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Short Film Spotlight: Allégeance (Allegiance)

June 9, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Note: Switch the audio track to French.

Synopsis: Accompanied by her fool, a queen grants the material wishes of her people in exchange for their submission. But one day, the queen is faced with an abstract request: happiness.

Directed by:
Alex Bajon
Lucie Coste
Charlie Coucoureux
Hindha Koné
Anne Le
Aurore Meyer
Mariette Pons
Éloïse Vacher

Original Score by Edgard Chenest.

Sound by Tristan Le Bozec, Sébastien Fournier, Yoann Poncet, Thomas Vary and José Vicente.

Voiced by Véronique Augereau, Boris Rehlinger and Kylian Trouillard.

‘Ice Age: Boiling Point’ Teaser Trailer, Release Date and Poster: The $3.2 Billion Franchise Returns from Extinction with Original Cast

June 8, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Theatrical release date: February 5, 2027

Directed by John C. Donkin (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild).

Voice cast:
Ray Romano as Manny
Denis Leary as Diego
John Leguizamo as Sid
Simon Pegg as Buck Wild
Queen Latifah as Ellie

Short Film Spotlight: Beef Creek

June 7, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Watch Beef Creek on YouTube. (The short film is age-restricted and is intended for mature audiences.)

Synopsis: Beef Creek follows a withered occultist who runs a New York-style deli in middle of nowhere Wyoming with his team of misfit deli warriors.

Directed by Kurt Vinci and Seby X Martinez.

Written by Seby X Martinez.

Voice cast:
Kelly Polk as Lily
Jean-Paul Zuhur as Ralphie
Seby X Martinez as Horace and Sandra
Lloyd Kaufman as Mr. Petrulo
Jaynee Anne Monarrez as Salmahay
Jeff Spencer as Additional Voices
Andrew Feyer as Additional Voices

‘Among Us’ Animated Series Premieres on Paramount+ — Watch the First Episode for Free on YouTube

June 6, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: June 5, 2026 on Paramount+

Synopsis: Among Us follows a group of eccentric Crewmates who must root out an Impostor in their midst before they fall victim to its villainous designs.

Created by Owen Dennis (Infinity Train).

Based on the video game by Innersloth.

Voice cast:
Yvette Nicole Brown as Orange
Liv Hewson as Black
Kimiko Glenn as Cyan
Ashley Johnson as Purple
Wayne Knight as Lime
Phil LaMarr as Brown
Randall Park as Red
Dan Stevens as Blue
Debra Wilson as Yellow and Computer
Elijah Wood as Green
Patton Oswalt as White

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Season 2 First-Look Images and Release Date: Noir Series Returns with 10 New Episodes on Prime Video

June 5, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: July 31, 2026 on Prime Video

Synopsis: Batman: Caped Crusader is a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years.

Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human — the BATMAN.

Night after night, against overwhelming odds, he wages his relentless one-man war on crime.

Executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm.

Voice cast:
Hamish Linklater as Batman
Jason Watkins as Alfred Pennyworth
Eric Morgan Stuart as James “Jim” Gordon
Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon
Michelle C. Bonilla as Renee Montoya

‘Dealies’ from ‘Common Side Effects’ and ‘Scavengers Reign’ Co-Creator Coming to Netflix in 2027

June 4, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: 2027 on Netflix

Synopsis: A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who hired them. All part of the staff at DEALIES, a big box store. They are masters of the delicate alchemy of trade. Prophets of enterprise. And occasionally they do some actual work.

Created by Joe Bennett (Common Side Effects, Scavengers Reign) and Ted Travelstead (The Great North).

‘Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends’ Returns with New Episodes and Special Guests, Including Dodgers Star Mookie Betts

June 3, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

New episodes premiere June 11, 2026 on Disney Jr. at 7:00 a.m. and Disney Jr. on Demand, with 11 episodes available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S. and select international markets the next day, June 12.

Synopsis: Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends follows the adventures of best friends and super geniuses — Tony Stark, Riri Williams and Amadeus Cho — as they work together to solve problems, both big and small, and protect their city.

The new episodes kick off a “Giant-Sized Armor” story arc where the Iron Friends take on even bigger challenges and bring them face-to-face with a new lineup of heroes and baddies, including Thor, Loki and Odin.

Executive produced by Sean Coyle (Puppy Dog Pals) and Harrison Wilcox (Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends).

Mixed Media Spotlight: Vercors

June 2, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a camp on the outskirts of the Vercors mountains, five Resistance fighters, forgotten by their headquarters, struggle against boredom, frustration and a difficult daily life.

By dint of inaction, Joseph, a kid who just joined the camp, starts to stand up to his uncle, who is in charge of the Maquisards. Little by little, madness takes hold of Joseph and spreads to the others.

Directed by Lyonel Charmette.

Written by Lyonel Charmette and Jordan Raux.

Animation by Vanessa Burtey, Eve Ceccarelli, Ekin Koca and Martin Touze.

Sound by Flavien Van Haezevelde and Yoann Veyrat.

Original Score by Pierre Oberkampf.

Voice cast:
Anthony Davy as Joseph
Xavier-Adrien Laurent as Saint-Cyr
Boris Bayard as Alberte
Kévin Chevy as Le Ricain
Hubert Rollet as L’Echarpe

Short Film Spotlight: Memories of Twenty-Seven

June 1, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: After a painful breakup, a 27-year-old man struggles to focus during ballet practice. When he injures his ankle in class, memories of love, loss, and regret begin to surface.

Director Hojin Lee is an artist who integrates new media — particularly XR (extended reality) technologies — into her creative practice to explore and address pressing social issues such as mental health and societal conflict.

Short Film Spotlight: Chardent

May 31, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a medieval fantasy world, a peasant couple fights for their ideals.

Directed by:
Anaïs Figueiredo de Amaral
Julie Ducos
Julie Roulet
Ninon Gayral
Lucas Recatumy

Music by Celyne Baudino.

Sound by Marian Walczak, Camille Marcos and Julien Ponsoda.

‘Adolescence of Utena’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Voice Cast and Poster: GKIDS Sets Two-Day Theatrical Release

May 30, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

North American theatrical release date: June 21–22, 2026

Synopsis: Utena enrolls in the prestigious Ohtori Academy on her quest to become a prince, and stumbles into a mysterious cabal of students dueling for possession of the “Rose Bride.” The role belongs to their classmate Anthy, an enigmatic girl who equally captivates and confuses Utena.

While fending off powerful rivals, Utena must uncover the secrets surrounding Anthy and her own desires. As the relationship between the girls intensifies, their thirst for freedom crescendos into a need for revolution.

Adolescence of Utena was originally released in Japanese theaters on August 14, 1999. It arrived on DVD and VHS in North America on October 23, 2001 as Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie — a reference to the anime series that preceded the film.

Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.

Written by Yoji Enokido.

Music by Shinkichi Mitsumune, J. A. Seazer and Hideto Amari.

‘The Simpsons’: Three New Disney+ Exclusive Episodes Coming Soon — Watch the Trailer for “Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition”

May 29, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release dates:
“Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition” – June 17 “Simpsley” – July 3
“Yellow Mirror” – August 26

“Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition” Synopsis: In this double-episode, Homer and Marge’s fun couples’ date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter.

Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer. The episode guest stars Betty Gilpin, with musical guests Laufey and Tegan and Sara.

Created by Matt Groening.

‘X-Men ’97’: Marvel Unveils Season 2 Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Poster

May 28, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: July 1, 2026 on Disney+

Synopsis: Season 2 continues with the X-Men divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home.

Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.

Season 2 consists of nine episodes. Season 3 is in production. Season 4 is in development.

Created by Beau DeMayo.

Written by:
JB Ballard
Beau DeMayo
Bailey Moore
Antony Sellitti
Brian Ford Sullivan
Mariah Wilson

Directed by Emmett Yonemura and Chase Conley.

‘The Ribbon Hero’: Netflix Unveils Teaser Trailer, Release Date and Synopsis for New Anime Film from ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Director

May 27, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: August 8, 2026 on Netflix

Synopsis: Sapphire (voiced by Saya) is the princess of a kingdom that no longer exists. Having lost everything in her homeland of Silverland to the calamity known as “Nergal,” she wanders in despair until she finally arrives in Goldland.

Though burdened by her past, she begins to find a glimmer of hope as she encounters the kindness of the people there. But as if to sneer at her peaceful new life, the calamity Nergal appears once more. The very despair that once reduced her homeland to ashes now threatens to steal the light from this land as well.

Brushing away her tears of sorrow, Sapphire takes up her sword. This is the story of a lone hero who ties her ribbon and resolves to defy her fate.

Directed by Yuki Igarashi (Star Wars: Visions).

Inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s Princess Knight.

Original Character Designs by Kei Mochizuki.

‘Toy Story 5’ Final Trailer and IMAX Poster Revealed As Tickets Become Available for Advance Purchase

May 26, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

U.S. theatrical release date: June 19, 2026

Synopsis: The toys are back and this time, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad, a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?

Directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E, Finding Dory).

Co-directed by Kenna Harris (Ciao Alberto).

Written by Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris.

Produced by Lindsey Collins (Finding Dory, Turning Red).

Original score by Randy Newman.

Tickets are available on the IMAX website.