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Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that its premier streaming service Max will launch direct-to-consumer in Australia on Monday, March 31.

Max brings together the best from iconic brands such as HBO, Warner Bros., the DC Universe, Harry Potter and Discovery, as well as Cartoon Network, TLC, ID, HGTV and more, all in one place.

Max will be available for subscription at the Max site and via app stores, including the Apple Store and Google Play Store, and will be viewable on all major devices such as mobile, tablet, gaming consoles and connected TV, including Hubbl. In addition, Wbd also announced a launch partnership with Foxtel, providing Foxtel subscribers with access to the Max app at no additional cost.

As the home of HBO Originals and Max Originals, Max will offer fans series including returning seasons of The Last of Us, And Just Like That…, House of the Dragon, Euphoria and Peacemaker...

With an amazing history of comedy and voice performance, Mythic Quest knocked it out of the park, casting Charlotte Nicdao and David Hornsby. Nicdao burst onto the scene with Australian comedies, soon finding herself in front of the camera in massive films like Thor: Ragnarok. She’s also graced Star Trek: Lower Decks, Bluey, and Solar Opposites with her vocal talents. Hornsby famously deteriorated in front of our very eyes as the (fairly) iconic Rickety Cricket on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia but has happily made a nest for himself in some great Cartoon Network shows like We Bare Bears and Ben 10. Now, both co-star in the AppleTV+ series and serve as a writer and director.

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"My Name Is Earl" is one of those sitcoms that remains beloved to a select group of fans but never really caught on in the zeitgeist in a way like "The Office" or "30 Rock" did. It had a great, heartwarming premise of the titular Earl (Jason Lee) wanting to make amends to all the people he's wronged in his troublemaking life. Earl typically hung around an eclectic group of characters to help (or hinder) him along his journey, and there was the potential for the show to make some big waves had it been allowed to continue.

Sadly, "My Name Is Earl" was canceled after four seasons due to negotiation issues between the network and the studio. It was an anticlimactic development, especially seeing as season 4 ended on a cliffhanger with the revelation that Darnell (Eddie Steeples) wasn't the father to Earl Jr.

First established in 1992, Cartoon Network is still one of the biggest channels in the US. Although the network had a lot of competition, particularly from Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network still delivered a ton of fantastic shows. As a result, shows like Johnny Bravo and We Bare Bears have remained near and dear to fans' hearts.

While Cartoon Network certainly had its hits, the channel also released a plethora of hidden gems. They may not have been as popular as the lead contenders, but they managed to captivate audiences with their detailed character arcs and surprising plots. Thus, it seems that these more obscure shows have a lot more to offer than their more popular counterparts.

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Cartoon Network fans are starting 2025 on a sour note as several beloved animated series have been removed from Max.

Just last month, it was announced that four popular DC animated series—Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Static Shock, and Green Lantern: The Animated Series—would leave the platform by the end of 2024. True to the announcement, these shows disappeared from Max’s library after December 31. But it didn’t stop there.

As of January 1, more fan-favorites have also been removed, including Ed, Edd n’ Eddy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Looney Tunes Show, and the first seven seasons of Teen Titans Go! While the show’s eighth season remains on Max, fans hoping to revisit earlier episodes will have to look elsewhere, like Hulu, where some seasons are still available.

This isn’t the first time Max has upset fans by pulling Cartoon Network content. Over the past year,...

Cartoon Network fans are starting 2025 with disappointment as several beloved animated series have been removed from Max.

Let’s remember that last month, we learned that Max, the streaming home of countless DC shows and movies, is facing some unexpected changes as four fan-favorite DC animated series were set to leave its library by the start of 2025.

Namely, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Static Shock, and Green Lantern: The Animated Series are no longer available after December 31. However, it seems that those were not the only projects removed from Max’s library starting January 1.

Among the notable titles now missing are the first seven seasons of Teen Titans Go!, the original Teen Titans, Ed, Edd n’ Eddy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Looney Tunes Show, Static Shock, and Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

While the eighth season of Teen Titans Go! remains available, fans hoping to...

We’ve all enjoyed cartoons at some point, and many of us still do today. Shows like Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Regular Show offer a variety of animated entertainment. You might notice that these examples lean toward kid-friendly programming, avoiding R-rated content. However, despite being aimed […]

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Under Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s continued campaign of content erasure, animation fans mourn the destruction of Planet Nielsen.

In case Zaslav’s reputation among the cartoon community wasn’t low enough already, the controversial executive’s regime made a surprising and surreptitious move this week that sparked outrage across numerous online fandoms. Following the latest updates to the Max streaming library, seven Cartoon Network shows have disappeared from the premium streaming service, with Ben 10, Steven Universe, the 2016 Powerpuff Girls revival, Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, Chowder and Regular Show all pulled from service without so much as a “leaving soon” notice.

Now that the entire entertainment industry is firmly sliding on a downward slope following the peak of streaming, it seems that no TV series — no matter how beloved or endlessly quoted — is safe from the content cuts that have become company-wide policy under Zaslav’s leadership.

As part of the D23 presentation, Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter announced “Hoppers,” a new Pixar movie for 2026. The movie is written and directed by Daniel Chong, the creator of “We Bare Bears.”

Docter described the movie as “crazy, funny” and “action packed.” It’s hitting theaters in the spring of 2026. In the footage that was shown, our hero Mabel, played by Piper Curda, is placed in the body of a beaver. We then see her running around, in beaver form. She “goes undercover into the animal world and befriends a regal beaver named King George, played by Bobby Moynihan.” But of course there’s an equally villainous bad guy, Mayor Jerry, voiced by Jon Hamm.

More to come…

The post Pixar Reveals New Original Film ‘Hoppers’ Featuring Jon Hamm and Robotic Beavers appeared first on TheWrap.

Cartoon Network is offline. Warner Bros. Discovery has apparently pulled the plug on the official website for Cartoon Network shortly after squashing the cartoon-centric streaming service Boomerang.

Per THR, the network's official website (CartoonNetwork.com) now redirects visitors directly to the sign-up page for the streaming service Max, which hosts Cartoon Network content for paid subscribers. The message notes that cable subscribers can continue to enjoy Cartoon Network programming on television and connected apps, but when it comes to streaming, the page noted, Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out whats available to stream on Max (subscription required)."

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David Zaslav's scythe has slashed yet another beloved part of our childhoods: Cartoon Network dot com, home of games Nightmare-athon, Outnumbuh'd, Teen Titans Battle Blitz and The Cobblepot Caper, has been bled out. Instead of being greeted by the scribbled smiles of Gumball, Jake and Steven on the homepage, site visitors are now immediately being redirected to Max.

“Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out what’s available to stream on Max (subscription required),” the pop-up message reads. “Sign up for Max, where you can also create a Kids Profile with ratings restrictions and additional privacy protections to keep it fun and kid-friendly! Cable subscribers, continue to enjoy your favorite Cn programming on your TV and connected apps as well!”

What you could once get for free on the site — including full episodes of popular shows like “Craig of the Creek” and “We Bare Bears...

Cartoon Network has been scrubbed from the web.

Warner Bros. Discovery this week pulled the entire contents of cartoonnetwork.com offline — redirecting visitors to a landing page on Max, its subscription-streaming service, encouraging fans to sign up to watch their favorite Cartoon Network shows. The shuttering of the site appears to have happened Thursday, Aug. 8.

“Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out what’s available to stream on Max (subscription required),” a pop-up message says on the new Max landing page. “Sign up for Max, where you can also create a Kids Profile with ratings restrictions and additional privacy protections to keep it fun and kid-friendly! Cable subscribers, continue to enjoy your favorite Cn programming on your TV and connected apps as well!”

In a statement, a Cartoon Network spokesperson told Variety: “We are focusing on the Cartoon Network shows and social media where we find...

Exclusive: The vampires are moving from Amazon to HBO.

A comedy series based on Grady Hendrix’s New York Times bestseller The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires has landed at HBO, with the author writing alongside The Righteous Gemstones duo Danny McBride and Edi Patterson.

The project was previously in development at Amazon with Patrick Moran’s Pkm Productions but has now moved to the Warner Bros Discovery premium network without Moran’s involvement.

Hendrix, McBride and Patterson will exec produce, alongside Brandon James for McBride’s Rough House Pictures. Quirk Books, which published the novel, will also have an exec producer credit.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires follows a women’s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger that may be a vampire killing their children.

The book, which was published in May 2021, is set in Charleston...

Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan have been added to the cast of CBS’ upcoming “NCIS” prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” The thesps will join a cast that also features Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mariel Molino, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote, with Mark Harmon serving as narrator.

In the series, Petty will play Dr. Lenora Friedman, “a seasoned pathologist at the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office. As comfortable around the dead she is the living, her passion for the job is infectious.” And Moynihan joins as Woodrow “Woody” Browne, “the wildly overworked senior chemist and director of the Nis Forensic Lab, who compensates for his lack of sleep with an offbeat sense of humor.”

“NCIS: Origins” began production this past Monday; the show premieres on Monday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. Et. The series revolves around young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. “In the series,...

“House of the Dragon” Releases Dueling Season 2 Trailers

Are you Team Green or Team Black?

HBO has released two new trailers for the upcoming second season of its “Game of Thrones” spinoff series “House of the Dragon.”

The new trailers, which set the series’ return on the cabler and Max late this spring, respectively focus on Princess Rhaenrya Targaryen (played by Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), and their black faction, and on Alicent Hightower’s (Olivia Cooke) green King’s Landing team of Alicent.

The fantasy drama series, based on author George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood,” details the history of House Targaryen nearly 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones.” Season 1 followed Rhaenyra in her fight to be named the chosen heir of King Viserys I (Patty Considine) and the lead-up to the Dance of the Dragons.

Watch the Official Black Trailer below:

The returning cast includes D’Arcy,...

Famous animated characters in kids' shows often have sad and tragic backstories, contrasting their lighthearted tone. Shows either reveal the characters' backstories at the beginning or throughout the course of the show, often in dedicated episodes. Despite the sadness, many of these characters find happiness and resolution by the end of their respective shows.

Animated kids’ shows are all about funny characters and heartwarming stories, but many famous characters have very sad backstories. Animated shows for children often have a lighthearted tone and the purpose of entertaining and even educating their young audience. In order to achieve that, these animated shows have charming, funny, and relatable characters, whether heroes, villains, or allies, but even the most cheerful and fun ones have sad backstories that might have taken viewers by surprise.

The backstories of some characters from animated kids’ shows are sometimes revealed at the beginning of the show to give...

ThunderCats are making a comeback in a new comic series from Dynamite Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery, exploring the heroes' early days on Third Earth. Other hit franchises like The Flintstones, The Powerpuff Girls, and Jonny Quest will also be getting their own comic series in the future. The creative team for the ThunderCats series includes Declan Shalvey, Drew Moss, and Jeff Eckleberry who have proven their ability to expand on beloved properties while retaining their popularity.

The ThunderCats are returning in a new comic series, revealed at New York Comic Con. Coming next February, the series will kick off a slew of comic titles from Dynamite Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery. Several hit franchises are returning, some of which have never had their own comic series before.

The newest addition to the ThunderCats franchise has the creative team of Declan Shalvey, Drew Moss, and Jeff Eckleberry. It will explore...

Jenna Frank shares a heartfelt tribute to her late father, Power Rangers star Jason David Frank. "You are more than just my dad. You are my very best friend, my partner in crime, my brother. You are everything in one," she said. Jason David Frank was best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. His final role will be in Legend of the White Dragon, set to release in 2024.

The daughter of the late Power Rangers star Jason David Frank, Jenna Frank, has posted a heartfelt tribute to her father on what would have been the star's 50th birthday. On Instagram, Jenna shared pictures along with the caption, "I can't put my pain into words. I still can't believe you're gone. I was with you on your birthday last year. I picked you up at the airport you were so happy to see me. You are my book to life,...

Singer Steve Harwell, best known as a co-founder and original singer for the band Smash Mouth, has passed away.

On Sunday, it was publicly announced that Harwell had entered hospice care. His manager confirmed that the singer was in the final stages of liver failure and had been given roughly a week to live. A day later, it was reported that Harwell died on Monday morning at his Boise, Idaho home, and it's noted that he died "peacefully and comfortably" while surrounded by family and friends. He was 56 years old.

Harwell is very well known for serving as the lead singer for Smash Mouth from its inception in 1994 until his retirement two years ago. The group's most popular song is likely "All Star," made even more famous with its inclusion in the movie Shrek along with Mystery Men. The group's cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" is another one of their most celebrated hits,...

Screen Rant is thrilled to share that Nickelodeon's Baby Shark's Big Show has been renewed for season 3, and is furthermore releasing the Fin-Shaking Dance Songs album. The hit preschool series, co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and The Pinkfong Company, will return with 18 half-hour episodes and four hour-long musical specials. In the new season, Baby Shark, along with his friends and family, will take on surprising new adventures in Carnivore Cove and beyond as they adopt cuddly new sea creature pets and meet more fish friends.

Baby Shark’s Big Show! Fin-Shaking Dance Songs is the first album for the series, and it's stacked with fan favorites from the first two seasons. The album includes tracks such as "Baby Shark’s Big Show! Theme Song", "Welcome Home to Carnivore Cove", and "My Best Friend is You". The album will be available on June 16.

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With so many streaming services on the market, sometimes it’s the little things that keep you coming back to your streamer of choice. Whether that’s the colors on the menu, the sound it makes when you click on a new tile, or the selection of avatars available for your individual profile. With the launch of Warner Bros. Discovery’s new and improved streaming service Max coming next week, the company has announced a truly massive list of avatars that will be available starting Tuesday, May 23 when HBO Max and discovery+ essentially are merged into a single platform.

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After debuting a new trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts this morning, Paramount Pictures brought the robots in disguise to the main stage at CinemaCon! Joining the mechanical marvels for the exciting showcase is another nostalgic property, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem! The world could hear people’s inner children screaming throughout the CinemaCon crowd as robot warriors and ninja turtles prepared to return to the silver screen for new adventures. Each film offers something unique for fans, whether introducing the Maximals to the live-action Transformers franchise or depicting the Turtles using bold art.

During Paramount’s presentation, Seth Rogen took the stage to introduce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. “I finally made a movie that if you show it to your children, you’re not a terrible parent,” Rogen joked.

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American rap musician Cardi B has joined the voice cast of upcoming animation film “Baby Shark’s Big Movie!”

The film is the first feature-length spin-off from “Baby Shark’s Big Show!,” a pre-school series which began in 2021 on Nickelodeon-branded channels and platforms and is now in its second season.

The show is co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seoul, Korea-based The Pinkfong Company and directed by Alan Foreman. Its narrative follows Baby Shark and his family as they move to Chomp City, the big city of sharks.

Cardi B is joined by several members of her own family. While the multi-platinum icon portrays Sharki B, her partner and fellow musician Offset gives voice to Offshark, while children Kulture plays Kulture Sharki and Wave as Wavey Shark.

The film is set to premiere later this year exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S and shortly after on Paramount+ internationally where the service is available.

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Jason David Frank, who portrayed Tommy Oliver, the original green ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died. He was 49.

Justine Hunt, a representative for the actor who was best known for his various roles in the Power Rangers universe, confirmed his death to the Associated Press on Sunday. A cause was not provided. In a statement, Hunt requested that the privacy of Frank’s friends and family be respected “during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being.”

Frank’s relationship to the long-running franchise spanned nearly three decades, beginning with his debut in the 1993 TV series as the Green Ranger — a transfer student at Angel Grove High School brainwashed by Rita Repulsa to fight the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers before becoming the White Ranger after being freed from her spell. His character...

Power Rangers star Jason David Frank has passed away at the age of 49. The star is best known for playing the Green Ranger Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers franchise. However, he also held roles in projects like Transformers: Titans Return, We Bare Bears, and Family Matters.

Mma fighter Mike Bronzoulis announced that his friend, Frank, died by suicide. In his loving note, he expressed his condolences to the family of the Power Rangers star, saying that he "was a good friend to me and I will miss him." News of Frank's passing was conveyed to Screen Rant yesterday and confirmed overnight by his management. The statement as well as reactions from fellow Power Rangers stars, Walter E. Jones and Blake A. Foster, can be found below.

"Please respect the privacy of his family and friends during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being.

Not long after "Batman: The Animated Series" star Kevin Conroy passed away, another icon of the '90s has left us far too soon. Jason David Frank, the actor and martial artist best known for playing Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger and White Ranger in the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" franchise, has passed away. Rumors began circulating on the web Sunday morning after Frank's agent and trainer posted the tragic news, and now the death has been confirmed by his manager, Justine Hunt, according to TMZ. The report also states that "sources with direct knowledge" say Frank died by suicide, though this remains unconfirmed for now.

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Dominique Fishback holds her own opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Apple TV+’s “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” and she says that was inspired by the strength of the character. “I wasn’t really nervous because Robyn is not nervous of Ptolemy,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “She’s not intimidated by him. So therefore, I’m not gonna do that because I’m representing this character.”

On this edition of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, Fishback talks about “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” and working with Jackson, as well as her take on the character, playing teenage roles even as she enters her 30s, her interest in astrology and how she’s enjoying her success. Later in this episode, “Mr. Mayor” star Bobby Moynihan on the joys of his ensemble comedy, which sadly was just canceled on Thursday as this episode made it to air.

HBO Max has added a shuffle play button, which will allow random plays of episodes on 45 shows, with the tech doing the selections.

The streamer said the shuffe button has been one of its most-requested features. It joins the shuffle play already in service at Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon

HBO Max’s shuffle play is currently available only on its desktop interface.

The full list of shows on HBO Max shuffle

A World of Calm Adventure Time Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Apple & Onion Chappelle Show Courage the Cowardly Dog Craig of the Creek Curb Your Enthusiasm Ed, Ed and Eddy ER Flight of the Conchords Fresh Prince Friends Full House Great Pottery Throwdown Hot Ones How It Really Happened Impractical Jokers Key and Peele Looney Tunes Martin Mike & Molly Regular Show Reno 911! Rick & Morty Robot Chicken Scooby-Do, Where Are You! Selena + Chef Sesame Street South Park Teen Titans Go!

Ever want to watch an episode of Friends, but you don’t want to have to pick which episode? You’re in luck: HBO Max has now lifted that great burden from your shoulders.

The streamer has introduced a “shuffle” button on dozens of beloved TV shows available on the service, allowing users to watch an episode at random, our sister site Variety reports. The button is available now globally on HBO Max’s desktop interface and covers a wide array of hits like Friends, The Big Bang Theory, South Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm and more. (No word on if...

“We Baby Bears” — the origins story of “We Bare Bears” brothers Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear — is returning for a second season. WarnerMedia Kids & Family has renewed the prequel series for a second season, which will air on HBO Max and Cartoon Network. The news comes the same day that “We Baby Bears,” which premiered on Cartoon Network earlier this month, becomes available on HBO Max.

Calvin Wong will serve as showrunner for season two; Daniel Chong and Manny Hernandez continue as executive producers.

Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, “We Baby Bears” was Cartoon Network’s top-rated telecast for the week ending Jan. 2 and gave the network its highest rated Saturday since April 2021, according to the channel. Cartoon Network also reports that “We Baby Bears” reached 6 million total viewers across all telecasts on Cartoon Network through Jan. 23, and that the full episode of “We Baby Bears” available on YouTube has...

2021 has been nothing short of an eventful year, for better or worse—and these marathons make New Year’s Eve pretty eventful on TV as well! Whether you’re planning on partying the night away or spending a chill day inside, celebrate 2022 by tuning in to old and current favorites. You can squeeze in one or two episodes, or settle in for hours. Below, we’ve rounded up 22 New Year’s Eve 2021 TV marathons, from dramas to comedies to reality shows! Note: Times listed are Eastern. Drama BBC America: Doctor Who Decades: The Twilight Zone (6am/5c) Ion Television: Hawaii Five-0 (11am/10c) Paramount Network: Yellowstone (11:30am/10:30c) Showtime: Your Honor (11am/10c) Syfy: The Twilight Zone USA: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (6am/5c) Ben Blackall/BBC America Comedy Cartoon Network: We Bare Bears (1/noon c), Futurama (9/8c) Comedy Central: The Office...

The CW announced a new docuseries titled “March,” which will explore Hbcu band culture. The series will premiere on Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. before moving to a Sunday 9 p.m. timeslot on Feb. 27.

With eight parts, “March” focuses on The Marching Storm, the prestigious marching band at Prairie View A&m University, following how the students balance the pressure of band and academics at once. The series is from Stage 13. Executive producers include Cheryl Horner McDonough, Jamail Shelton, Shari Scorca and Marcel Fuentes.

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HBO Max unveiled a trailer for the unscripted competition series “Finding Magic Mike,” which debuts with all seven episodes on Dec. 16. The trailer showcases clips of men at bootcamp, practicing dances and stunts in minimal clothing. The contestants appear to be competing in various challenges from dancing in the rain to performing in the desert. “Nothing is more...

Exclusive: Former Sony Pictures Animation VP of Creative Strategy, Alison Mann, has partnered with Fourth Wall Management to launch the production company Fourth Wall Animation as Co-President.

Mann will work with Fourth Wall Management where she will also serve as a Manager. Her growing client list includes: Jimmy Craig (The Secret Life of Pets), Sophie Koko Gate (Slug Life); John Hoffman (Luca); Donna Lee (Raya and the Last Dragon); Dan Serafin (The Thundermans), Michelle Staphylas (Kung Fu Panda 3); Olivier Staphylas (Abominable).

They will join Fourth Wall’s existing animation clients, including: Trent Correy (Once Upon a Snowman), Hamish Grieve (Rumble), Jenn Kluska (Hotel Transylvania: Transformania), Meghan Malloy (Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse), Zach Parrish (Raya and the Last Dragon), Aram Spencer Porter (We Bare Bears), Ian Jones Quartey (Steven Universe), Pam Pettler (Corpse Bride), Fergal Reilly (The Angry Birds Movie), Stephanie Stine (Raya and the Last Dragon), Rebecca Sugar (Steven...

Stan has extended its content partnership with WarnerMedia in a new deal that will bring more than 180 Hollywood movies to the streamer, as well as Warner Bros. television content and children’s animated series and films.

The film slate includes the Harry Potter series (including the Fantastic Beasts films), Dunkirk, The Lord of the Rings and The Hangover trilogies, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and Suicide Squad.

Every episode of The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men will be available on Stan as part of the new deal, which will also renew existing rights to The West Wing, The O.C., The Flash, Hart of Dixie, The Last Ship, and The Following.

Stan’s animated section is set for a significant boost via DC series, such as Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League.

Christmas came early on Thursday with the latest episode of American Horror Stories, a cautionary tale of fame, murder… and Santa Claus.

The gruesome hour introduced us to the “Bro House,” a group of influencers — Zinn (Nico Greetham), Wyatt (Charles Melton), James (Dyllón Burnside) and Barry (Kevin McHale) — willing to do anything for more subscribers, from filming a stranger’s suicide to revealing the truth about Santa to a group of unsuspecting children at the mall.

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The filmmakers behind Sony Pictures Animation’s “The Mitchells vs. the Machines will participate in a free, virtual PreVIEW talk on Friday, May 14, beginning at 10 a.m. Pt., presented by the View Conference.

The 90-minute discussion, moderated by Variety’s Steven Gaydos, will feature writer-director Michael Rianda, co-director and writer Jeff Rowe, production designer Lindsey Olivares, head of story Guillermo Martinez, VFX supervisor Mike Lasker and head of character animation Alan Hawkins.

“They say it takes an entire village of people to make a film,”says View Conference Director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “We are delighted to welcome six of the talented villagers behind ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ into the View Conference family for this free PreVIEW event exploring the craft behind the film. We’re bringing so much creative energy together in one place, I know this is going to be a session to remember.”

“The Mitchells vs. the...

Cartoon Network Studios debuted a new iteration of its animated shorts program, Cartoon Cartoons, its first dedicated shorts initiative in over a decade that will look to showcase diverse stories, discover new creative voices and mentor the next generation of animators.

The program’s predecessor, an animated incubator, began in 1995 as World Premiere Toons, and the initiative has over the years launched popular, award-winning series such as Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Dexter’s Laboratory,” Craig McCracken’s “The Powerpuff Girls,” C.H. Greenblatt’s “Chowder,” J.G. Quintel’s “Regular Show” and Rebecca Sugar’s “Steven Universe.”

“Cartoon Network Studios has a proud legacy of animated shorts,” said Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register. “We are building on that legacy today with a program that will champion new and diverse voices, energize creativity and provide resources for artists to share their stories with the world. I am so grateful to...

Chowder is a Cartoon Network animated children's program about a purple bear-cat-rabbit hybrid boy who dreams of becoming a chef someday. Chowder lives with his chef mentor, Mung Daal, working as an apprentice for Mung's catering company in Marzipan City. Alongside Mung Daal, Schnitzel, a tall, brown rock monster, works with the crew, as does Truffles, Mung Daal's pixie wife.

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Created by C. H. Greenblatt, the show was a product of the late 2000s, at a time when the network was experimenting with producing more weird TV shows. The success of SpongeBob SquarePants had proven that Gen Z and late millennial children preferred odd comedies set in worlds that make no sense. Soon, Chowder was born, running for forty-nine episodes during the late 2000s.

We Bare Bears is an animated show about humans and animals that centers on three bear brothers; Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear. Although We Bare Bears has only been on the air for a few years, unlike other long-running animated series, it's become a popular animated show with an upcoming spin-off about the baby bears on the way.

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We Bare Bears is known for being a cute and adorable show that centers on the brotherly bond of three bears who connect with various other friends in their town and go on hilarious wacky adventures.

We Bare Bears is a popular animated Cartoon Network show that follows three bears; Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear, in their daily lives. The trio find friends wherever they go and are thrown into various adventures in each episode. The show is different than anything else on the air and is an obvious fan-favorite.

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We Bare Bears is a lovely and calming show that most enjoy and would say is one of Cartoon Network's best shows, but there are also some aspects of the show that are overrated.

Darlene has finally found a friend at work! The Conners has tapped Alexandra Billings (Transparent) to recur during Season 3 as Robin, a transgender woman who is a supervisor at the Wellman Plastics factory where Darlene and Becky are employed.

No-nonsense but fair, Robin becomes a friend and mentor to Sara Gilbert’s character, “which lands [Darlene] in an awkward situation between the boss and her sister, Becky,” per the official synopsis.

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In today’s TV news roundup, Cartoon Network greenlit “We Bare Bears” spinoff, “We Baby Bears,” and Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role in Netflix’s “Maid.”

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Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role opposite Margaret Qualley in the upcoming Netflix dramedy “Maid,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series is about a single mother who turns to housekeeping to barely make ends meet, as she battles poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Ablack will play Nate, a recently divorced structural engineer and old friend of Alex (Qualley) from their days working together at a local restaurant.

Paula Pell, star of “Saturday Night Live” and “A.P. Bio,” has been cast in the upcoming Peacock series “Girls5eva.” The comedy series will follow former members of a 1990s girl group, who reunite to bring their girl band dream to life. Pell will portray Gloria, a member of the LGBTQ...

Apple TV+ is hitting the catwalk with some of the modeling industry’s most iconic faces.

The streamer has ordered The Supermodels, a documentary series from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries that will feature exclusive interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington.

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Even though We Bare Bears finished off its story with the movie that was released earlier this year, the story of Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear isn’t over. We’d heard about a We Bare Bears spin-off a year ago and now we’ve finally got our first word on the series.

The new series is titled We Baby Bears and will follow the Bears of the original series when they were younger. However, the bears will be going on different sorts of adventures then we saw in the flashback episodes of the original series. According to Animation Magazine,

We Baby Bears features the Baby Bears on their search for a place they can settle down and fit into. Each episode transports them into vibrant and colorful worlds, where they befriend legions of familiar fairytale faces. During their nonstop crusade, they are faced with the decision to stay or...

Warner Bros. Animation has started production on a new pre-school series called “Batwheels,” and it features baby versions of super-vehicles like the Batmobile and the Batgirl Cycle fighting crime alongside Batman, Robin, Batgirl and other DC Universe characters.

Set to stream on HBO Max and air on Cartoon Network and its global platforms, the series follows the Batwheels — a group of “sentient, super-powered crime-fighting vehicles” defending Gotham from DC Universe villains alongside their superhero counterparts.

“Having just been created by the Batcomputer, our heroes are essentially kids with little to no life experience. Led by Bam (The Batmobile), the Batwheels – Bibi (The Batgirl Cycle), Red (The Redbird), Jett (The Batwing) and Buff (The Bat Truck) – must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid,” reads the description from Warner Bros. Animation.

“Batwheels is the...

The Pole has been ordered by SyFy. The new late-night adult animated series will bring Christmas to the cable channel's late-night animation block, which typically airs on Friday evenings. The voices of Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell are featured, but they will be joined by others.

Moynihan is known for his work on Saturday Night Live, a role on We Bare Bears, and the short-lived series, Me, Myself, and I. The animated series follows what happens after scandal hits Santa and the North Pole.

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We Bare Bears: The Movie was an absolute delight and even thought it released at the end of June I’m still thinking about it. The way it managed to balance the comedy and melancholy of the series with its absolutely riveting message is one that’ll speak to generations to come. We got a chance to speak with Daniel Chong about the film when it came out but there’s even more We Bare Bears: The Movie behind-the-scenes content that’s coming soon!

The movie will hit DVD on September 8, 2020 and will be stacked (in true We Bare Bears fashion) with a commentary track, the movie pitch, deleted scenes, and more! Cartoon Network was kind enough to give us a first look at a section of one of those bonus features, the movie pitch! In the clip you’ll find below, director/executive producer Daniel Chong gives us an...

Tom Ascheim, President of Warner Bros’ recently formed Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division, is realigning its executive ranks at Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.

Warner Bros Animation President Sam Register is expanding his responsibilities, adding oversight of Cartoon Network Studios to his purview, reporting to Ascheim. With Register’s promotion, Cartoon Network’s chief content officer Rob Sorcher, who served as head of Cartoon Network Studios, will segue into an overall production deal with Warner Bros Television Group, where he’ll create both animated and live-action properties.

Taking over Sorcher’s Cartoon Network programming oversight responsibilities on an interim basis is former Nickelodeon and Universal Kids executive Amy Friedman, who has been brought in as a senior advisor. Reporting to Ascheim, Friedman will provide creative, strategic and inclusive programming guidance for the Cartoon Network brand.

Ed Adams, EVP and General Manager of Warner Bros Animation, will...

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is bringing Cartoon Network’s hit series into your homes on September 8, 2020 with the release of We Bare Bears The Movie on DVD. The movie is an extension of the successful We Bare Bears series, created by two-time Annie Award-winner Daniel Chong, and executive produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Stacked […]

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This article contains spoilers for We Bare Bears: The Movie.

Back in 2016 just after the election of Donald Trump, We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong posted a message about how the series is an allegory for what it feels like to be a minority in America. Many had questioned why the Bears in the series were treated so poorly and Chong answered, “as an Asian American, sometimes individuals are treated unfairly for no other reason than looking different.”

Chong admits that the allegory was “a little too heavy for an 11 minute (show.)” However, with the recent release of We Bare Bears: The Movie, Chong and the rest of the crew were finally given the time to tread deeper into what the show was really all about.

The film follows the Bears biggest stunt yet to try and fit in. They make an awful online video that knocks out power in...