Mercedes Milligan

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

In a new, exclusive clip from Apple TV+’s upcoming musical special Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, viewers are introduced to an iconic ungulate from this charming world of animated animals. Based on the children’s book by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom, the 2D special will premiere globally this Friday, May 30. The clip features Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as Lulu,  Emmy Award nominee Dulé Hill (Psych) as Flom Flom and Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts) as Hip-Hop.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Sine Lege Film has announced that Season 3 of Rookie Robot Explores the World has been greenlit. The new season of 26 episodes will expand the non-dialog series to a total of 78 episodes (3 minutes each), and will be delivered in Q2 2026.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has inked a global distribution deal for popular Korean animated adventure series Bubblegem. Produced by Campfire Aniworks for EBS Korea and Chinese streamer Tencent Video, the show has also aired successfully on Netflix in Korea, Mediacorp in Singapore and Mentari TV in Indonesia. A second series has launched this year, bringing the total number of 11-minute episodes to 52. A third series has been greenlit for broadcast in Korea and China in 2026.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Season 4 of the hit preschool animated series Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends, from Disney Branded Television, will premiere Monday, June 16, on Disney Jr. (8 a.m. PDT) and later that day on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. on Demand, with six episodes available the following day, Tuesday, June 17, on Disney+.

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Mercedes Milligan

Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks, the studios behind hit animated films and series including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Hotel Transylvania, have teamed up with award-winning educational platform Yellowbrick to present This Is Animation, an all-new, free-to-access online course designed to introduce learners of all ages to the art and industry of animated filmmaking. The first-of-its-kind course launches today.