Formerly |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Animation |
Predecessor | Hanna-Barbera (In-name only) |
Founded | 18 September 2007 |
Headquarters | Warner Bros. Discovery UK 160 Old Street London, England |
Key people |
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Products | Television and film animations |
Parent | Warner Bros. Television Studios UK |
Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd. (also known as Great Marlborough Productions [1] ), formerly Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe and Cartoon Network Studios Europe, is a British animation studio based in London and owned by the UK division of Warner Bros. International Television Production, a subsidiary of the Warner Bros. Television Group, the television business segment of Warner Bros. Discovery. It is the EMEA arm of Cartoon Network Studios. [2] [3] [4]
On 7 April 2021, WarnerMedia, a predecessor to the current-day Warner Bros Discovery, announced that the studio had rebranded as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, [2] paying tribute to the original American studio, founded by Oscar and Emmy winners William Hanna and Joseph Barbera on 7 July 1957. [5] The Hanna-Barbera name had previously been revived on some Warner Bros. Animation series and films based on the classic franchises, including from the fifth to thirteenth Scooby-Doo direct-to-video animated films, The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! , the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races and Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs .
The first projects to be greenlit under the new name were a new series and a film relating to The Amazing World of Gumball . [6]
Title | Creator(s)/ Developer(s) | Premiere | Co-production(s) | Network | Note(s) | Status |
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The Amazing World of Gumball | Ben Bocquelet | May 3, 2011 | Studio Soi Boulder Media Limited (season 1) | Cartoon Network (U.S.) | Hiatus | |
Elliott from Earth | Guillaume Cassuto | March 29, 2021 | Miyu Productions | [7] [8] | Ended | |
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Eva Lee Wallberg Christian Bøving-Andersen Daniel Lennard | December 5, 2022 | Sun Creature Studio | Cartoon Network (U.K.) | Ongoing | |
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series (working title) | Ben Bocquelet | TBA | Studio Soi | Cartoon Network (U.S.) Max [6] (U.S.) | [6] | Upcoming |
Foster’s Imaginary Nursery | Craig McCracken | Cartoon Network Studios | Cartoon Network (U.S.) | Spin-off of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends . [9] [10] | ||
The Powerpuff Girls | Reboot of the original 1998 animated series. [9] |
Title | Creator(s)/ Developer(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Network | Note(s) |
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The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Eva Lee Wallberg Christian Bøving-Andersen Daniel Lennard | 2017 | Sun Creature Studio Public Service Puljen | Cartoon Network Nordic (Denmark) YouTube (U.K.) | |
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf | TBA | TBA | Warner Bros. Animation DC Studios | Cartoon Network (U.S.) | [11] |
Title | Year | Creator(s) | Notes |
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Gumball | 2008 | Ben Bocquelet | Contrary to rumours, Ben Bocquelet never actually pitched this show to Adult Swim. [12] [ non-primary source needed ] Pilot for The Amazing World of Gumball . |
The Amazing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay | Pete Candeland Stu Connolly | [13] | |
Little Rikke | Rikke Asbjoern | [14] | |
COSMO | 2009 | Charlie Bean | [15] |
Elliot's Zoo | Dave Needham | ||
The Furry Pals | Rikke Asbjoern | ||
Hamshanks and the Himalolly Mountain Railway | Tom Parkinson | ||
Mutant Moments | Alan Kerswell | ||
Pinky Malinky | Chris Garbutt | Originally rejected by Cartoon Network, the pilot was later greenlit as a series by Nickelodeon, [16] but instead of being aired on their TV channel, it was released directly on Netflix. [17] | |
Verne on Vacation | Sylvain Marc | ||
The ATM | 2011 | Rikke Asbjoern | |
Wacky Races | 2022 | Rich Webber | Based on the original 1968 animated series. [18] [19] |
Title | Year | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! | TBA | Studio Soi | In development; greenlit. [6] |
Title | Year | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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Taz | TBA | Warner Bros. Animation | In development; greenlit. [20] |
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