Release date: August 17, 2025 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: Women Wearing Shoulder Pads follows Marioneta, a proud wealthy Spaniard living in 1980s Quito, Ecuador. There she encounters a diverse group of eccentric and ambitious women navigating the complicated worlds of love, family, and cuys.
The stop-motion series, created by Gonzalo Cordova, features an all-woman cast and is produced entirely in Spanish with English subtitles.
US release date: July 28, 2025 on Hulu.
International release date: October 6, 2025 on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.
Synopsis: Whether he’s battling an evil fast-food empire, facing off against a sentient AI in love with his mom, or trying to stop Banana Joe from wearing pants, Gumball Watterson drags his brother Darwin, sister Anais, and the rest of the town of Elmore along for the ride.
The Amazing World of Gumball returns for a seventh season with a new title, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball.
Created by Ben Bocquelet.
Release date: July 20, 2025 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: In Robot Chicken: Self-Discovery Special, the Robot Chicken Nerd embarks on a journey of self-discovery by going on reality TV. The special is packed with sketches that spoof Discovery, Food Network and TLC series.
Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich.
Robot Chicken celebrated its 20th anniversary this February. It has won six Emmys, most recently in 2022 for “Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.”
Season 2 release date: 2026 on Cartoon Network. Next day on HBO Max.
Feature film release dates: 2025 and 2026.
Season 2 synopsis: Iyanu continues to master her powers as she finds herself in the middle of a conflict between Elu and the People of the Deep, led by a new opponent.
With various factions of Yorubaland vying for powerful divine artifacts that have reemerged, Iyanu strives to find a way to end the war and restore peace.
As Team Chosen reunites and tensions rise between old allies and foes, Iyanu must confront even more powerful threats from the Age of Wonders — including secrets buried deep within her own past.
Created by Roye Okupe, based on his graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder.
US release date: July 28, 2025 on Hulu.
International release date: October 6, 2025 on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.
The Amazing World of Gumball returns for a seventh season with a new title, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball.
Synopsis: Whether he’s battling an evil fast-food empire, facing off against a sentient AI in love with his mom, or trying to stop Banana Joe from wearing pants, Gumball Watterson drags his brother Darwin, sister Anais, and the rest of the town of Elmore along for the ride.
Created by Ben Bocquelet.
Directed by Matt Layzell and Erik Fountain.
US release date: May 25, 2025 on Adult Swim. September 1, 2025 on HBO Max and Hulu.
Season 8 synopsis: Look out for adventures with Summer, Jerry, Beth, and the other Beth. Maybe Butter Bot will get a new task? Whatever happens, you can’t keep Rick and Morty down for long. People have tried!
US release date: May 25, 2025 on Adult Swim. September 1, 2025 on HBO Max and Hulu.
Season 8 synopsis: Look out for adventures with Summer, Jerry, Beth, and the other Beth. Maybe Butter Bot will get a new task? Whatever happens, you can’t keep Rick and Morty down for long. People have tried!
U.S. release date: March 6, 2025 on HBO Max. The series premiered in Canada and the UK in 2024.
Synopsis: In Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Dylan is eager to play pretend in every career. Whether it’s a doctor, a pizza chef, a sea caption or a hair stylist, there’s no adventure too big or too small.
Armed with nothing but a few props and three fantastic friends, Dylan shows kids the best of play and improv, as he “yes ands” his way through madcap adventures, empowering kids to trust their hearts, imaginations and each other.
Based on the books by Guy Parker-Rees.
Release date: April 5, 2025 on Adult Swim, next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The year is 2052. The world looked to be on the verge of an unprecedented era of peace and stability, and the painkiller drug “Hapna” developed by a lauded neuroscientist Dr. Skinner had a lot to do with it.
Hapna spread throughout the world as a “miracle drug” with no side effects, freeing humanity from pain. Until, that is, Skinner suddenly disappears off the face of the earth. When he reemerges after three years, it is as a devil who brings countless deaths and the end of civilization.
Hapna turns out to be a drug that has a fatal, retroactive effect, one that appears three years after first taking it; it was a death-trap for anyone who took it, even once. Humanity will start dying off in 30 days. The only way to save the world is to acquire the cure that only Skinner holds.
“Lazarus” is a team of five agents gathered from various corners of the world to do just that. Can they save humanity? And what is Skinner’s true purpose?
Release date: April 5, 2025 on Cartoon Network. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The series follows a teenage orphan girl, Iyanu, who spends her days studying history and ancient arts but yearns for a normal life.
One day, responding to danger, she unknowingly triggers her divine powers, the likes of which have not been seen since the Age of Wonders.
With newly discovered superpowers, Iyanu joins forces with two other teenagers, Biyi and Toye, as they embark on a journey to discover the truth about the evil lurking in her homeland.
Created by Roye Okupe, based on his graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder.
Voice cast:
Serah Johnson as Iyanu
Okey Jude as Biyi
Samuel Kugbiyi as Toye
Adesua Etomi-Wellington as Olori
Blossom Chukwujekwu as Kanfo
Stella Damasus as Sewa
Shaffy Bello as Emi
Ike Ononye as Elder Alapani
Release date: March 9, 2025 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The series follows three women, Sunny, Tulip, and Ladi, who live in the not-so-distant future of South Central LA.
Created by Adele Williams (My Dad the Bounty Hunter), the quarter-hour adult animated comedy will debut with two back-to-back episodes.
Release date: February 2, 2025 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: Common Side Effects follows Marshall and Frances, two former high school lab partners who share a secret: Marshall has discovered the world’s greatest medicine, a mushroom that can heal almost anything.
But getting it out into the world won’t be easy — the DEA, big pharma, and international businessmen are all conspiring to stop them.
Created by Joe Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (American Dad!).
Executive produced by Mike Judge (King of the Hill) and Greg Daniels (The Office).
Release date: January 16, 2025 on HBO Max.
Synopsis: Harley and Ivy find themselves in Metropolis — the home of Superman, Lois Lane, and the Daily Planet.
Harley and Ivy discover that something sinister is at play and all fingers point to Lex Luthor, Lena Luthor and Brainiac.
But fear not, Harley and Ivy’s misfit pals will have their backs on this wild adventure in Superman’s backyard.
Developed by Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey, who also serves as showrunner.
Release date: April 5, 2025 on Cartoon Network. Next day on HBO Max.
Synopsis: The series follows a teenage orphan girl, Iyanu, who spends her days studying history and ancient arts but yearns for a normal life.
One day, responding to danger, she unknowingly triggers her divine powers, the likes of which have not been seen since the Age of Wonders.
With newly discovered superpowers, Iyanu joins forces with two other teenagers, Biyi and Toye, as they embark on a journey to discover the truth about the evil lurking in her homeland.
Release date: December 5, 2024 on HBO Max.
Synopsis: Creature Commandos tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails… they’re your last, worst option.
Written and executive produced by James Gunn.
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