Release date: December 17, 2024 on Disney+.
Episode title: O C’mon All Ye Faithful.
Synopsis: Famed British mentalist, Derren Brown, comes to Springfield and uses psychological tricks and showmanship to raise the town’s Christmas spirit.
When Homer gets hypnotized and mistakenly believes he is Santa Claus, it sets off a cheery chain-reaction and causes everyone to question what they believe and to explore the meaning of “miracle.”
Release date: January 16, 2024 on Netflix.
Season 2 synopsis: Now joined by the legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time.
Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.
Series synopsis: In a remote part of western France — at the height of the French Revolution — the counter-revolutionary aristocracy has forged an alliance with a terrifying Vampire Messiah, who promises to “eat the sun” and unleash an army of vampires and night creatures to crush the revolution and enslave humanity.
Annette, a sorceress from the Caribbean, seeks out Richter Belmont, last descendant of the long-fabled family of vampire hunters, to lead the resistance.
Release date: December 13, 2024 on Hulu and CBC Gem.
Synopsis: Cedric, a pumpkin farmer turned knight, has embarked on many quests — from saving towns to defeating monsters.
Now he’s started a new chapter with his prince charming and their daughter Nia, who aspires to become a knight just like him.
Cedric has battled trolls, witches, and even dragons… but his greatest challenge yet? Teaching Nia how to navigate the path to knighthood while being true to one’s self.
Created by Daniel Errico.
Release date: February 6, 2025 on Prime Video.
Series synopsis: Invincible follows 17-year-old Mark Grayson, as he inherits his father’s superpowers and sets out to become Earth’s greatest defender, only to discover the job is more challenging than he could have ever imagined.
Everything changes as Mark is forced to face his past, and his future, while discovering how much further he’ll need to go to protect the people he loves.
Release date: January 11, 2025 on Disney Channel. Spring, 2025 on Disney+.
Synopsis: The series follows six overambitious middle schoolers tricked into attending a fake academic summer camp by a mad scientist.
Now they’re stuck for three months on a wild tropical island with mind-reading manatees, giant fighting fungi and fashion-forward mutants — less academia than they’d hoped for but a lot more adventure.
(StuGo is short for student government.)
Created by Ryan Gillis (Pickle and Peanut, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse).
Release date: December 13, 2024.
Season 2 release date: January 24, 2025.
Synopsis: The series stars Eva, a creative owlet who lives next door to her best friend Lucy in the woodland world of Treetopington. With big ideas and an even bigger personality, Eva goes on high-flying adventures, expressing herself in her diary along the way.
In the upcoming holiday special titled “Eva’s Moon Wish,” as Treetopington celebrates a special holiday, Eva helps a lost oriole look for his family — and learns the true meaning of community.
Season two takes viewers through a night in the life of Eva. Whether she’s planning a backyard campout with her friends or saving the town’s Spring Acorn Roll from hungry squirrels, Eva tackles her goals with conviction and flair.
Release date: December 25, 2024 on BBC One.
Synopsis: Tiddler is a little fish with a big imagination. Every day he creates a new story to entertain his classmates, and especially his best friend Johnny Dory.
One morning, while dreaming up his latest story, Tiddler gets lost in the middle of the ocean. He has no hope of getting home until he hears a familiar story and is saved by his own storytelling.
Tiddler is a half-hour animated special directed by Andy Martin and Alex Bain, written by Michael Bohnenstingl, based on the book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Release date: July 5, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live in a rural Japanese village. They are inseparable — until the day Hikaru returns from the mountains, no longer himself. Something has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, and feelings, and everything they know begins to unravel.
Crew:
Directed by Ryohei Takeshita.
Based on the manga by Mokumokuren.
Character design by Yuichi Takahashi.
Music by Taro Umebayashi.
Ending theme song: “Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster)” by TOOBOE.
Animation production by CygamesPictures.
A note from Pamela Hayden:
“The time has come for me to hang up my microphone, but how do I say goodbye to The Simpsons?… not easily. It’s been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show, and to give voice to Milhouse (and Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, Malibu Stacy, and many others).
“Here’s to everyone who made this terrific ride I’ve been on possible. Thanks for 35 years!! Be well and happy. My best to you all.
“P.S. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for that blue-haired 10-year-old boy with glasses.”
When: Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST.
Where to watch: Airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+ and Disney+.
In Dunk the Halls, Mickey Mouse makes a Christmas wish to Santa Claus to bring the NBA players to “Main Street, USA” at Magic Kingdom Park to play the first animated NBA game on Christmas Day.
Release date: December 13, 2024 on Apple TV+.
Synopsis: Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny — classroom pets living in a New York City kindergarten — travel around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures.
Voice cast:
Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy
Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate
Vanessa Huszar as Zuri
Developed by Jennifer Oxley (Peg + Cat, 3rd & Bird). Executive produced by Oxley and Steve Altiere (Pretzel and the Puppies, Dragons: Rescue Riders).
The original Wonder Pets! series was created by Josh Selig.
Release date: December 11, 2024 on Disney+.
Synopsis: Taking place in between the events of Inside Out and Inside Out 2 comes Pixar Animation Studios’ Dream Productions, an all-new series about the studio inside Riley’s mind where dreams really do come true — every night, on time and on budget.
Riley is growing up and when her memories need some extra processing, Joy and the rest of the Core Emotions send them to Dream Productions.
Follow acclaimed director Paula Persimmon as she faces a nightmare of her own: Trying to create the next hit dream after being paired up with Xeni, an overly confident rookie dream director looking for his next big break.
Release date: December 5, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The series follows Jentry Chau, a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress.
With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school.
Release date: December 10, 2024 on Prime Video.
Synopsis: Secret Level is an adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of a variety of video games. From Blur Studio and creator Tim Miller (LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS), each of the 15 episodes celebrates games and gamers.
List of featured video games:
Armored Core
Concord
Crossfire
Dungeons & Dragons
Exodus
Honor of Kings
Mega Man
New World: Aeternum
PAC-MAN
PlayStation
Sifu
Spelunky
The Outer Worlds
Unreal Tournament
Warhammer 40,000
Release date: November 25, 2024 on Hulu.
Episode title: Gift of the White Guy
Synopsis: Peter must recover Lois’ Christmas brooch after gifting it away in a White Elephant exchange. Stewie changes his attitude upon learning he’s on Santa’s Naughty List.
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