Netflix Announces Huge New Slate of Animated Series and Features

Netflix announces a slate of new animated films and series from creators across Europe. Each new title has a distinct tone and language, but are hoping for universality in their storytelling and themes.

The new films include Ember, Sergio Pablos’ follow-up to the BAFTA award-winning and Academy Award nominated Klaus; animated musical Scrooge: A Christmas Carol featuring songs by acclaimed Academy Award winner Leslie Bricusse; That Christmas based on the children’s books by BAFTA winner Richard Curtis; as well as an untitled animated film by Wallace & Gromit alumni and Academy Award winner, Steve Box. On the series side, Netflix will welcome three brand new original productions including; Bad Dinosaurs from Snafu Pictures and Able & Baker, Mermaid Magic from Rainbow, The Seven Bears from Folivari, as well as Wereworld from Lime Pictures, which is based on the series of fantasy novels by Curtis Jobling .

These projects join a growing list of animated titles from Europe including My Father’s Dragon from Cartoon Saloon and Academy Award nominated Director Nora Twomey and will debut on Netflix this autumn, as well as Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and an untitled Wallace & Gromit project from the beloved four-time Academy Award winning Bristol-based animation studio Aardman out of the UK, as well as a new adult animated series by Zerocalcare from Italy and Captain Fall from Norwegian showrunners Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgerson.

This comes after Netflix Animation eliminated Jobs and cancelled projects in May. It looks like they are getting many of their projects from Europe now.

Netflix did announce returning favorites including a new Jurassic World interactive special and new episodes of The Cuphead Show!, Sharkdog, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, along with first looks from:

Daniel Spellbound (Photos)
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Photos)
My Dad the Bounty Hunter (Photos)
Sonic Prime (Photos)
We Lost Our Human (Photos)

We Lost Our Human. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

Daniel Spellbound (L to R) Alex Barima as Daniel Spellbound, Deven Mack as Hoagie and Chantel Riley as Lucy Santana in Daniel Spellbound. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

Sonic Prime. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

My Dad the Bounty Hunter (L to R) Priah Ferguson as Lisa and Laz Alonso as Dad in My Dad the Bounty Hunter. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

Dead End: Paranormal Park (L to R) Kody Kavitha as Norma, Alex Brightman as Pugsley and Zach Barack as Barney in Dead End: Paranormal Park. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

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David Raiklen

David Raiklen wrote, directed and scored his first film at age 9. He began studying keyboard and composing at age 5. He attended, then taught at UCLA, USC and CalArts. Among his teachers are John Williams and Mel Powel.
He has worked for Fox, Disney and Sprint. David has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2004 American Music Center Award. Dr. Raiklen has composed music and sound design for theater (Death and the Maiden), dance (Russian Ballet), television (Sing Me a Story), cell phone (Spacey Movie), museums (Museum of Tolerance), concert (Violin Sonata ), and film (Appalachian Trail).
His compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and the first Disney Hall. David Raiken is also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club.

David Raiklen

David Raiklen wrote, directed and scored his first film at age 9. He began studying keyboard and composing at age 5. He attended, then taught at UCLA, USC and CalArts. Among his teachers are John Williams and Mel Powel. He has worked for Fox, Disney and Sprint. David has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2004 American Music Center Award. Dr. Raiklen has composed music and sound design for theater (Death and the Maiden), dance (Russian Ballet), television (Sing Me a Story), cell phone (Spacey Movie), museums (Museum of Tolerance), concert (Violin Sonata ), and film (Appalachian Trail). His compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and the first Disney Hall. David Raiken is also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club.