Synopsis: On the run from a past crime, Juzo Fujimaki is blackmailed into joining an illicit tournament and has to face top martial artists in deadly match-ups.
Synopsis: When an even spookier mystery grips Crystal Cove, Velma must find a way to balance her detective work with the demands of her newfound popularity before it’s too late.
Meanwhile, her faithful friends Daphne, Norville, and Fred are powerless to help thanks to their own personal battles and worse… Detention.
Cast:Velma stars Mindy Kaling, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson and Constance Wu.
Additional cast includes Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Sarayu Blue, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Nicole Byer, Gary Cole, Andia Winslow and Sara Ramirez.
Synopsis: Following Zeus’ demise, a power vacuum emerges amongst the gods, leaving Heron, Zeus’ demigod son, struggling to find his place.
He is racked with loss and hears a mysterious refrain in his dreams, prodding him to save his brother, Seraphim, who is suffering the terrors of the Underworld.
Unbeknownst to Heron, Hades is trying to enlist Seraphim to help him secure Zeus’ vacant throne and save his family from their long-standing suffering.
Synopsis: Rimuru has officially become a Demon Lord after defeating Clayman. Following Walpurgis, the Demon Lords’ banquet, Rimuru’s domain is expanded to include the entire Great Forest of Jura. Anticipating a flood of representatives from all races showing up to pay their respects, Rimuru decides to throw a festival to commemorate the opening of Tempest, using it as an opportunity to gain new citizens and present Demon Lord Rimuru to the world.
Meanwhile, in the Holy Empire of Lubelius, home base of the monster-hating cult of Luminism, Holy Knight Captain Hinata receives a message from Rimuru. But the message is actually a fabricated declaration of war sent by some unknown party. Upon learning that Hinata is heading for Tempest, Rimuru makes a decision… Thus begins a new challenge for Rimuru, striving to distinguish friend from foe in a pursuit of the ideal nation where humans and monsters can prosper together.
Directed by Atsushi Nakayama. Written by Toshizo Nemoto.
The second season of Smiling Friends, co-created by Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, premieres May 12, 2024 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: In season two of Smiling Friends, Pim, Charlie, Zongo, Allan and Glep continue their mission to bring happiness to the world, whether it’s a washed-up retro video game character, a troubled marriage, or even the president of the United States.
Synopsis: Led by Hop, an enthusiastic, empathetic frog with one leg shorter than the other, he and his quirky friends address kid-relatable challenges with a healthy dose of laughter, silliness, and adventure.
Set in the aspirational community of Fair Village, every episode is grounded in emotional reality but soars into the world of fantasy, populated by dragons, trolls, and talking banjos.
With a gentle balance of humor and heart, our heroes promise to captivate audiences with delightful journeys filled with friendship, valuable life lessons and endless possibilities.
Created by Marc Brown (creator of Arthur), Peter K. Hirsch and Tolon Brown.
Six episodes are available now with twenty more episodes premiering throughout the year.
Synopsis:Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras.
After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.
Cast: Starring Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth, Meredith Salenger as Barriss Offee, Rya Kihlstedt as Lyn, aka Fourth Sister, Wing T. Chao as Wing, Lars Mikkelsen as Thrawn, Jason Isaacs as Grand Inquisitor and Matthew Wood as General Grievous.
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire was created by Dave Filoni. He serves as supervising director and executive producer along with Athena Yvette Portillo and Carrie Beck.
Disney Junior’s Ariel is an animated musical series for preschoolers inspired by the The Little Mermaid. It follows 8-year-old Ariel as she and her friends embark on underwater adventures throughout their kingdom of Atlantica and beyond.
The series features King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as new additions like Ariel’s two best friends, Lucia and Fernie, and lots of other sea creatures.
The series stars Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel, Taye Diggs as King Triton and Amber Riley as Ursula.
Synopsis: Set six years after the events at Camp Cretaceous, members of “The Nublar Six” are struggling to find their footing off the islands, navigating a world now filled with dinosaurs and people who want to hurt them.
Reunited in the wake of a tragedy, the group comes together only to find themselves on the run and catapulted into a global adventure to unravel a conspiracy that threatens dinosaur and humankind alike and finally learn the truth about what happened to one of their own.
Paul-Mikel Williams and Sean Giambrone return to voice Darius and Ben. No word yet on the other four cast members.
Good Times is a reimagining and sequel to the 1970s sitcom produced by television pioneer Norman Lear. Netflix’s follow-up centers on the fourth generation of the Evans family living in the same apartment from the original series.
The voice cast includes J.B. Smoove and Yvette Nicole Brown as parents Reggie and Beverly Evans, Jay Pharoah as their teenage artist son, Junior, Marsai Martin as their activist daughter, Grey, Slink Johnson as their infant son, Dalvin, and Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola as Beverly’s best friend, Lashes by Lisa.
Executive produced by Ranada Shepard (also showrunner), Stephen Curry, Norman Lear and Seth MacFarlane.
“The Sign” is the first extended-length special of the hit series Bluey, premiering April 14, 2024 on Disney+, Disney Junior and Disney Channel. The episode clocks in at 28 minutes.
Dave McCormack and Melanie Zanetti reprise their roles as the voices of Bandit and Chilli Heeler, and Patrick Brammall returns as the voice of Uncle Rad, Claudia O’Doherty as Frisky, alongside Megan Washington as Calypso, Myf Warhurst as Trixie, and Rose Byrne as Aunt Brandy.
Making their Bluey voice debut, this special episode introduces Rove McManus, Deborah Mailman, Brendan Williams and Joel Edgerton.
The names of the actors who voice Bluey and Bingo are kept private because they are children.
Dan Da Dan premieres October 4, 2024 on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix.
Directed by Fuga Yamashiro. Written by Hiroshi Seko.
Synopsis: This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic.
After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.
To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension.
The first six episodes of ARK: The Animated Series, based on the video game ARK: Survival Evolved, are available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The series debuts in all other Paramount+ international markets starting April 19, 2024.
The series voice cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Jeffrey Wright, Elliot Page, Madeleine Madden and Vin Diesel. Crowe, Butler and Diesel are also executive producers.
Synopsis:ARK: The Animated Series is a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
The second season of Fright Krewe premieres March 29, 2024 on Hulu and Peacock.
Synopsis: It all started during detention in a graveyard, when Soleil Le Claire, a girl who lives for horror, accidentally broke a spell on the Tree of Life and unleashed an ancient evil into this world. The spirit of Marie Laveau, voodoo queen of New Orleans, put her and four other kids in charge of saving the city from Belial, an ancient demon who feeds on fear.
Luckily they’re not alone as each kid gets a special gift from voodoo spirits called Loa. Super strength is given to Missy, Maybe gets the ability to disappear into the realm of the dead, Pat can understand any language or creature, Stanley gets knowledge about anything he touches, and Soleil can summon fire.
The ward they live in, the 13th and a Third, is known for fright tourism and Soleil’s always loved all the scary legends about her creepy little ward. So she’s beyond excited to find out the town’s biggest secret that vampires, rougarous, ghosts, monsters and demons are in fact very real.
The creatures have been secretly living amongst the humans for decades… but tensions between the rougarous and vampires have been high lately, and when Missy has to turn into a rougarou to survive a life-threatening injury, the kids can’t help but get mixed up in all of it.
Our Krewe will have to hone their powers, figure out what Belial’s up to, keep the peace between vampires and the rougarous, and figure out how to be a team because there’s no way they’d all hang out otherwise. But going up against local legends like the Feu Follet, swamp monsters, and demon hounds from the underworld is kind of a weird bonding experience, and our Krewe will realize there’s more to each other than they thought.
Synopsis: In the crime-ridden Gotham city, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface and King Shark. These DC Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. It’s a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies — an “ISEKAI!”
Harley and others go on a rampage after arriving in ISEKAI but are captured by the Kingdom’s soldiers and sent to prison. They only have 72 hours before the bomb on their neck explodes. The deadline is fast approaching. After negotiations with Queen Aldora, the condition for liberation was the conquest of the hostile Imperial army. They have no choice but to throw themselves head-first into the front line of battle.
They run; they die. They lose; they die. With their lives on the line, can Harley Quinn and The Suicide Squad survive in ISEKAI? Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the “Suicide Squad” as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure! Let the party begin!
Directed by Eri Osada.
Written by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara.
Animated by WIT Studio.
