Release date: August 29, 2025 on Apple TV+.
Synopsis: Join serious Square, intrepid Circle and tricky Triangle as they dig up some fun, search for answers and build on their friendship — all while learning how to navigate each other’s differences.
Shape Island is based on the “Shapes” picture book trilogy by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.
Voice cast:
Yvette Nicole Brown as the narrator
Harvey Guillén as Square
Scott Adsit as Triangle
Gideon Adlon as Circle
Digital release date: August 19, 2025
4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD: October 7, 2025
Synopsis: The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
Directed by Pierre Perifel.
Co-directed by JP Sans.
Screenplay by Yoni Brenner & Etan Cohen.
Based on the books by Aaron Blabey.
HBO Max and GKIDS have extended and expanded their partnership, adding twenty more films from award-winning filmmakers to the streaming platform.
On September 1, the following films will premiere on HBO Max:
Children Who Chase Lost Voices – Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Fireworks – Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko – Directed by Ayumu Watanabe (North American Streaming Debut)
Ghost Cat Anzu – Directed by Yôko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita (North American Streaming Debut)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror – Directed by Keiichi Hara (North American Streaming Debut)
Love & Pop – Directed by Hideaki Anno (North American Streaming Debut)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days – Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Your Name. – Directed by Makoto Shinkai (4K Streaming Debut)
Release date: September 12, 2025.
Synopsis: Tanjiro Kamado joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon.
With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, rush to the headquarters, only to be plunged into a mysterious place known as the Infinity Castle.
And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the Demons ignites.
Directed by Haruo Sotozaki.
Original story by Koyoharu Gotoge.
Tickets are available on the IMAX website.
Release date: February 20, 2026 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Uptight lawyer Lincoln Gumb is too boring to win cases in Vegas until he teams up with local magician and hedonist Sheila Flambé to bring some flash and pizzazz to the stupidest cases the city can throw at them.
Voice cast:
Adam Scott as Lincoln Gumb
Janelle James as Sheila Flambé
Stephen Root
Shannon Gisela
Keith David
Created by Cullen Crawford (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Paradise PD).
Release date: September 19, 2025 on Disney+.
Synopsis: A new threat rises in the galaxy, and Sig and Dev Greebling must combine their powers of Force Building and Sith Breaking to stop it.
Alongside Jedi Bob, Yesi Scala, and Servo, they will journey into the deepest corners of LEGO Star Wars lore, uncovering pieces of all the galaxies that have come before.
Written and executive produced by Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, whose credits include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and The Addams Family 2.
Directed by Chris Buckley (The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit).
Release date: August 13, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Fixed is an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning!
As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours before the procedure.
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack, and director of the Hotel Transylvania movies.
Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Jon Vitti, Steve Greenberg and Rich Lufrano.
Release date: August 25, 2025 on Disney+.
Synopsis: After Ariel, Moana, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Snow White thwarted Gaston’s plan to take over all of their kingdoms, he calls upon Ursula, Jafar, and the Evil Queen to help take the Princesses down once and for all.
The Princesses learn about Gaston’s scheme and recruit Aurora, Belle, and Cinderella with the help of Magic Mirror. Together, the Princesses team up for an ultimate showdown of good versus evil.
Disney Jr.’s new series and specials were revealed at the recent “Disney Jr. Let’s Play!” fan celebration at Disney California Adventure Park and Downtown Disney District.
Let’s kick things off with Marvel’s Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! — two new 22-minute specials, the first of which premieres October 16 and sees Iron Man and the Avengers joining Spidey to stop Ultron and Green Goblin from taking control of the city’s devices.
A second Halloween-themed special will premiere Fall 2026.
Cars: Lightning Racers follows Lightning McQueen as he gears up for all-new adventures in Radiator Springs alongside his friends Mater, Pipes (a thrill-seeking drag car) and Miles (a mud-loving monster truck).
Synopsis: In a faraway land where the rain never stops, six-year-old Kyna spends her days playing carelessly with her dog Nana under the protective “umbrella beard” of her father, Din, who let it grow in order to shelter Kyna, who developed a fear of rain on the day she was born.
One night, Kyna’s life turns upside down when Nana disappears. To find her, Kyna will have to embark on an adventure of self discovery and she will be bound to face her great fear, the rain.
Directed by José Prats.
Co-directed by Álvaro Robles.
Written by José Prats, Alicia Cánovas, Álvaro Robles and Jesús López.
Synopsis: Mini Greta, our protagonist, wants to travel by public transport. This seemingly simple task gets complicated once she gets confronted with her fellow travelers.
Their rudeness moves Greta to the brink of her self control. It gets so bad that she unloads her anger on a tiny bird that is looking for a seat as well. What unfolds next is a drama that can only be ended by the next stop.
Directed by Alexander Dietrich and Johannes Flick.
Release date: August 22, 2025.
Synopsis: A rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers.
Now faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.
Written and directed by Jiao Zi.
Tickets are available on the IMAX website.
Release dates:
September 8, 2025 – Red Fish, Blue Fish
October 6, 2025 – Horton!
November 3, 2025 – The Sneetches
Synopses: Red Fish, Blue Fish is a preschool comedy which follows the adventures of an odd couple of two fish friends as they explore and introduce opposite concepts.
Horton! follows the exciting and whimsical adventures of a young Horton and his best bud Samson as they go on adventures to help the citizens of the Jungle of Nool.
The Sneetches: Once upon a time, there were Star-Belly Sneetches and Moon-Belly Sneetches who lived together on the beach, until one day they decided they were too different to live together. So they went their separate ways.
But then Stella, a Star-Belly Sneetch, met Pearl, a Moon-Belly Sneetch, and they realized Sneetches are Sneetches, and no one kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches.
Synopsis: A behind-the-scenes look into the dangerous work life of Lil Daddy.
Created and written by Zae Jordan and Tevin “Mandal” Williams.
Animated by Austin Oliver and Jake Huffcutt.
Voice cast:
Mandal as Lil Daddy
Javier Williams as La’staniel Alphabet
Big Boi as Big Boi
Zae Jordan as News Anchor
Cameron Keys as Passenger
Derick Marchel as Officer
Disney+ release date: September 3, 2025.
Lilo & Stitch, which has grossed over $1 billion at the global box office, will make its Disney+ debut 103 days after its theatrical release.
Synopsis: Stitch, an alien “puppy,” brings chaos to Hawaii as he helps a lonely girl named Lilo heal her broken family.
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp.
Written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes.
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