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Netflix Shares Cast for ‘Long Story Short’ from ‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator

1 week ago | awn.com | Nicole Byer |Dan Sarto

Netflix has just announced that BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s all-new animated comedy, Long Story Short, will hit the streamer on August 22. The show was first revealed last August. Also announced was the cast, which includes Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Angelique Cabral, Nicole Byer, as well as recurring guests Dave Franco and Michaela Dietz.
Watch New ‘Buzzard’s Bay’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Adult Swim has just dropped its latest SMALLS animated short, Buzzard’s Bay, the first in a 2-film series from animator Torey Strahl (The Colbert Report, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert) and comedian/writer Elena Ridker (Broad City). SMALLS features short form animated releases by up-and-coming creators from around the world, with new shorts released weekly on Adult Swim’s YouTube.
Watch New ‘Buzzard’s Bay’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Dan Sarto

Over 10 Years Later, Shonen's Most Underrated Action Anime Finally Returns to TVWhile some fan-favorite anime and manga never seem to be far from recent memory, others have been in ongoing battles with long breaks and indefinite …
Exclusive: Supernova Design Drops ‘Creatures of Chaos’ Teaser Trailer

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Supernova Design has just shared with AWN the exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for their new 2D animated short film, Creatures of Chaos, that explores mental health through the studio's vibrant, imaginative style of storytelling.
Universal Drops ‘How to Train Your Dragon - Bringing Berk to Life’ Featurette

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Universal has just dropped its “Bringing Berk to Life” featurette for its upcoming adventure, How to Train Your Dragon, the live-action reimagining of the first film in the hugely successful animated franchise launched by DreamWorks Animation back in 2010. It’s set to fly into theaters June 13, 2025. Go behind-the-scenes with director Dean DeBlois and stars Gerard Butler, Mason Thames, and Nico Parker and see how the key village sets in the live-action reimagining were designed, built, and shot.
Nickelodeon Drops ‘Wylde Pak’ Trailer, Cast Additions

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Nickelodeon has just dropped an official trailer, key art and voice cast additions for its new 2D animated comedy series, Wylde Pak. Inspired by co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall’s family life, the series follows half siblings Lily and Jack as they learn to navigate blended multigenerational Korean American family dynamics. It debuts June 6.
Dancing Atoms Shares Groundbreaking Animation & Filmmaking Competition Finalists

2 weeks ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Dancing Atoms, a leading animation studio committed to fostering global creative talent, has just announced the selected finalists in its groundbreaking Animation & Filmmaking Competition, run in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This year marks a significant milestone as all 42 selected film projects will be showcased in a comprehensive creative catalogue.
‘Sgt. Rock’ No Longer Moving Ahead at DC Studios

2 weeks ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

It seems WWII hero Sgt. Rock will have continue waiting for his big-screen debut, as The Wrap has just reported the DC Studios film, with Luca Guadagnino directing and his Challengers and Queer collaborator, Justin Kuritzkes, handling the screenplay, has been shelved. Penguin star Colin Farrell was in talks to play the title character after Daniel Craig dropped out.
Netflix Announces ‘Mating Season’ Animated Rom-Com from ‘Big Mouth’ Team

2 weeks ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

As Big Mouth fans wrap their addled minds around the sad fact that the show wraps its epic, 8-season Netflix run in just over three weeks, a new adult animated series, Mating Season, from the same “wild minds” at Brutus Pink that brought us Hormone Monsters, Shame Wizards and Anxiety Mosquitoes, is coming to the streamer in 2026.
Cyber Group Studios Ordered to Liquidate

2 weeks ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

The Paris Commercial Court has ordered Cyber Group Studios (Gigantosaurus) to be liquidated, with assets to be sold off to repay creditors, according to Kidscreen. The studio had been in judicial recovery since November of last year, with a deadline of April 30 to recover financially or liquidate and repay.