Netflix Announces Three New Animated Shows for Kids
Netflix recently announced three new animated series for kids. First, we have A Tale Dark & Grimm which will be based on Adam Gidwitz’ best-selling book series and follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home looking for new parents.
This series will feature Simon Otto as the Supervising Director and include cast members like Nicole Byer (Nailed It), Eric Bauza (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Erica Rhodes (La Vie en Rhodes), and Ron Funches (The Great North). This series is set to release this fall.
Based on the best-selling book series by Adam Gidwitz, the animated series follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home to find better parents...or at least ones who won’t chop off their heads! As Hansel and Gretel leave their own story and venture through other classic Grimm fairy tales, unexpected narrators’ guide us through their encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons and even the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.
Next, we’ve got Dogs in Space also releasing this fall. The series was created by Jeremiah Cortez and sounds like an adorable show. It’ll star Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Sarah Chalke (Paradise PD), Kimiko Glenn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Chris Parnell (Archer), William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), and more.
In the not-so-distant future, genetically enhanced dogs are sent across the universe in search of a new home for the human race. It’s a giant cosmic game of fetch, as the canines seek a planet that will save humanity and - more importantly - let them return to their beloved owners.
Finally, we have the 2022 release of Super Giant Robot Brothers directed by Mark Andrews (Brave). The details are very scarce on this project, but it could be good with some good writers.
This action-comedy animated series in partnership with Reel FX Originals, from creators Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres (Love, Death, and Robots, Trollhunters) follows two giant robots who discover they are brothers, as they help defend Earth from the forces of intergalactic evil.
