2026 in animation
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2026 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- Season 3 of Primal will premiere on Adult Swim.
- Phineas and Ferb will conclude its fifth season on Disney Channel & Disney XD simultaneously, and then the final 10 episodes from that season will be released on Disney+.[1]
February
[edit]- February 13: Sony Pictures Animation's Goat will be released.
March
[edit]- March 6: Pixar's Hoppers will be released.
- March 15: The 98th Academy Awards will premiere on ABC.
- March 20: The eighth episode of The Amazing Digital Circus will be released on YouTube.
April
[edit]- April 3: Illumination's film adaptation of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, based on the video game, will be released.
June
[edit]- June 19: Pixar's Toy Story 5 will be released.
July
[edit]- July 1: Illumination's Minions 3 will be released.
August
[edit]- August 14: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie will be released.
- August 28: Coyote vs. Acme will be released.
September
[edit]- September 25: DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island will be released.
October
[edit]- October 9: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will be released.
November
[edit]- November 6: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's film adaptation The Cat in the Hat, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, will be released.
- November 25: Walt Disney Animation Studios' Hexed, will be released.
December
[edit]- December 23: Paramount Pictures' The Angry Birds Movie 3 will be released.
Specific date unknown
[edit]- Aardman's Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom will be released.
- Skydance Animation's third feature film Swapped will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Skydance Animation's Ray Gunn will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Mating Season will premiere on Netflix.
- Adventure Time: Side Quests will be released on Cartoon Network.
- Part 2 of the third and final season of Beastars will premiere on Netflix.
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic will premiere on Disney Jr.
- Laika's Wildwood will be released.
- An eighth season of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood will be released.[2]
- An untitled crossover series between Cocomelon and Hello Kitty will be released.[3]
- The Elephant will premiere on Adult Swim.
- American Dad! will return on Fox after airing on TBS after 12 years with the 22nd season.
- The Simpsons will conclude its 37th season on Fox.
- Bob's Burgers will conclude its 16th season on Fox.
- Family Guy will conclude its 24th season on Fox.
- Season 38 of The Simpsons will premiere on Fox.
- Season 17 of Bob's Burgers will premiere on Fox.
- Season 25 of Family Guy will premiere on Fox.
- The ninth season of Rick and Morty will premiere on Adult Swim.
- Season 15 of King of the Hill will premiere on Hulu.
- Season 11 of Futurama will premiere on Hulu.
- Season 3 of Helluva Boss will premiere on Prime Video (and then on YouTube the following month).
- The ninth and final episode of The Amazing Digital Circus will premiere on YouTube.
- The fifth season of Big City Greens will premiere on Disney Channel & Disney XD simultaneously.
- Kiff will conclude its second season on Disney Channel & Disney XD simultaneously.
- The sixth season of Phineas and Ferb will premiere on Disney Channel & Disney XD simultaneously.
- Season 4 of Smiling Friends will premiere on Adult Swim.
- Season 28 of South Park will premiere on Comedy Central.
- Season 2 of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball will be released as a Hulu exclusive in the United States.
Awards
[edit]- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: TBA
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production: TBA
- Astra Film Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation: TBA
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- César Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series: TBA
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: TBA
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: TBA
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: TBA
- Minnesa Film Critics Alliance Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Mion Picture: TBA
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- Tokyo Anime Award: TBA
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: TBA
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
Films released
[edit]Television series debuts
[edit]| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Phoebe & Jay | PBS Kids |
| February 20 | Strip Law | Netflix |
| TBA | Rooster Fighter | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| Adventure Time: Side Quests | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | |
| BeddyByes | Disney Jr., Disney+ | |
| Hey A.J. | ||
| Sofia the First: Royal Magic | ||
| Alley Cats | Netflix | |
| Mating Season | ||
| Stranger Things: Tales from '85 | ||
| HexVets and Magic Pets | Nickelodeon | |
| Super Why's Comic Book Adventures | PBS Kids |
Television series endings
[edit]| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Amazing Digital Circus | YouTube | 2023-2026 | Ending |
| Beastars | Netflix | 2019–2026 |
Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^ Reif, Alex (October 12, 2025). ""Phineas and Ferb" Lead a Music-Packed NYCC Panel with an Episode Debut - "Bend It Like Doof"". Laughing Place.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (June 23, 2025). "PBS Kids to Pounce on Eighth Season of 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' in '26". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (June 25, 2025). "Moonbug & Sanrio Ink New Content Collab Deal". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb.