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2027 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]- January 1: The Merrie Melodies cartoons, Lady, Play Your Mandolin!, One More Time and Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! will enter the public domain.
- January 20: The third season of Kiff will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously.
- January 22: Episode 3 of Knights of Guinevere will premiere on YouTube.[1]
- TBA:
- Season 2 of Blue Eye Samurai will premiere on Netflix.
- Season 2 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will premiere on Disney+.
February
[edit]- February 5: Ice Age: Boiling Point will release in theaters. This will be the first movie in the franchise to not be produced by its original animation studio Blue Sky Studios (due to its closure in 2021), instead it being 20th Century Animation.[2]
- February 19: CoComelon: The Movie will release in theaters.[3]
- February 27: Oswald, a live-action animated series about Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, will premiere on Disney+.
March
[edit]- March 5:
- March 14: The 99th Academy Awards will premiere on ABC.
- March 19: The live-action/animated film Sonic the Hedgehog 4 from Paramount Pictures will release in theaters.[6]
April
[edit]- April 16:
- Illumination's Not Alone will release in theaters.[7]
- Episode 4 of Knights of Guinevere will premiere on YouTube.[1]
May
[edit]- May 21: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's Bad Fairies will release in theaters.[8]
June
[edit]- June 11: The live-action/animated remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2 will release in theaters.[9]
- June 18: Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the final installment in the Spider-Verse trilogy, will release in theaters.[10] The film will immediately follow up from the events of its predecessor Across the Spider-Verse.
- June 30: DreamWorks Animation's Shrek 5 will release in theaters.[11]
August
[edit]- August 6: Joe Brumm's The Bluey Movie will release in theaters.[12]
- August 12: Aeroplane Productions' The Fixies and Aliens will be released.
- August 13: The currently untitled sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will release in theaters.[13]
September
[edit]- September 3: The New Simpsons Movie (the sequel to 2007's The Simpsons Movie) will release in theaters.[14]
- September 24: An untitled DreamWorks Animation film will be released.
October
[edit]- October 8: The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania will release in theaters.[15]
November
[edit]- November 5: Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory will be released.
- November 12: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's Margie Claus will release in theaters.[16]
- November 24: Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen 3 will release in theaters.[17]
December
[edit]- December 22:
- Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory will premiere on Netflix.
- Sony Pictures Animation's Buds will be released.
Teased release dates
[edit]- Season 2 of Dragon Striker will premiere on Disney XD in early 2027.
- Wish Dragon 2 will release this summer.[18]
- Season 23 of American Dad! will premiere on Fox in the first quarter.[19]
- My Little Pony: Forever Friendship will premiere on YouTube in the first quarter.[20]
- Season 5 of Invincible will premiere on Prime Video somewhere between February to April.[21]
- Season 10 of Rick and Morty will premiere on Adult Swim this summer.[22]
Specific date unknown
[edit]- Season 3 of Hazbin Hotel will premiere on Prime Video.
- The second half of Season 3 of Helluva Boss will premiere on Prime Video (and release on YouTube the following month), and will feature a crossover with Hazbin Hotel.[23]
- Season 3 of X-Men '97 will premiere on Disney+.
- Season 2 of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord will premiere on Disney+.
- Season 30 of South Park will premiere on Comedy Central.
- The Simpsons will conclude its 38th season on Fox.
- Season 4 of SuperKitties will premiere on Disney Channel & Disney Jr. in the United States.
- Cars: Lightning Racers (a preschool series based off the Cars franchise) will premiere on Disney Jr. and Disney+.[24]
- Ghostbusters: Night Shift (an animated series based off the Ghostbusters franchise) will premiere on Netflix.[25]
- Motel Transylvania (an animated series based off the Hotel Transylvania franchise) will premiere on Netflix.[26]
- Gaumont Animation's animated film adaptation of Paul McCartney's book High in the Clouds will be released.
- An untitled nWave Studios film will be released.
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
- Astra TV Award for Best Animated Series: 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
- Minnesa Film Critics Alliance Award for Best Animated Feature: TBA
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Animated Motion Picture: 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 Motion 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Messi and the Giants | Disney Channel |
| The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu | ||
| The Sunnyridge 3 | ||
| Cars: Lightning Racers | Disney Jr. | |
| Marvel’s Avengers: Mightiest Friends | ||
| Stewie | Fox | |
| Ghostbusters: Night Shift | Netflix | |
| Mafalda | ||
| Motel Transylvania | ||
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | PBS Kids |
Television series endings
[edit]| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Peppa Pig | Nick Jr. | 2004–2027 | Cancelling |
| Pupstruction | Disney Jr., Disney+ | 2023–2027 | Ending |
Television season premieres
[edit]| Date | Title | Season | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Kiff | 3 | Disney Channel, Disney XD |
| January | Blue Eye Samurai | 2 | Netflix |
| TBA | Dragon Striker | 2 | Disney XD |
| Hazbin Hotel | 3 | Prime Video | |
| South Park | 30 | Comedy Central | |
| Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord | 2 | Disney+ | |
| X-Men '97 | 3 |
Television season finales
[edit]| Date | Title | Season | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Simpsons | 38 | Fox |
References
[edit]- 1 2 GLITCH (September 23, 2026). "KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE - EPISODE 2 (TRAILER)". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Klein, Brennan (August 30, 2025). "Ice Age 6 Release Date Delayed, New Title Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 5, 2025). "Universal Dates 'CoComelon: The Movie' For 2027". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Doraemon: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine Anime Film Announced for Spring 2027". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2025). "Disney Moves Around Ready Or Not 2, Dog Stars & Pixar's Gatto In 2026 & 2027 Release Calendars". Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 19, 2026). "Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Teaser Trailer Confirms Jim Carrey's Return as Dr. Robotnik". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (June 22, 2026). Andreeva, Nellie; D'Alessandro, Anthony; Flemming Jr., Mike; Kroll, Justin (eds.). "Timothée Chalamet & Selena Gomez To Star In Animated Film 'Not Alone'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 22, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (9 October 2025). "Cynthia Erivo To Star In Animated Musical 'Bad Fairies' For Warner Bros. Animation And Locksmith Animation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (April 2, 2025). "'How To Train Your Dragon 2' Live-Action Sequel Happening, Set For 2027 – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 25, 2025). "Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Swings Onto Pixar's Gatto Father's Day Weekend 2027". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2025). "'Shrek 5' Moves To Summer 2027, Untitled Illumination Event Pic Going Earlier". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (4 September 2025). "'Bluey' Movie Gets August 2027 Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Angelique (February 20, 2026). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem 2' Moves to August 2027". Variety. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ↑ Bonno-Smith, Rianna de (December 5, 2025). "The Simpsons Movie 2's Release Date Changes With Hilarious Homer Announcement". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (January 14, 2026). "'Hotel Transylvania 5' Confirmed By Keegan-Michael Key, Who Praises Voice Acting As A 'Sacred Connection To The Drawings'". Cartoon Brew.
- ↑ Gajeski, Ryan (August 20, 2026). "Melissa McCarthy's Animated 'Margie Claus' Sets 2027 Release as Jim Gaffigan, Andrew Scott Join Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 13, 2024). "Frozen 3 Gets Official Thanksgiving 2027 Release; Pixar's Hoppers Sets Spring 2026". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ↑ "'Wish Dragon 2' Is In Production But Will It Come to Netflix?". What's on Netflix. January 8, 2026. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ Kaplan, Avery (July 1, 2026). "American Dad Season 23: Release date, timeslot, cast and more". Popverse. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Otterson, Joe (July 24, 2026). "'My Little Pony: Forever Friendship' YouTube series to launch in 2027". MSN. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ DiscussingFilm (March 10, 2026). "'INVINCIBLE' Season 5 will premiere between February - April of 2027". X/Twitter. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Flook, Ray (August 17, 2026). "Rick and Morty Season 10 Tracking for Summer 2027: Harmon & Marder". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Robinson, Tasha (September 13, 2026). "Helluva Boss creator Vivienne Medrano reveals the plan for season 3's Hazbin Hotel crossovers". Polygon. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Reif, Alex (June 25, 2026). "Disney Jr. Opens the Hood on "Cars: Lightning Racers" at Annecy 2026". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Taylor, Drew (June 6, 2026). "Netflix's 'Ghostbusters' Animated Series Gets Official Title, Logo". TheWrap. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ DiVincenzo, Alex (October 30, 2025). "Netflix's 'Motel Transylvania' Animated Series Will Open Its Doors in 2027". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb.
