2026 in animation

Last updated October 31, 2025

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

January

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

February 13: Sony Pictures Animation's Goat will be released.

March

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

April 3: Illumination's film adaptation of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , based on the video game, will be released.

June

June 19: Pixar's Toy Story 5 will be released.

July

July 1: Illumination's Minions 3 will be released.

August

August 14: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie will be released.
August 28: Coyote vs. Acme will be released.

September

September 25: DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island will be released.

October

October 9: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will be released.

November

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

December 23: Paramount Pictures' The Angry Birds Movie 3 will be released.

Specific date unknown

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 it's 37th season on Fox.
Bob's Burgers will conclude it's 16th season on Fox.
Family Guy will conclude it's 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 it's 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

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

Television series debuts

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	Netflix
	HexVets and Magic Pets	Nickelodeon
	Super Why's Comic Book Adventures	PBS Kids

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel, Streaming	Year	Notes
TBA	The Amazing Digital Circus	YouTube	2023-2026	Ending
TBA	Beastars	Netflix	2019–2026	Ending

Deaths

References

↑ 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

Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Milligan, Mercedes (June 25, 2025). "Moonbug & Sanrio Ink New Content Collab Deal". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

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