Release date: September 16, 2024 on Netflix (excluding the US and Japan).
Synopsis: Orphans Seita and Setsuko fight for survival in post-World War II Japan. But society is harsh, and they come to the somber conclusion that they can neither escape the hardships of war nor find enough food to survive.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is written and directed by Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli. It’s based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Release date: TBA, 2025.
Synopsis: Wildwood is a tale of love, loss, sacrifice and secrets, and of the magic you can find on your doorstep, if you’re willing to look for it.
Directed by Travis Knight. Screenplay by Chris Butler. Based on the novel by Colin Meloy, singer/songwriter for The Decemberists.
Voice cast:
Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Prue McKeel
Jacob Tremblay as Curtis Mehlberg
Carey Mulligan as Alexandra
Mahershala Ali as Brenden
Awkwafina
Angela Bassett
Jake Johnson
Charlie Day
Amandla Stenberg
Jemaine Clement
Tom Waits
Maya Erskine
Tantoo Cardinal
Richard E. Grant
Release date: September 14, 2024 on Disney Channel and September 18, 2024 on Disney+.
Synopsis: Kevin and his sister Gretel and her superpowered hamster return to protect their city with their newly granted superpowers by aliens.
After protecting their city from local villains in the first season, their adventures take a dramatic turn in season two. This time, they will face a global extraterrestrial threat while juggling school, crushes, and local villains.
Release date: November 1, 2024.
Synopsis: Hitpig is a clever bounty hunting pig who catches escaped animals and returns them to their owners. His next job is his biggest yet: return a dancing elephant named Pickles to a maniacal Vegas showman, for a million bucks.
The mission quickly escalates into a wild adventure around the world. When danger looms, it is up to Hitpig to save the day but he can’t do it alone. He must realize that some things are more important than a paycheck and finds the greatest bounty of all, friends.
Release date: August 15, 2024 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max. The Japanese version, with English subtitles, premieres August 17, 2024.
Synopsis: In this 10-episode anime series from the world of Rick and Morty, Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be an atemporal being.
English voice cast:
Joe Daniels as Rick
Gabriel Regojo as Morty
Joe Daniels as Jerry
Donna Bella Litton as Summer
Patricia Duran as Beth
Japanese voice cast:
Youhei Tadano as Rick
Keisuke Chiba as Morty
Akiha Matsui as Summer
Manabu Muraji as Jerry
Takako Fuji as Beth
Release date: December 20, 2024.
Synopsis: Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline.
The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny — their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
Directed by Barry Jenkins. Written by Jeff Nathanson. Original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Release date: February 19, 2025 on Disney+.
Synopsis: Win or Lose, Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever original series, follows the Pickles, a co-ed middle school softball team, in the week leading up to their championship game.
Each episode offers a look inside the off-the-field life of a character—a player, their parent, the umpire—revealing their funny, emotional and always relatable point of view in a unique visual style.
Release date: November 27, 2024.
Synopsis: Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Release date: September 27, 2024.
Synopsis: Based on Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot follows the journey of a robot named Roz that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
The Wild Robot stars Lupita Nyong’o as robot Roz; Pedro Pascal as fox Fink; Catherine O’Hara as opossum Pinktail; Bill Nighy as goose Longneck; Kit Connor as gosling Brightbill and Stephanie Hsu as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island.
The film also features the voice talents of Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames.
The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders, the writer-director of How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Lilo & Stitch.
Release date: August 6, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Golf prodigy Gawain and Camelot Academy’s Japan team take on gifted young golfers from the U.K. and U.S. schools in the coveted Camelot Cup.
Over the course of two seasons, this series follows the growth of third-grader Gawain Nanaumi as he encounters the sport of golf and competes with his rivals.
Rising Impact, the first serialized manga by Nakaba Suzuki, author of hit series The Seven Deadly Sins, began its run in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998.
Release date: September 13, 2024 on Paramount+.
Synopsis: In the second season, Dora and her best monkey friend, Boots, encounter new challenges, overcome tricky obstacles, and explore new fantastical territories. Kids will join Dora on her journey as she meets new friends and helps others, learning inspiring lessons through catchy songs and nonstop laughter.
Release date: September 3, 2024 on Disney Jr., with 10 episodes premiering the following day on Disney+.
Synopsis: Kindergarten: The Musical follows 5-year-old Berti who, along with her new friends, is navigating all the exciting and emotional experiences that come with starting school for the very first time.
The series takes place in a kindergarten classroom at Porter Elementary and features fantastical Broadway-style song and dance numbers that help the kids express their big feelings and provide a peek into their incredible imaginations.
Release date: January 11, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He’s running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can’t refuse: return to the assassin world or die!
Release date: August 29, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: 2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.
Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity.
As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children.
Voice cast:
Timothy Olyphant (Terminator)
André Holland (Malcolm Lee)
Rosario Dawson (Eiko)
Ann Dowd (The Prophet)
Sonoya Mizuno (Kokoro)
Created and executive produced by Mattson Tomlin. Directed by Masashi Kudo. Animated by Production I.G.
Release date: November 22, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Spellbound follows a tenacious young princess who must go on a daring quest to save her family and their kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.
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