Netflix is wrapping up its Annecy 2025, and it’s been a busy week. Showcasing what’s to come in the months and years ahead, those in attendance have been treated to world premieres, first look work-in-progress footage, and lots of news and tidbits about Netflix’s upcoming slate of animated feature films and series. Below, we’ll do our best to recap all the headlines of the week and our takeaways.
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Next on Netflix Animation: From “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85” to “In Your Dreams”
The big Wednesday presentation focused primarily on revealing a number of new details for the animated Stranger Things series, in addition to the latest movie, In Your Dreams, now confirmed for November 14, 2025. A teaser trailer for the latter dropped on June 12th.
A clip of The Twits (coming in Fall 2025) and Pookoo (delayed to 2026) was also showcased to audiences, with both receiving new images following the event:
The Twits – Picture: Netflix
The Twits – Picture: Netflix
Pookoo new first look – Picture: Netflix
Netflix Series Animation: Get Ready for What’s Next!
During this presentation, Netflix outlined how its ambitions for animated series, particularly event-driven and IP-driven titles, are coming to fruition later this year and beyond. Several titles were showcased, spanning four different categories: Kids + Pre-School (led by Heather Tilert), Adult Comedy (led by Billy Wee), Adult Spectacle (Dylan Thomas), and Family Spectacle (Dominique Bazay). With that in mind, here are all the titles that were showcased in each category:
Kids + Preschool
Heather Tilert began to present Netflix’s strategy for preschool and kids’ programming. She explains how her team curates content to suit various stages of child development, ensuring a steady stream of content that children can grow up with. Tilert cites past Netflix successes, such as Trash Truck, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and Spirit Rangers.
Tilert then introduces three upcoming Dr. Seuss-based animated titles: two series and a special. Dustin Ferrer is helming all three projects, with Becky Friedman working on Horton! and Steven Conner on Red Fish, Blue Fish.
The first is Red Fish, Blue Fish, a fast-paced 2D series aimed at children aged 4–7 that utilizes visual comedy to teach oppositional vocabulary. That’s being produced by Atomic Cartoons. Second is Horton!, centered around the well-known elephant and his friend Samson, who solve jungle problems in unconventional ways. Brown Bag Films is producing that one as well as the final project that was announced: a 44-minute special based on the Sneetches, a story with empathy as one of its central themes, aimed at children aged 5–10. All three shows are set to launch in the Fall and were previewed in a brief animated sizzle reel.
Adult Comedy
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Billy Wee begins by citing the massive success and crown jewel of the adult comedy selection from years past, referring to Big Mouth, which just wrapped up with its final season. Three new series were showcased, including Long Story Short, created by BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg (more on this in a forthcoming post), which is introduced as “ambitious, hilarious, and original”.
Haunted Hotel from Matt Roller, Chris McKenna, and Dan Harmon, set to premiere on September 19th, 2025, and Mating Season, the new show from the creators of Big Mouth, were also showcased with new clips.
Adult Spectacle
Dylan Thomas outlines the goals of Netflix’s Adult Spectacle slate, beginning with the highly anticipated Splinter Cell: Deathwatch animated series (a work-in-progress session debuted earlier in the week, excellently recapped by Variety). Describing the series as one of the most cinematic shows Netflix has ever produced, Thomas praised the multinational collaboration, which included Ubisoft in France, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad in the U.S., and world-class animation studios Sun Creature Studio (Denmark) and a Bordeaux-based French team that worked on The Summit of the Gods. A first-look teaser trailer, set to premiere for everyone in the coming month or so, was showcased.
Magic: The Gathering was next up. Based on the genre-defining trading card game, the series promises a sweeping fantasy narrative centered on three powerful Planeswalkers who traverse uniquely designed worlds. The creative team includes writer Terry Matalas, Oscar-winning director Patrick Osborne, and art director Simon Rogers, with visual production by DIGIC Pictures, a prestigious CG studio in Budapest. The project is described as one of the most ambitious in Netflix’s animated pipeline, combining deeply layered world-building with cutting-edge visuals. With its emphasis on storytelling, scale, and creative prestige, the series aims to resonate with both longtime fans of the card game and new audiences.
Finally, Blue Eye Samurai, one of the rare renewals mentioned by Netflix throughout the presentation, received a shoutout with a brand-new work-in-progress clip previewed as well as an interview with the creators. Season 2 of Blue Eye Samurai picks up with Mizu’s mission of revenge still at the center, “Revenge is her religion,” said co-creator Michael Green. The season opens with Mizu “breaking in somewhere to kill someone,” as she heads to London in search of new targets. Familiar faces like Taigen, Ringo, Akemi, and the sword maker return, with hints that “some people you thought died… maybe are still alive.” Executive producer Jane Wu said the new season refines the show’s live-action-inspired fight choreography, adding, “You have to get stunt people that know what they’re doing.”
Family Spectacle
Netflix revealed new details about its upcoming Ghostbusters animated series, developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation and produced by Flying Bark in Sydney and a new team in Madrid. The executive producer and showrunner, Ben Hibon, described the show in an interview clip, alongside concept art, as a bold mix of “horror, comedy, sci-fi, and fantasy,” grounded in a stylized world that looks very much like the Spider-Verse. “It has grit, it has texture, it has vibrancy,” Limon said, emphasizing that while the animation won’t aim for photorealism, its approach to lighting and motion will make the series feel “tangible” and “impactful.” He promised the show would “push the envelope” visually and creatively, staying true to the franchise’s roots while expanding its universe in fresh ways.
The animated Minecraft series also got a mention with Bazay citing the IP’s most recent success with the Warner Bros. movie. The aim is to create something faithful to the game’s aesthetic, while also crafting a universe that invites both longtime fans and newcomers. Showrunners Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander are collaborating closely with Mojang, with head writer A.C. Bradley (What If…?) leading the narrative. Though only brief sneak peek photos were shown, it revealed an artistic vision that honors Minecraft’s blocky textures. The style reminds me of a hyper-realistic mod for Minecraft.
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 received another mention with one of the trailers showcased during the Wednesday presentation. The recently announced Clash of Clans series also got a mention, with some early concept art showcased.
Elsewhere at Annecy…
- Clips of Winx Club and Mermaid Magic featured during a Rainbow Animation showcase.
- Numerous team members of the new French series 7 Bears debuted one of the first episodes ahead of its July 10th Netflix release. We’ve got a full report on this to come.
- Scissor Seven has already been announced to be renewed for a sixth season and is scheduled to arrive in May 2026. However, posters spotted around Annecy confirm that Netflix will continue to distribute the series exclusively, with Season 5 “coming soon.”
- Fixed held its world premiere and got mixed-to-good reviews from critics. We noted in a piece yesterday that the director reflected to audiences on how long it took to get the project to our screens and that it received a very warm reception during its premiere.
- Netflix announced it had acquired the streaming rights to the French indie animation series Samuel for release later in 2025.
Those are the biggest items from Annecy – did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments down below.
