Category: Television (Page 3 of 70)

Marvel’s ‘X-Men ’97’ Trailer: Wolverine, Cyclops, Gambit, Storm and Rogue Are Back

February 18, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

X-Men ’97 premieres March 20, 2024 on Disney+. The first season will consist of 10 episodes.

The voice cast includes:

Ray Chase as Cyclops
Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey
Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm
Cal Dodd as Wolverine
JP Karliak as Morph
Lenore Zann as Rogue
George Buza as Beast
AJ LoCascio as Gambit
Holly Chou as Jubilee
Isaac Robinson-Smith as Bishop
Matthew Waterson as Magneto
Adrian Hough as Nightcrawler.

Beau DeMayo serves as head writer, while Jake Castorena, Chase Conley and Emi Yonemura serve as directors.

‘Iwájú’ Official Trailer: Disney+ Coming-of-Age Story Set in a Futuristic Nigeria

February 13, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

All six episodes of Iwájú premiere February 28, 2024 on Disney+.

Set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, Iwájú is a coming-of-age story that follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, as they discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds.

Directed by Olufikayo Ziki Adeola. Written by Adeola and Halima Hudson.

‘Knuckles’ Official Trailer: Idris Elba Stars in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Spinoff Series

February 10, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

All six episodes of Knuckles premiere April 26, 2024 on Paramount+ in the U.S.

The series follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter and Colleen O’Shaughnessey will guest star as Sonic, Maddie and Tails.

Key creative team members from the Sonic the Hedgehog films have returned for the series, including the films’ director/executive producer Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the films’ animation style to television.

The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher. Whittington wrote Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and serves as head writer and wrote the pilot for the series.

‘Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Teaser Trailer: New Animated Series Coming to Paramount+

February 9, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Paramount+ has debuted a teaser trailer for the original 2D animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is set to premiere this summer.

Reprising their roles from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem are Micah Abbey as Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo, Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo, Brady Noon as Raphael and Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil.

The series is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the TMNT).

‘Barbie and Stacie to the Rescue’ Trailer: Hour-Long Netflix Special Premieres March 14

February 6, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Coming to Netflix March 14, 2024, the hour-long special Barbie and Stacie to the Rescue follows Stacie as she comes to the rescue of her sisters Barbie and Skipper, marking the first time Stacie plays a lead role in a Barbie adventure.

Synopsis: Stacie finds herself caught in the middle when the Roberts family heads to Wisconsin for a hot air balloon festival where she is too young for adult activities, yet too old to play with the little kids. But, when her older sisters Barbie and Skipper find themselves in trouble, Stacie finds she has the right skills to save the day.

A five-song album for Barbie and Stacie to the Rescue will also release on March 14 on all major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple, and Amazon Music.

Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for ‘Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin’

February 2, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin premieres February 16, 2024 on Apple TV+.

Synopsis: The special follows Franklin, whose family is always on the move with his dad’s military job. Everywhere Franklin goes, he finds support in a notebook filled with his grandfather’s advice on friendship. But when Franklin tries his usual strategies with the Peanuts gang, he has trouble fitting in.

That’s until he learns about the neighborhood Soap Box Derby race — and according to his grandfather, everyone loves a winner! He’s sure that winning the race will also mean winning over some new friends. All he needs is a partner, which he finds in Charlie Brown.

Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to build a car and, in the process, become good buddies. But as the race nears, the pressure mounts — can their car and their newfound friendship make it to the finish line?

‘Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate’ and ‘Megamind Rules!’: Official Trailer, Release Date and Cast List

February 1, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

The Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate movie and Megamind Rules! series will both premiere March 1, 2024 on Peacock.

The movie is a direct sequel to Megamind (2010) and picks up soon after the events of the original. Peacock recommends watching the films first before moving on to the series.

The cast includes Keith Ferguson as Megamind, Adam Lambert, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle and Jeanine Mason.

‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’ Trailer, Release Date and Cast List

January 31, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy premieres February 23, 2024 on Prime Video. The series was created by Cirocco Dunlap (Baymax!) with animation by Titmouse Studios.

Guest stars for season one include Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick), Andrew Dismukes (Saturday Night Live), Lennon Parham (Minx), Gary Anthony Williams (Night Court) and filmmaker John Waters.

Series regulars include Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Kieran Culkin and Sam Smith.

Synopsis: The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows renowned surgeons Dr. Sleech and Dr. Klak as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIS. In season one, doctors Sleech and Klak take on a highly dangerous and potentially groundbreaking case and, in doing so, put existence itself in jeopardy. Although considering their dismal personal lives, oblivion might be an improvement.

‘Hot Wheels Let’s Race’ Trailer: New Netflix Series with Music by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump

January 30, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Hot Wheels Let’s Race premieres March 4, 2024 on Netflix.

The trailer features the show’s theme song performed by Patrick Stump, lead vocalist for Fall Out Boy. Stump composed, recorded, and produced the theme song, in addition to leading the composition of the score, underscore, and music cues for all episodes.

Hot Wheels Let’s Race, an action-packed comedy series for kids, follows the newest generation of racers: Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, and Sidecar as they attend a racing camp where they compete in mind-blowing races, extreme stunt contests, and thrill-seeking challenges.

‘Despicable Me 4’ Official Trailer: Steve Carrell Battles Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara

January 28, 2024 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Despicable Me 4 premieres July 3, 2024. It’s directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Patrick Delage and written by Mike White.

The story follows Steve Carell’s Gru, Kristen Wiig’s Lucy and their child, Gru Jr., whose lives are interrupted when new enemies Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and Valentina (Sofia Vergara) come looking for trouble.

Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Coogan round out the cast.