List of Pixar television series

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Pixar Animation Studios is an American CGI film production company based in Emeryville, California, United States.

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The following is a list of all the television series or specials that Pixar has released or plan on releasing. Some of the television productions are produced by Pixar, while others are based on the studio's films.

Television series

Released

TitleSeasonsEpisodesYear(s)FranchiseNetworkRef(s)
Premiere dateEnd date
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 162October 2, 2000January 13, 2001 Toy Story UPN / ABC [1] [2]
Cars Toons 215October 27, 2008May 20, 2014 Cars Toon Disney (season 1) / Disney Channel (season 1–2) [3] [4]
SparkShorts 111January 18, 2019PresentN/A YouTube (season 1) / Disney+ (season 1–present) [5]
Forky Asks a Question 110November 12, 2019January 10, 2020Toy StoryDisney+ [6]
Pixar In Real Life111November 12, 2019September 4, 2020Various [7]
Inside Pixar120November 13, 2020May 21, 2021 [8]
Pixar Popcorn 111January 22, 2021 [9] [10]
Monsters at Work 220July 7, 2021Present Monsters, Inc. Disney+ (season 1) / Disney Channel (season 2–present) [11] [12]
Dug Days 16September 1, 2021June 16, 2023 Up Disney+ [13]
Cars on the Road 19September 8, 2022Cars [14] [15]
A Real Bug's Life210January 24, 2024Present A Bug's Life [16] [17]
Lego Pixar: BrickToons15September 4, 2024Various [18]
Dream Productions 14December 11, 2024 Inside Out [19]
Win or Lose 18February 19, 2025March 12, 2025N/A [20] [21]

Upcoming

TitleSeasonsEpisodesYear(s)FranchiseNetworkRef(s)
Premiere date
What's Your Toy Story?18TBAToy StoryDisney+ [22]

Television specials

TitlePremiere dateFranchiseNetworkRef(s)
Toy Story of Terror! October 16, 2013Toy StoryABC [23]
Toy Story That Time Forgot December 2, 2014 [24]

Cancelled projects

A Tin Toy Christmas

A half-hour television special, serving as a sequel to the short Tin Toy (1988) was considered, but Pixar felt convinced they could produce a feature film instead. [25] The project later became Toy Story (1995).

1906 TV series

In 2005, Brad Bird was collaborating with Pixar, Disney, and Warner Bros. on a live-action film and television series adaptation of James Dalessandro's novel 1906 . [26] [27] In 2010, Disney and Pixar left the project due to script problems and an estimated budget of $200 million. [28]

Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs: To Protect and Serve

At the 2013 Disney D23 Expo, it was announced that a fifth episode of the television series Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, entitled To Protect and Serve, was in production. [29] [30]

Untitled Win or Lose follow-up series

A follow-up television series of Win or Lose was in development, but it was quietly cancelled. [31] [32] [33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 101–102. ISBN   978-1538103739.
  2. ↑ "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command". Big Cartoon Database. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cars Toons Coming in October To Disney Channel". Animation World Network. September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bryko (August 11, 2013). "D23 Expo Round-Up: 'Toy Story of Terror', New Cars Toons on the Way". Pixar Planet. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bui, Hoai-Tran (January 11, 2019). "Pixar's Announces New Short Film Program, SparkShorts". /Film . Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ White, James (June 12, 2019). "Pixar Creating Forky-Focused Short Films For Disney". Empire . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pixar In Real Life". Improv Everywhere. December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Pearson, Ben (November 11, 2020). "'Inside Pixar' Trailer: New Disney+ Documentary Series Debuts This Week". /Film . Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pixar Popcorn: An Absolute Delight". Scifibloggers. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Moulton, Ashley. "Parents' Guide to Pixar Popcorn". Common Sense Media. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (November 9, 2017). "New 'Star Wars' Trilogy in Works With Rian Johnson, TV Series Also Coming to Disney Streaming Service". Variety . Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 9, 2019). "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Three New Pixar Series Coming to Disney+, Including the Very Adorable 'Up' Spin-Off 'Dug Days'". /Film . December 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (November 12, 2021). "Disney+'s 'Cars' Series Gets Title, 'Tiana' Enlists Stella Meghie As Writer/Director; First-Look Images Released". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  15. ↑ Behzadi, Sofia (August 1, 2022). "'Cars On The Road' Pixar Series Gets Premiere Date On Disney+, First-Look Trailer". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  16. ↑ Danoff, Owen (December 5, 2024). "National Geographic's A Real Bug's Life Season 2 Drops A Premiere Date & New Trailer Featuring Awkwafina". Screen Rant . Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ White, Peter (February 8, 2024). "'Limitless With Chris Hemsworth' & 'A Real Bug's Life' Renewed For Season 2 At Nat Geo & Disney+". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  18. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (August 21, 2024). "'LEGO Pixar: BrickToons' Brings Beloved Characters into Newly Built Adventures". Animation Magazine . Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  19. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (September 24, 2024). "'Inside Out' Spinoff Series 'Dream Productions' and Pixar's 'Win or Lose' Set Disney+ Release Dates and Unveil New Footage". Variety . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  20. ↑ Taylor, Drew (November 15, 2023). "Pixar's First Long-Form Original Streaming Series 'Win or Lose' Bumped to 2024". The Wrap . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  21. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (January 16, 2025). "Trailer: 'Win or Lose' Brings Pixar's First Original Series to Disney+ Next Month". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  22. ↑ Hatch, Brad (May 17, 2022). "Disney+ reveals first wave of 2022/23 Australian originals showcasing the best of the local film and television industry". Disney Australia & NZ (Press release). Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ Cheney, Alexandra (October 13, 2013). "Watch A Clip from Pixar's First TV Special 'Toy Story of Terror!'". The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  24. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (July 24, 2014). "'Toy Story That Time Forgot' Is A 1980's Nostalgia Bomb That You're Gonna Love (Comic Con 2014)". /Film . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  25. ↑ Hill, Jim (December 14, 2007). "The Pixar TV special you never got to see, "A Tin Toy Christmas"". Jim Hill Media. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  26. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (June 18, 2018). "Brad Bird Says '1906' May Get Made as an "Amalgam" of a TV and Film Project". Collider . Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  27. ↑ Bastoli, Mike (March 13, 2008). "'1906' to be Disney/Pixar/Warner Bros./? collaboration". Big Screen Animation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  28. ↑ Fischer, Russ (January 27, 2010). "What Happened to Brad Bird's 1906?". /Film . Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  29. ↑ @ThePixarTimes (August 10, 2013). "Pixar working on two new Cars Toons: 'Radiator Springs 500 1/2,' and 'To Protect and Serve.' To debut on Disney Channel in 2014. #D23Expo" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2024– via Twitter.
  30. ↑ "Exclusive First Look at the Upcoming Cars Toon 'To Protect and Serve'". Pixar Post. October 30, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  31. ↑ Taylor, Drew (July 5, 2023). "Inside Pixar's Existential Crisis and Leadership Change". TheWrap . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  32. ↑ Reynolds, Maca (July 8, 2023). "Pixar's Win or Lose Follow-Up Project Reportedly Canceled". MovieWeb . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  33. ↑ Cimaglio, Zachary (July 7, 2023). "Disney+ Quietly Cancels Animated Pixar Spinoff Series". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved August 22, 2024.