List of Upcoming Netflix Animated Kids Shows
List of Upcoming Netflix Animated Kids Shows
Netflix has invested enormously in its kid’s output and in particular its animated slate of upcoming shows employing some of the industry’s brightest and best talent. Below, we’ll take a look at Netflix’s upcoming slate of animated TV shows.
Editor’s Note: this list was compiled by independent media consultant Emily Horgan who has contributed numerous times for What’s on Netflix. You can read more on why Netflix’s investment in kids content and why it’s so important via her series
Full List of Upcoming Netflix Original Animated Shows
Note: titles are listed in alphabetical order. We’ll keep this updated over time so keep it bookmarked.
A Tale of Dark & Grimm
Format/Timing: Coming on October 8th
Who’s Involved: Boat Rocker Studios, based on best selling book series by Adam Gidwitz
Action Pack
Format/Timing: CG Preschool due January 2022
Who’s Involved: Created by Bill Harper, Chris Hamilton (Muppet Babies) as Showrunner, and Shea Fontana (DC Super Hero Girls/Wonder Woman) as story editor.
Angry Birds: Summer Madness
Format/Timing: 40 x 11’ coming in 2021
The series follows the adventures of a truly diverse group of characters. Barney, Norma and magical-talking-dog Pugsley balance their summer jobs at the local theme park haunted house while battling the totally real supernatural forces that dwell within it.
Together with their guide to the underworld multiplane, a sardonic thousand-year-old demon named Courtney, they’ll face zombie mascots, demonic game show hosts, sleep-sucking witches and the scariest thing of all: their first crushes!
Deepa & Anoop
Format/Timing: Preschool animated series coming in 2022
Who’s Involved: Mattel are producing so expect a related toy line
The series follows the adventures of fun-loving seven-year-old Deepa and her best friend, Anoop, a color-changing elephant, at Deepa’s family’s bed and breakfast, Mango Manor. Deepa and Anoop are the unofficial “ambassadors of fun” and make sure every guest has the best time possible, often solving the simplest of problems with the most imaginative (and complicated!) solutions that frequently involve large-scale musical numbers.
Dino Daycare
Format/Timing: Preschool animated series
Who’s Involved: Another series from the overall Chris Nee deal, created by Jeff King
In a world where the dinosaurs never went extinct – and now live alongside humans – we follow a six-year-old human boy named Cole as he helps out at Dino Daycare, a nursery for baby Dinos of all shapes and sizes.
Though Cole might not be as big and strong as his dad, Teddy, or his T-Rex “aunt” Dinah who runs the daycare, he shows us that he’s got what it takes to care for Earth’s mightiest creatures. Proving that kindness and caring are powerful forms of strength and that the toughest muscle in our body… is our heart.
Dogs in Space
Format/Timing: 20 x 18’ episodes, 2D Animated adventure comedy series targeting kids 6 – 12, due Fall 2021
Who’s Involved: Created by Jeremiah Cortez, starring Haley Joel OsmenA bitter war has raged for generations between the dragon tribes who inhabit the epic world of Pyrrhia. According to prophecy, five young dragons will rise to end the bloodshed and bring peace back to the land. Raised and trained in secret from the time they were hatched, the Dragonets of destiny — Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight and Sunny — embark on an evolving quest that will bring them face to face with their true selves and the overwhelming scope of this savage war they are destined to bring to an end.
Who’s Involved: Rovio, CAKE Entertainment. Following two big-budget animated movies, this is the first foray into a long-form series for the Angry Birds franchise.
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