EXCLUSIVE:Netflix is bringing back its hit animated preschool series Hello Ninja for a 10-episode third season. The renewal comes less than a month after the April 24 launch of season two. Netflix is targeting a fall release for season 3.
Based on the book from N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, Boys of Blur), Hello Ninja…
UPDATED with lineup: The annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival has unveiled its 20-film competition lineup for its 2020 online edition, after its originally scheduled fest June 15-20 was canceled given the current coronavirus pandemic. It now is running June 15-30.
The event takes place each summer in…
Japanese actress, voice actress and TV host Kumiko Okae (nee Kumiko Owada) died at a Tokyo hospital from pneumonia complications caused by the COVID-19 virus. She was 63. Her death was confirmed by her management office.
Okae entered the hospital on April 3 with a high fever. Her condition was complicated by radiation…
One Day At ATime is coming back and it’s animated! The Pop TV sitcom has shared a first look at the animated special which will feature Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut on the show as well? as returning guest stars Gloria Estefan and Melissa Fumero. Audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy animated iteration of the…
UPDATED, 3:05 PM:NBC has released a trailer for Friday's hybrid live action/animated season 7 finale episode of The Blacklist. You can watch it above.
PREVIOUS, May 5: Like many other broadcast series, NBC’s The Blacklist will not be able to air a full season because of the coronavirus pandemic-related production…
EXCLUSIVE:Syfy has set the full ensemble cast for the TZGZ anime-inspired comedy Magical Girl Friendship Squad. Led by Quinta Brunson (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Anna Akana(Let It Snow), series regulars also include Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live, Wine Country) and Matteo Lane (The Comedy Lineup).
Christine Bar…
Hulu says it has a hit in Solar Opposites, an original animation series for adults from the creative team behind Rick and Morty.
The show, which premiered last Friday, has become the Disney-owned streaming service’s top original comedy to date. It was the second-most-watched title on Hulu on the full seven-day weekly…
Nerds around the world felt like they’d just been given a wedgie when San Diego Comic-Con had to cancel its annual July event.
But wait…there’s more. The conference announced Friday that an at-home version of the event will be streamed this summer, date to be announced.
"Coming soon… Free parking, comfy chairs…
In celebration of Mother's Day, Women in Animation and the Animation Guild have joined forces to encourage equality and flexibility in the workplace and to support the animation community "as it navigates the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic." In a joint statement, they noted that "many animation workers…
Live-action film production as we know it, from Jurassic World: Dominion to The Batman, remains shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, with myriad headaches involved in figuring out how exactly to return, from the possible elimination of group extras to paring down crew sizes.
But throughout this entire COVID-19…
Fortnite is celebrating a milestone in audience size, and has set the next edition of its onsite concerts.
DJs Steve Aoki and deadmau5 are expected to headline Fortnite's latest in-game concert this Friday night. They arrive as the game has announced it has an
Fortnite said it crossed 350 million registered…
The Animation Guild, whose members' jobs have been among the industry's least impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown, said Thursday it will "pay it forward" by donating $210,000 to fellow IATSE members "who are in need now or will need assistance in the future."
The donation from the guild will be made through the Motion…
