Netflix is wrapping up its Annecy 2025, and it’s been a busy week. Showcasing what’s to return within the months and years forward, these in attendance have been handled to world premieres, first look work-in-progress footage, and a lot of information and tidbits about Netflix’s upcoming slate of animated function movies and sequence. Beneath, we’ll do our greatest to recap all of the headlines of the week and our takeaways.
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Subsequent on Netflix Animation: From “Stranger Issues: Tales From ’85” to “In Your Desires”
The massive Wednesday presentation targeted totally on revealing a variety of new particulars for the animated Stranger Issues sequence, along with the most recent film, In Your Desires, now confirmed for November 14, 2025. A teaser trailer for the latter dropped on June twelfth.
A clip of The Twits (coming in Fall 2025) and Pookoo (delayed to 2026) was additionally showcased to audiences, with each receiving new pictures following the occasion:
The Twits – Image: Netflix
The Twits – Image: Netflix
Pookoo new first look – Image: Netflix
Netflix Series Animation: Get Prepared for What’s Subsequent!
Throughout this presentation, Netflix outlined how its ambitions for animated sequence, notably event-driven and IP-driven titles, are coming to fruition later this 12 months and past. A number of titles have been showcased, spanning 4 totally different classes: Children + Pre-Faculty (led by Heather Tilert), Grownup Comedy (led by Billy Wee), Grownup Spectacle (Dylan Thomas), and Household Spectacle (Dominique Bazay). With that in thoughts, listed here are all of the titles that have been showcased in every class:
Children + Preschool
Heather Tilert started to current Netflix’s technique for preschool and youngsters’ programming. She explains how her workforce curates content material to go well with varied levels of kid growth, guaranteeing a gradual stream of content material that youngsters can develop up with. Tilert cites previous Netflix successes, similar to Trash Truck, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and Spirit Rangers.
Tilert then introduces three upcoming Dr. Seuss-based animated titles: two sequence and a particular. Dustin Ferrer is helming all three tasks, with Becky Friedman engaged on Horton! and Steven Conner on Crimson Fish, Blue Fish.
The primary is Crimson Fish, Blue Fish, a fast-paced 2D sequence aimed at youngsters aged 4–7 that makes use of visible comedy to show oppositional vocabulary. That’s being produced by Atomic Cartoons. Second is Horton!, centered across the well-known elephant and his pal Samson, who resolve jungle issues in unconventional methods. Brown Bag Movies is producing that one in addition to the ultimate venture that was introduced: a 44-minute particular based mostly on the Sneetches, a narrative with empathy as certainly one of its central themes, aimed at youngsters aged 5–10. All three exhibits are set to launch within the Fall and have been previewed in a short animated sizzle reel.
Grownup Comedy
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Billy Wee begins by citing the large success and crown jewel of the grownup comedy choice from years previous, referring to Huge Mouth, which simply wrapped up with its closing season. Three new sequence have been showcased, together with Lengthy Story Quick, created by BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg (extra on this in a forthcoming submit), which is launched as “formidable, hilarious, and authentic”.
Haunted Lodge from Matt Curler, Chris McKenna, and Dan Harmon, set to premiere on September nineteenth, 2025, and Mating Season, the brand new present from the creators of Huge Mouth, have been additionally showcased with new clips.
Grownup Spectacle
Dylan Thomas outlines the objectives of Netflix’s Grownup Spectacle slate, starting with the extremely anticipated Splinter Cell: Deathwatch animated sequence (a work-in-progress session debuted earlier within the week, excellently recapped by Variety). Describing the sequence as one of the crucial cinematic exhibits Netflix has ever produced, Thomas praised the multinational collaboration, which included Ubisoft in France, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad within the U.S., and world-class animation studios Solar Creature Studio (Denmark) and a Bordeaux-based French workforce that labored on The Summit of the Gods. A primary-look teaser trailer, set to premiere for everybody within the coming month or so, was showcased.
Magic: The Gathering was subsequent up. Primarily based on the genre-defining buying and selling card sport, the sequence guarantees a sweeping fantasy narrative centered on three highly effective Planeswalkers who traverse uniquely designed worlds. The inventive workforce consists of author Terry Matalas, Oscar-winning director Patrick Osborne, and artwork director Simon Rogers, with visible manufacturing by DIGIC Footage, a prestigious CG studio in Budapest. The venture is described as one of the crucial formidable in Netflix’s animated pipeline, combining deeply layered world-building with cutting-edge visuals. With its emphasis on storytelling, scale, and inventive status, the sequence goals to resonate with each longtime followers of the cardboard sport and new audiences.
Lastly, Blue Eye Samurai, one of many uncommon renewals talked about by Netflix all through the presentation, obtained a shoutout with a brand-new work-in-progress clip previewed in addition to an interview with the creators. Season 2 of Blue Eye Samurai picks up with Mizu’s mission of revenge nonetheless at the middle, “Revenge is her faith,” mentioned co-creator Michael Inexperienced. The season opens with Mizu “breaking in someplace to kill somebody,” as she heads to London searching for new targets. Acquainted faces like Taigen, Ringo, Akemi, and the sword maker return, with hints that “some folks you thought died… possibly are nonetheless alive.” Government producer Jane Wu mentioned the brand new season refines the present’s live-action-inspired struggle choreography, including, “It’s important to get stunt those who know what they’re doing.”
Household Spectacle
Netflix revealed new particulars about its upcoming Ghostbusters animated sequence, developed in collaboration with Sony Footage Animation and produced by Flying Bark in Sydney and a brand new workforce in Madrid. The manager producer and showrunner, Ben Hibon, described the present in an interview clip, alongside idea artwork, as a daring mixture of “horror, comedy, sci-fi, and fantasy,” grounded in a stylized world that appears very very similar to the Spider-Verse. “It has grit, it has texture, it has vibrancy,” Hibon mentioned, emphasizing that whereas the animation gained’t goal for photorealism, its strategy to lighting and movement will make the sequence really feel “tangible” and “impactful.” He promised the present would “push the envelope” visually and creatively, staying true to the franchise’s roots whereas increasing its universe in contemporary methods.
The animated Minecraft sequence additionally obtained a point out with Bazay citing the IP’s most up-to-date success with the Warner Bros. film. The goal is to create one thing trustworthy to the sport’s aesthetic, whereas additionally crafting a universe that invitations each longtime followers and newcomers. Showrunners Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander are collaborating carefully with Mojang, with head author A.C. Bradley (What If…?) main the narrative. Although solely temporary sneak peek images have been proven, it revealed a creative imaginative and prescient that honors Minecraft’s blocky textures. The type jogs my memory of a hyper-realistic mod for Minecraft.
Stranger Issues: Tales from ’85 obtained one other point out with one of many trailers showcased throughout the Wednesday presentation. The just lately introduced Conflict of Clans sequence additionally obtained a point out, with some early idea artwork showcased.
Elsewhere at Annecy…
- Clips of Winx Membership and Mermaid Magic featured throughout a Rainbow Animation showcase.
- Quite a few workforce members of the brand new French sequence 7 Bears debuted one of many first episodes forward of its July tenth Netflix launch. We’ve obtained a full report on this to return.
- Scissor Seven has already been introduced to be renewed for a sixth season and is scheduled to reach in Might 2026. Nevertheless, posters noticed round Annecy verify that Netflix will proceed to distribute the sequence solely, with Season 5 “coming quickly.”
- Fastened held its world premiere and obtained mixed-to-good evaluations from critics. We famous in a bit yesterday that the director mirrored to audiences on how lengthy it took to get the venture to our screens and that it obtained a really heat reception throughout its premiere.
- Netflix introduced it had acquired the streaming rights to the French indie animation sequence Samuel for launch later in 2025.
These are the largest gadgets from Annecy – did we miss something? Tell us within the feedback down under.
