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INTERVIEW: Time To Turn On “Saturday Morning All Star Hits!”

Saturday Night Live actor Kyle Mooney and Bento Box’s Ben Jones team-up for the new Netflix live-action/animated series Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, which is now streaming. Mooney serves as co-creator and star, playing Skip & Treybor, the hosts of “S.M.A.S.H.”, an ’80s/’90s-esque Saturday Morning Kids TV program that features episodes of original animated series. […]

INTERVIEW: ‘Twas “The Flight Before Christmas” For Shaun The Sheep

Shaun, Timmy and pals celebrate the holidays with fantastically fun new half-hour special Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. It premieres this Friday Dec. 3rd on Netflix. Director Steve Cox shares some inside secrets about making Aardman’s latest delightful creation — and why Timmy loves another jolly man with the initials S.C. Jackson Murphy: […]

INTERVIEW: “The Summit Of The Gods” Is The Mountaintop Of Moviemaking

Patrick Imbert directs the incredible new animated feature The Summit of the Gods. It opens in select theaters next Wednesday November 24th and will be on Netflix Tuesday Nov. 30. Summit is based on a manga series and follows a photojournalist and a mountain climber on a journey that’s unlike anything you’ll experience while watching […]

INTERVIEW: It’s Space: The Fido Frontier With “Dogs In Space”

The new Netflix animated series Dogs in Space (premiering this Thursday Nov. 18) is exactly that: dogs in space on a major mission. Creator Jeremiah Cortez and co-showrunner Adam Henry take me to a galaxy bark, bark away. Jackson Murphy: Your story of how you got this show made is remarkable. What made you think […]

INTERVIEW: “Back To The Outback” Directors Preview Australian Animated Adventure

Australian-set animated feature Back to the Outback is coming to Netflix on December 10th. It’s about a group of animals at a wildlife park who are looking to get out and explore more of what their continent has to offer. I’ve screened the first 30 minutes of the movie so far, and I spoke with […]

INTERVIEW: “Robin Robin” Directors On Rockin’ New Special

Aardman’s first stop-motion holiday special of 2021 is Robin Robin, about a robin, a magpie and a wish for a joyous Christmas. It premieres Wednesday November 24th on Netflix. Directors Dan Ojari and Mikey Please spoke with me from the iconic U.K. animation studio about getting Robin Robin off the ground and how it will […]

INTERVIEW: Jorge R. Gutierrez & Sandra Equihua On Epic Event “Maya And The Three”

Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life) is the creator, writer and director of new nine-part Netflix event series Maya and the Three. It premieres this Friday October 22nd. His wife, Sandra Equihua, serves as Maya’s creative consultant. She and Gutierrez also voice two pivotal characters. They join me to discuss this bold, […]

TEASER: Netflix “Back To The Outback”

Netflix dropped a teaser for Back to the Outback, their upcoming computer-animated musical adventure comedy written by Harry Cripps with Greg Lessans and directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps. The voice cast includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Rachel House, Keith Urban, Celeste Barber, Wayne Knight, and […]

TRAILER: Aardman’s Animated Holiday Short, “Robin Robin”

Netflix releases the trailer and key art for the upcoming animated, holiday short, Robin Robin, which will debut on the service on November 24th, 2021. The 30 minute short is produced for Netflix by Academy Award winning studio, Aardman, based in Bristol, UK, and stars voice cast Bronte Carmichael (Christopher Robin), Adeel Akhtar (Enola Holmes), […]

INTERVIEW: Chris “Ludacris” Bridges On New Series “Karma’s World”

Music superstar and Fast & Furious franchise actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is the creator of new Netflix animated series Karma’s World (premiering this Friday October 15th). It’s inspired by his oldest daughter, Karma. The title girl has an incredible talent for songwriting, with dreams of becoming a big-time rapper. Through her interactions with family and […]

INTERVIEW: Simon Otto Unwraps “A Tale Dark & Grimm”

Simon Otto, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy’s head of character animation, is the executive producer of new Netflix animated series A Tale Dark & Grimm. It’s based on books by Adam Gidwitz and premieres this Friday October 8th. Otto dives into this unique fairy tale adventure and also teases a major animated feature […]

Netflix “Maya and the Three” – Final Trailer and Key Art Debut

In a fantastical world filled with magic, a Mesoamerican-inspired warrior princess embarks on an epic quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save humanity from the vengeful gods of the underworld. So begins Director/Creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ Maya and The Three, a new film, an animated avent told in nine chapters premiering Oct. 22nd. Here […]

INTERVIEW: The Magic Of “My Little Pony: A New Generation”

The next chapter of a popular franchise begins. CG feature My Little Pony: A New Generation debuts this Friday September 24th on Netflix. Co-director Mark Fattibene and production designer Pablo Mayer discuss making this pretty (and pretty fun) film. Jackson Murphy: My Little Pony is so beloved and has been for such a long time. […]

FIRST LOOK: Netflix “A Tale Dark & Grimm”

The trailer, first look images and premiere date for the new Netflix’s animated comedy series A Tale Dark & Grimm has been announced. Directed by Simon Otto (Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) and based on the best-selling book series by Adam Gidwitz, the animated series follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home to […]

INTERVIEW: “Sharkdog” Makes End Of Summer Splash

The new Netflix animated family series Sharkdog, premiering this Friday September 3rd, comes from creator Jacinth Tan Yi Ting. She came-up with the show’s concept under the most unique of circumstances… and thoroughly impressed the people at Nickelodeon and Netflix. I spoke with her over Zoom from her home in Singapore, a place I immediately […]