘Big Sky,’ ‘Life in Pieces’) will lend her voice to Queen Amaya alongside Chris Pine as King Magnifico in the upcoming epic musical-comedy opening in theaters November 2...

https://www.awn.com/news/disney-drops-wish-trailer-poster-and-full-cast-list

Witness the rise of power in the prequel to the ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannic...

https://www.awn.com/news/new-trailer-poster-drop-hunger-games-ballad-songbirds-snakes

It’s an all-new season with all-new episode teases… in the first outing of S14, airing October 1 on FOX, when Linda and Bob suggest the kids do chores, the family ends up in a showdown.

https://www.awn.com/news/season-14-premiere-exclusive-clip-bobs-burgers-fight-not-okay-chore-ral

After five consecutive days of negotiations that lead to a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, guild leaders have voted and the strike is officially over. 

https://www.awn.com/news/wga-leaders-vote-148-day-strike-officially-over

Leveraging generative AI technology, the new tool optimizes creation of slides, decks, and other presentation materials; new studio will further enhance its graphic design, illustration, animatio...

https://www.awn.com/news/integreon-launches-creo-opens-state-art-design-studio-manila

The multiple Oscar nominee, named Co-Chief Creative Officer alongside Chief Creative Officer Eric Darnell, will work on the studio’s ‘Momoguro’ franchise that includes games and a series in...

https://www.awn.com/news/moana-producer-osnat-shurer-joins-baobab-studios

Returning for its 9th year, the U.K.’s largest animation festival will offer audiences a unique engagement with some of the world’s best animated content; event runs November 12-17 in-person,...

https://www.awn.com/news/manchester-animation-festival-reveals-2023-poster-and-sting

The U.K. authority acknowledged that the restructured deal ‘makes important changes that substantially address concerns,’ in a statement last Friday, and will announce a final decision by Oct...

https://www.awn.com/news/cma-set-approve-microsofts-acquisition-activision-blizzard

The Dark Horse Comics collection, an oversized deluxe format hardcover containing over 300 pages of essential ‘Hellboy’ stories, celebrates the legacy of the iconic horror artist; goes on sal...

https://www.awn.com/news/hellboy-artists-collection-richard-corben-first-look-revealed

The dysfunctional duo is back sounding more like themselves than ever, and the possibilities are endless; discover what’s up with EVIL summer, Rick’s spaghetti, and more when the new season p...

https://www.awn.com/news/adult-swim-drops-rick-and-morty-season-7-trailer

The fifth season begins where the third season left off, following two teenagers as they plot to destroy the Tsuganei tower; premieres September 30.

https://www.awn.com/news/adult-swim-drops-trailer-toonami-original-series-flcl-shoegaze

The Freaks’ Mary Jane-fueled misadventures take them from their high school reunion to matching wits with Mark Zuckerberg, settling old scores with Mitch McConnell, and battling Seth Rogen in a...

https://www.awn.com/news/remaining-season-2-episodes-freak-brothers-now-streaming-tubi

The new Keith Chapman show will debut at MIPJunior and MIPCOM 2023 alongside the company’s ‘Caillou’ and ‘Johnny Test.’

https://www.awn.com/news/wildbrain-launches-kids-animated-series-jonny-jetboy

The union can now use the threat of a strike as a bargaining chip to increase wages and protect against AI when talks resume September 26 with companies such as Electronic Arts and Activision.

https://www.awn.com/news/sag-aftra-authorizes-strike-against-major-video-game-companies