DreamWorks Animation Television
American television animation studio and production company
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DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Founded in 1996, the entity was formerly named DreamWorks Television Animation. Its first programs from the 1990s and early 2000s used the live-action television logo, and were produced by DreamWorks Television, before DWATV and its parent company were spun off into an independent company in 2004 and later purchased by NBCUniversal in 2016. In total, the division has released 59 programs, with 7 in development.
History
The company was first formed in 1996 as the animation division of DreamWorks Television, a subsidiary of the main DreamWorks studio. The TV division was spearheaded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg and was headed by former Walt Disney Television Animation executives Gary Krisel and David Simon.[1] DWTA only produced two series: Invasion America and Toonsylvania. In a move to consolidate, DreamWorks Television Animation was shut down in 1999 with the direct-to-video subsidiary subsequently merged into the studio's feature animation division, as a way for the company to reorganize its animation divisions to operate under one umbrella.[2] More than two-thirds of the TV division's 50 employees were transferred to the direct-to-video unit and it was expected that only a minimal number of employees would be affected by the reorganization.[2]
In 2013, DreamWorks Animation entered a multi-year content deal with Netflix to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content.[3] The intent of the deal was to establish a reliable income for the studio to defray the financial risk of solely relying on the theatrical film market.[4] The next day, DWA completed a five-year licensing agreement with Super RTL for the Classic Media library and the Netflix slate.[5] DWA announced executive hiring for its new television group, DreamWorks Animation Television in late July. Former Nickelodeon senior executive Margie Cohn became Head of Television for the group.[6] In September that same year, DreamWorks announced that it has acquired the TV library of London-based Chapman Entertainment with the programs to distributed through DWA's UK-based TV distribution operation.[7]
In late 2014, DreamWorks Animation launched its own channel called the DreamWorks Channel. DreamWorks made a deal with HBO Asia to handle affiliate sales, marketing and technical services, the network will launch in several Asian countries (excluding China and Japan) in the second half of 2015.[8] The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai-dubbed channel launched in September 2015.[9] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation Television and its parent company were purchased by Comcast through its NBCUniversal division.[10][11][12]
Television series
Released
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Network | Co-production with | Production services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere date | End date | |||||
| Toonsylvania | Bill Kopp Mike Peters Chris Otsuki |
1998 | 1999 | Fox Kids | rowspan="3" N/A | Fil-Cartoons |
| Invasion America | Steven Spielberg Harve Bennett |
1998 | 1998 | The WB | AKOM | |
| Father of the Pride | Jeffrey Katzenberg Jonathan Groff |
2004 | 2004 | NBC | Imagi Animation Studios Pacific Data Images | |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley |
2008 | 2015 | Nickelodeon (2008–2012) Nicktoons (2013–2015) |
Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Oktobor Animation CGCG DQ Entertainment Paprikaas Interactive Services |
| Neighbors from Hell[lower-alpha 1] | Pam Brady | 2010 | 2010 | TBS | Wounded Poodle 20th Century Fox Television |
Bardel Entertainment Bento Box Entertainment |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Peter Hastings | 2011 | 2016 | Nickelodeon (2011–2014) Nicktoons (2016) |
Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Paprikaas Animation Studios Oktobor Animation Cinepix |
| DreamWorks Dragons | Linda Teverbaugh Mike Teverbaugh |
2012 | 2018 | Cartoon Network (2012–2014) Netflix (2015–2018) |
N/A | CGCG Original Force The Monk Studio Technicolor Animation Productions Tata Elxsi 37 Entertainment House of Cool |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley |
2013 | 2014 | Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Oktobor Animation Bardel Entertainment |
| Turbo Fast | Jack Thomas | 2013 | 2016 | Netflix | Titmouse, Inc. | Titmouse, Inc. Robin Red Breast Dong Woo Animation SMIP, Inc. |
| VeggieTales in the House[lower-alpha 2] | Doug TenNapel | 2014 | 2016 | Netflix | Big Idea Productions DreamWorks Classics |
Bardel Entertainment |
| All Hail King Julien | Bret Haaland | 2014 | 2017 | rowspan="3" N/A | Bardel Entertainment Technicolor Animation Productions | |
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Doug Langdale | 2015 | 2018 | Bardel Entertainment Dave Enterprises | ||
| Dinotrux | Ron Burch David Kidd |
2015 | 2018 | Bardel Entertainment Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises | ||
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | David P. Smith | 2015 | 2017 | Netflix | Jay Ward Productions Bullwinkle Studios DreamWorks Classics |
DHX Media Vancouver Top Draw Animation |
| Dawn of the Croods | Brendan Hay | 2015 | 2017 | N/A | Bardel Entertainment Digital eMation NE4U Dong Woo Animation Toon City | |
| Noddy, Toyland Detective | Heath Kenny Myles McLeod |
2016 | 2020 | France 5 (France) Channel 5 (United Kingdom) Universal Kids (United States) |
Gaumont Animation DreamWorks Classics |
Xentrix Studios |
| Voltron: Legendary Defender | Joaquim Dos Santos Lauren Montgomery |
2016 | 2018 | Netflix | World Events Productions | Studio Mir |
| Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Ryan Crego Thurop Van Orman |
2016 | 2018 | N/A | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro | 2016 | 2018 | Netflix | Double Dare You Productions | 88 Pictures Arc Productions Assemblage Entertainment CGCG House of Cool Nitrogen Studios Original Force |
| VeggieTales in the City[lower-alpha 3] | Doug TenNapel | 2017 | 2017 | Big Idea Productions DreamWorks Classics |
Bardel Entertainment | |
| Spirit Riding Free | Aury Wallington | 2017 | 2020 | Netflix | Technicolor Animation Productions Toiion Dave Enterprises The Monk Studio | |
| Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Matthew Beans Hannah Friedman Sam Friedman |
2018 | 2019 | Netflix | Digital eMation NE4U | |
| The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Brandon Sawyer | 2018 | 2020 | Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises | ||
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Marco Schnabel David P. Smith |
2018 | 2019 | Amazon Prime Video | Jay Ward Productions Bullwinkle Studios DreamWorks Classics |
DHX Media Vancouver Yeson Entertainment |
| Harvey Girls Forever! | Emily Brundige | 2018 | 2020 | Netflix | DreamWorks Classics | Dave Enterprises Digital eMation NE4U Wang Film Productions |
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Peter Hastings Mark Banker |
2018 | 2020 | Scholastic Entertainment | Titmouse, Inc. Dave Enterprises Stoopid Buddy Studios Inspidea | |
| She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | ND Stevenson | 2018 | 2020 | Mattel Creations DreamWorks Classics |
NE4U Dave Enterprises | |
| Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Elliott Owen | 2018 | 2019 | Amazon Prime Video | N/A | Bardel Entertainment The Monk Studio |
| 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro | 2018 | 2019 | Netflix | Double Dare You Productions | Original Force CGCG 88 Pictures House of Cool |
| Where's Waldo? | Koyalee Chanda Lucas Mills |
2019 | 2021 | Universal Kids (2019) Peacock (2020–21) |
DreamWorks Classics | Snipple Animation Studios Dave Enterprises |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing | Tony Hale Drew Champion Jacob Moffat |
2019 | 2021 | Netflix (2019–2020) Peacock (2021)[13][14] |
rowspan="3" N/A | Dave Enterprises Titmouse, Inc. |
| DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Jack Thomas Johnny Belt Robert Scull |
2019 | 2022 | Netflix (2019–2020) Peacock (2021–22) |
Bardel Entertainment Dave Enterprises Technicolor Animation Productions The Monk Studio 88 Pictures | |
| Cleopatra in Space | Doug Langdale Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice |
2019 (Asia) 2020 (United States) |
2021 | DreamWorks Channel (Asia) Peacock (United States)[15] |
Titmouse, Inc. Inspidea Digitoonz | |
| Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Tim Hedrick Bret Haaland[16] |
2019 | 2021 | Netflix | Universal Pictures | Technicolor Animation Productions 88 Pictures The Monk Studio |
| Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Radford Sechrist Bill Wolkoff |
2020 | 2020 | rowspan="2" N/A | Studio Mir | |
| Rhyme Time Town | Dan Berlinka | 2020 | 2021 | Doberman Pictures Top Draw Animation | ||
| Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro Aaron Waltke Marc Guggenheim Chad Quandt |
2020 | Double Dare You Productions | 88 Pictures CGCG | ||
| Madagascar: A Little Wild | Dana Starfield | 2020 | 2022 | Peacock Hulu |
style="text-align:center;" N/A | Mainframe Studios |
| Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Zack Stentz | 2020 | 2022 | Netflix | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
CGCG |
| The Mighty Ones | Sunil Hall Lynne Naylor |
2020 | 2022 | Peacock Hulu |
rowspan="4" N/A | Snipple Animation Studios |
| Doug Unplugs | Jim Nolan Aliki Theofilopoulos Dan Yaccarino |
2020 | 2022 | Apple TV+ | CGCG Dave Enterprises | |
| Trolls: TrollsTopia | Matthew Beans Hannah Friedman Sam Friedman |
2020 | 2022 | Peacock Hulu |
Atomic Cartoons | |
| Gabby's Dollhouse | Traci Paige Johnson Jennifer Twomey |
2021 | present | Netflix | Technicolor Animation Productions Doberman Pictures Dave Enterprises One-Take Floyd CGCG | |
| Go, Dog. Go! | Adam Peltzman | 2021 | 2023 | WildBrain Studios | ||
| The Croods: Family Tree | Mark Banker Todd Grimes |
2021 | 2023 | Peacock Hulu |
rowspan="2" N/A | Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises |
| DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Henry Gilroy | 2021 | 2023 | Technicolor Animation Productions CGCG Dave Enterprises | ||
| Team Zenko Go | Jack Thomas | 2022 | 2022 | Netflix | Mainframe Studios | |
| Pinecone & Pony | Stephanie Kaliner | 2022 | 2023 | Apple TV+ | Atomic Cartoons First Generation Films |
Atomic Cartoons |
| The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Brandon Sawyer | May 19, 2022 | 2023 | Netflix | rowspan="6" N/A | Technicolor Animation Productions Toiion |
| Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Mitch Watson Peter Hastings |
July 14, 2022 | 2023 | Technicolor Animation Productions/Mikros Animation Dave Enterprises Stellar Creative Labs 88 Pictures | ||
| Abominable and the Invisible City | Katherine Nolfi | October 5, 2022 | 2023 | Peacock Hulu |
CGCG Dave Enterprises | |
| Not Quite Narwhal | Sarah Katin Nakia Trower Shuman |
June 19, 2023 | 2024 | Netflix | Lemon Sky Studios | |
| Dew Drop Diaries | Rick Suvalle | July 24, 2023 | 2023 | TeamTO | ||
| Fright Krewe | Eli Roth James Frey |
October 2, 2023 | Present | Peacock Hulu |
Digitoonz | |
| Curses! | Jeff Dixon Jim Cooper |
October 27, 2023 | Apple TV+ | Sunday Night Productions | CGCG | |
| Megamind Rules! | Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
March 1, 2024 | Peacock | N/A | 88 Pictures | |
| Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | Scott Kreamer Zack Stentz |
May 24, 2024 | Present | Netflix | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
CGCG Saffronic |
| Mighty MonsterWheelies | Kyel White | October 14, 2024 | Universal Pictures | Lemon Sky Studios | ||
Upcoming
| Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | Network | Co-production with | Production Services | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled live-action Casper series | Wu Kai-yu | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" N/A | Peacock | Universal Content Productions DreamWorks Classics |
rowspan="6" N/A | [17] |
| Bearbrick | TBA | Apple TV+ | Dentsu Entertainment | [18][19] | ||
| Felix the Cat | TBA | DreamWorks Classics | [20] | |||
| The Gumazing Gum Girl! | CRE84U Entertainment | [21] | ||||
| Untitled Tony Hale series | Tony Hale | style="text-align:center;" N/A | [22] | |||
| Mama & Dada | Johanna Stein Noelle Lara |
Electric Hot Dog | [23] |
Films
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with | Production Services | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | 2021 | Johane Matte Francisco Ruiz Velasco Andrew Schmidt |
N/A | Jeff Danna | Double Dare You Productions | 88 Pictures CGCG Inc. Original Force |
Netflix |
| Guillermo del Toro Marc Guggenheim Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman | |||||||
| Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate | 2024 | Eric Fogel[24] | Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
Matthew Janszen Bryan Winslow |
style="text-align:center;" N/A | 88 Pictures Doberman Pictures |
Peacock |
Television specials
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Network | Co-production with | Production Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale | Roy Burdine Johnny Castuciano |
2017 | Netflix | rowspan="2" N/A | Bardel Entertainment |
| Home for the Holidays | Blake Lemons | 2017 | Titmouse, Inc. | ||
| The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-Ween | Seung W. Cha Kevin Peaty |
2019 | Scholastic Entertainment | ||
| Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas | Allan Jacobsen Kevin Wotton |
2019 | N/A | Toiion | |
| Captain Underpants: Epic Choice O' Rama | Todd Grimes | 2020 | Scholastic Entertainment | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon | T.J. Sullivan Greg Rankin |
2020 | rowspan="5" N/A | Bardel Entertainment | |
| Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing | 2020 | ||||
| The Boss Baby: Get That Baby | Dan Forgione Pete Jacobs Matt Whitlock |
2020 | N/A | ||
| Madagascar: A Little Wild: A Fang-Tastic Halloween | Erik Kling | 2020 | Peacock Hulu |
Mainframe Studios | |
| Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday | T.J. Sullivan Greg Rankin |
2020 | Netflix | Bardel Entertainment | |
| Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas | Erik Kling Kevin Peaty |
2020 | Scholastic Entertainment | Titmouse, Inc. Stoopid Buddy Studios | |
| Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure | Beth Sleven Allan Jacobsen Kevin Wotton |
2020 | rowspan="2" N/A | Toiion | |
| Madagascar: A Little Wild: Holiday Goose Chase | Chad Van De Keere | 2021 | Peacock Hulu |
Mainframe Studios | |
| Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure | Leah Artwick Eric Elrod Michael Mullen |
2022 | Netflix | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
CGCG |
| The Boss Baby Christmas Bonus[25] | Matt Engstrom Christo Stamboliev |
2022 | rowspan="3" N/A | Technicolor Animation Productions | |
| The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday[26][27] | Bret Haaland | 2023 | 88 Pictures | ||
| The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist[28] | Kevin Peaty | 2024 |
Short films
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Network | Co-production with | Animation producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nock and the Treeples[lower-alpha 4][29] | N/A | 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Notes
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (March 9, 1999)."DreamWorks TV shuts down."Animation World Network.Retrieved August 26, 2015.Archived from the original on February 4, 2017.
- ↑ (June 17, 2013)."Netflix to Air New DreamWorks Animation Shows."The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved October 12, 2014.Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.
- ↑ (June 28, 2013)."" Netflix Secures Deal With DreamWorks For New Shows (NASDAQ:NFLX)."Zolmax.Retrieved July 8, 2013.Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
- ↑ (June 18, 2013)."DreamWorks Animation Sees $100m Revenue This Year From Netflix, Other TV Deals."Variety.Retrieved October 12, 2014.Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Graser, Marc(July 31, 2013)."Nickelodeon Vet Marjorie Cohn to Run DreamWorks Animation Television."Variety.Retrieved August 5, 2013.Archived from the original on August 3, 2013.
- ↑ Vivarelli, Nick(September 18, 2013)."DreamWorks Animation Buys Chapman Entertainment Library."Variety.Retrieved November 14, 2013.Archived from the original on November 24, 2013.
- ↑ (December 9, 2014)."DreamWorks Animation to Launch TV Channel in Asia."The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved December 10, 2014.Archived from the original on June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Blecken, David(July 29, 2015)."DreamWorks to launch first dedicated channel in Thailand."Campaign.Retrieved August 3, 2015.Archived from the original on August 13, 2015.
- ↑ (April 28, 2016)."Comcast's NBCUniversal buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8-billion deal."Los Angeles Times.Retrieved April 28, 2016.Archived from the original on November 29, 2019.
- ↑ (August 23, 2016)."NBCUniversal Unveils New DreamWorks Annimation Senior Management."The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved September 3, 2016.Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
- ↑ McNary, Dave(August 22, 2016)."Comcast Completes $3.8 Billion Purchase of DreamWorks Animation."Variety.Retrieved October 27, 2016.Archived from the original on October 24, 2016.
- ↑ (January 26, 2021). "Tony Hale's All-Star Animated Series "Archibald" Flocks to Peacock with a New Installment of DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here," Premiering February 18" (Press release).Peacock.Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes(September 22, 2021)."'Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky' with More Kids' Faves on Peacock."Animation Magazine.Retrieved January 21, 2022.Archived from the original on October 30, 2021.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik(January 16, 2020)."Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More."Deadline.Retrieved January 16, 2020.Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
- ↑ (November 13, 2019)."Nickelodeon, Netflix Team for Original Animated Features, TV Series."The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved October 13, 2021.Archived from the original on February 3, 2021."The Nickelodeon-produced films and TV series join a Netflix animated slate that also includes…DreamWorks' Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Dec. 26), among others."
- ↑ O'Rourke, Ryan(April 11, 2022)."'Casper the Friendly Ghost' Live-Action Series in Development at Peacock."Collider.Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ↑ (December 26, 2017)."Dentsu, DreamWorks Plan TV Animation for Medicom's Be@rbrick Figures."Anime News Network.Retrieved December 26, 2017.Archived from the original on December 26, 2017.
- ↑ Petski, Denise(April 25, 2023)."Apple TV+ Orders 'Be@rbrick' Animated Kids Series Based On Collectible Bear-Shaped Figures."Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ↑ Hulett, Steve(March 2, 2016)."The Animated Production Among Us ... Again."Animation Guild Blog.Retrieved April 28, 2020.Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Nancy Cartwright juggles voices of 'Rugrats' Chuckie, Bart Simpson."Retrieved July 15, 2021.Archived from the original on July 15, 2021.
- ↑ (February 2, 2021)."Making Archibald's Next Big Thing (mentioned at 22:47)."WorldScreen Festivals.Retrieved February 2, 2021.Archived from the original on February 5, 2021.
- ↑ (May 13, 2021)."'Kids Tonight Show' from Jimmy Fallon in the Works at Peacock."The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved May 16, 2021.Archived from the original on May 16, 2021.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes(February 2024)."Trailer: DreamWorks' 'Megamind' Returns in New Peacock Film & Series."www.animationmagazine.net.Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ↑ (November 8, 2022)."'The Boss Baby' Unwraps New Christmas Special with George Lopez."
- ↑ (November 8, 2022)."'The Bad Guys' Plan Holiday Heist for Netflix in 2023."
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt(October 9, 2023)."The Bad Guys Prequel Movie Gets New Voice Cast, Netflix Release Date and First Photos."TVLine.Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ↑ (August 13, 2024)."DreamWorks Animation on X."
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