Release date: July 10, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the HMS Leviathan, and change the course of history.
Based on the Leviathan trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by Keith Thompson.
Directed by Christophe Ferreira.
Music by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi.
Original Songs by Joe Hisaishi.
Release date: September 28, 2024 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: “Let’s leave this town together,” asks Shuichi Saito, a former classmate of Kirie Goshima, a high school girl who was born and grew up in Kurouzu-cho.
Everything from a strange whirlwind, billowing smoke from the crematorium, and the residents is turning into spirals. People’s eyes spin in whirls, a tongue spirals, and the bodies twist unnaturally.
In an attempt to escape the curse of the spirals, Kirie decides to flee from Kurouzu-cho, but can she get away from this turmoil?
Release date: Weekly beginning November 9, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Arcane is set in the universe of the video game League of Legends. The series follows the origins of League champions Vi and Jinx, as they become caught in the power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun.
In the second and final season of Arcane, Jinx’s attack on the Council sets the stage for a dire escalation of the conflict between Piltover and Zaun.
Release date: October 3, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The Bad Guys set off on the ultimate Halloween heist, absconding with legendary deceased crook Reginald E. Scary’s prized stolen amulet.
While on their mission in Scary’s haunted mansion, Wolf has a few tricks up his sleeve to spook his crew.
But when Wolf ends up being haunted the Bad Guys must revisit the mansion to return the cursed loot.
Release date: October 14, 2024 on HBO Max and October 18, 2024 on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis: Barney’s World is set in a playground, where Barney is joined by dinos Billy and Baby Bop and their three kid best friends David, Mel, and Vivie.
Through action-packed, music-filled adventures together, Barney helps the kids and audiences explore big preschool emotions, showing them how to love themselves, others, and their communities.
Voice cast:
Jonathan Langdon as Barney
Bryn McAuley as Baby Bop
Jonathan Tan as Billy
Jayd Deroché as David
Diana Tsoy as Mel
Ella Paciocco as Vivie
Release date: October 3, 2024 on Prime Video.
Synopsis: The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina. Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
Voice cast:
Laura Bailey as Vex’ahlia “Vex” Vessar
Taliesin Jaffe as Percival Fredrickstein
Ashley Johnson as Pike Trickfoot
Liam O’Brien as Vax’ildan “Vax” Vessar
Matthew Mercer as Trinket
Marisha Ray as Keyleth of the Air Ashari
Sam Riegel as Scanlan Shorthalt
Travis Willingham as Grog Strongjaw
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.
Release date: October 10, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft continues right after the events of the Survivor Trilogy of video games (Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider) and finds Lara abandoning her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures.
However, Lara must return home when a dangerous and powerful Chinese artifact is stolen from Croft Manor by a thief with an uncanny personal connection.
Her daring pursuit will take her on an adventure around the world and to the depths of forgotten tombs, where she will be forced to confront her true self and decide just what kind of hero she wants to become.
Voice cast:
Hayley Atwell as Lara Croft
Allen Maldonado as Zip
Earl Baylon as Jonah Maiava
Richard Armitage as Devereaux
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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
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