Release date: April 30, 2025.
Synopsis: Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul and the home of Asterix and Obelix.
The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master loses his memory, the villagers are left to their own devices against the might of Rome.
Created by Alain Chabat. Based on the original work by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
U.S. release date: March 6, 2025 on HBO Max. The series premiered in Canada and the UK in 2024.
Synopsis: In Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Dylan is eager to play pretend in every career. Whether it’s a doctor, a pizza chef, a sea caption or a hair stylist, there’s no adventure too big or too small.
Armed with nothing but a few props and three fantastic friends, Dylan shows kids the best of play and improv, as he “yes ands” his way through madcap adventures, empowering kids to trust their hearts, imaginations and each other.
Based on the books by Guy Parker-Rees.
Best Animated Feature Film:
Flow
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis.
Written by Gints Zilbalodis and Matiss Kaža.
Produced by Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman.
Synopsis: Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.
Synopsis: 1907. Magnifica, a young Costa Rican harpist, is preparing for her concert at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she studies with her fiancé. Inspired by the life of Pacifica Zelaya.
Directed by Rose Gallerand and Azélie Michoux.
Music by Samuel Marot Saferis and Julien Vermeulen. Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: A respected chef from a lineage of sushi makers attempts to connect with his son through the shared knowledge of the family trade. Tensions arise as he begins to notice a strange pattern of behavior in the young boy.
Directed by:
Denise Cirone
Sebastian Doringer
Andrey Kolesov
Chiayu Liu
Zhen Tian
Lan Zhou
Music by Jürgen Branz.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Release date: April 5, 2025 on Adult Swim, next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The year is 2052. The world looked to be on the verge of an unprecedented era of peace and stability, and the painkiller drug “Hapna” developed by a lauded neuroscientist Dr. Skinner had a lot to do with it.
Hapna spread throughout the world as a “miracle drug” with no side effects, freeing humanity from pain. Until, that is, Skinner suddenly disappears off the face of the earth. When he reemerges after three years, it is as a devil who brings countless deaths and the end of civilization.
Hapna turns out to be a drug that has a fatal, retroactive effect, one that appears three years after first taking it; it was a death-trap for anyone who took it, even once. Humanity will start dying off in 30 days. The only way to save the world is to acquire the cure that only Skinner holds.
“Lazarus” is a team of five agents gathered from various corners of the world to do just that. Can they save humanity? And what is Skinner’s true purpose?
Release date: April 4, 2025.
Synopsis: Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
To get back home, they’ll have to master this world and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.
Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative… the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
Directed by Jared Hess (Nacho Libre, Napoleon Dynamite).
Release date: June 30, 2027.
Directed by Walt Dohrn (Trolls trilogy) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, The Addams Family).
Co-directed by Brad Ableson (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Simpsons).
Written by Michael McCullers (The Boss Baby, Hotel Transylvania 3).
Voice cast:
Mike Myers as Shrek
Eddie Murphy as Donkey
Cameron Diaz as Fiona
Zendaya as Felicia
Cody Cameron as Pinocchio
Synopsis: As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.
Directed by:
Nicola Bernardi
Alessandra De Stefano
Gabriela Lewandowska
Chloé Van Becelaere
Camille Van Delft
Elodie Xia
Music by Antoine Duchene.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Release date: March 18, 2025 on Digital and April 15, 2025 on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.
Synopsis: The Batman Family has returned to present-day Gotham City after traveling back to the warring states period and saving history from being altered in the previous film, Batman Ninja.
The next day, they witness a startling event — the Japanese island has disappeared, and a giant island called ‘Hinomoto” appears in the sky over Gotham City. Soon, countless Yakuza descend from the sky and attack the people of Gotham City. And, the Justice League has disappeared.
Detecting a strange energy reaction in the sky, Batman heads for Hinomoto to find its underlying cause. There, the Dark Knight finds a world where the Yakuza war with each other, and brutality reigns without honor or humanity.
At the top of the world is the Yakuza League, a group of superpowered individuals, who look suspiciously like the Justice League. The Yakuza League is invading Gotham and, to save the city, Batman and his allies are in for the fight of their lives.
Directed by Junpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi. Written by Kazuki Nakashima.
Release date: April 17, 2025 on Prime Video.
Synopsis: The series follows the maniacally upbeat Husseins — the most patriotic, most peaceful, and most definitely-not-suspicious Muslim family in post-9/11 America.
With satire and absurdity, it redefines finding humor in hardship as they navigate the early 2000s under the watchful eyes of their terrified neighbors.
Co-created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady.
Release date (UK & Ireland): March 7, 2025.
Synopsis: Alfonso Quixote is an 11-year-old boy with a big imagination. As the rightful descendant and legitimate heir to Don Quixote, he is constantly protecting his beloved town in La Mancha from monsters, which no one else can see.
As a storm approaches, a shady businessman visits every home, offering families money to sell their houses.
Alfonso is suspicious and recruits his friends, Pancho and Victoria, and his imaginary friends, Bonjo, Strappers and Stix — three rabbits who always join Alfonso on his adventures.
Together, they head into the woods of La Mancha, hoping to catch the monster responsible for the storm.
Directed by Gonzalo Gutierrez.
Written by Carlos Kotkin, Pablo Biondi and Gonzalo Gutierrez.
Nickelodeon has announced Avatar: Seven Havens, a new series in the growing Avatar universe.
The 26-episode series, created by Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will be split into two seasons.
The voice cast and release date haven’t been announced yet.
Synopsis: Avatar: Seven Havens is set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra — but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior.
Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.
The untitled animated Avatar movie will release in theaters on January 30, 2026. The cast includes Dave Bautista, Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, and Eric Nam.
Release date: April 5, 2025 on Cartoon Network. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The series follows a teenage orphan girl, Iyanu, who spends her days studying history and ancient arts but yearns for a normal life.
One day, responding to danger, she unknowingly triggers her divine powers, the likes of which have not been seen since the Age of Wonders.
With newly discovered superpowers, Iyanu joins forces with two other teenagers, Biyi and Toye, as they embark on a journey to discover the truth about the evil lurking in her homeland.
Created by Roye Okupe, based on his graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder.
Voice cast:
Serah Johnson as Iyanu
Okey Jude as Biyi
Samuel Kugbiyi as Toye
Adesua Etomi-Wellington as Olori
Blossom Chukwujekwu as Kanfo
Stella Damasus as Sewa
Shaffy Bello as Emi
Ike Ononye as Elder Alapani
Release date: March 20, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Set in a world where mortal man is ruled over by the Werelords, we will meet a 16-year-old shepherd boy Drew Ferran, a teen whose life is changed forever when he discovers he’s the last surviving Wolf King.
Directed by Tom Brass.
Based on Curtis Jobling’s Wereworld book series.
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