Work Around Town Too

Back to the 80s! Everything old is new again! (Especially when it pulls down solid ratings!)

Now a wee bit about animation work going on in Southern California, which has changed some since the last post (but not a lot).

As before, I am relying on well-informed industry people because I am now, as the saying goes, somewhat out of the loop. The information below could have errors (yikes!); if so, post a comment and I will update.

Amazon

Danger and Egg -- ongoing

Too Loud -- ongoing

Bureau of Magic

Lost in Oz -- ongoing (Amazon Prime)

Cartoon Network

Powerpuff Girls (shorts) -- waiting for pickup.

Ben 10 -- ongoing

Mighty Magiswords -- ending

Steven Universe (shorts) -- ongoing (and building on momentum)

Clarence -- ended.

We Bare Bears (shorts) -- ongoing (Season Three)

Ok-Ko Lets Be Heros -- ongoing

Splittin' Rent -- end of Season One and likely to get pickup (aka "Close Enough" -- see Adult Swim)

Summer Camp Island -- ongoing

Apple and Onion -- 1st season complete.

Cartoon Network has a digital network named "Bite Size" streaming some of its offerings:

Victor & Valentino -- ongoing

Infinity Train -- ongoing

Craig of the Creek -- ongoing

Adult Swim (another Cartoon Network subset).

Close Enough -- ongoing (aka "Splittin' Rent")

Tiggle Winks -- ongoing (shorts)

Warner Bros. Animation

Unikitty -- newly aired; awaiting results before more episodes are greenlit

Be Cool Scooby Doo -- (series) -- ended.

Scooby Doo and the Red Ghost -- (long form Scoob)

Scooby Doo Wild West -- completed. (released)

Guess Who, Scooby Doo -- ongoing

* As usual, there are a plethora of Scoobs. (A veteran animation director I know says that his idea of hell would be working on "Scooby Doo" in an eternal animation cubicle in the afterlife.)

Lego Justice League -- ongoing

Wabbit/New Looney Tunes -- ongoing.

"Wabbit" is repurposed (expanded?) to include other Looney Tunes characters and retitled "New Looney Tunes".

Animaniacs -- upcoming (co-production of Amblin' TV and WBA.)

"Animaniacs" will be a reboot of the original 99 episodes from the early nineties. (It's just been announced.)

Bunnicula -- ended.

Justice League Action -- ended.

Mike Tyson Mysteries -- hiatus -- waiting for pick up.

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz -- ongoing (Season 3)

Teen Titans Go! -- ongoing (working on 5th season)

The alleged skinny on "Teen Titans Go!". WB Animation is now in production on the 5th season of the show. The work should take the crew into mid-2018. WBA is also producing a 70-minute "TTG!" feature, now in work.

DC Superhero Girls -- new version in work for Cartoon Network

Green Eggs and Ham -- ongoing

Wacky Racers -- ongoing

Young Justice -- ongoing

Flintstones -- ongoing (with African American cast)

Warner Animation Group

The Lego Movie Sequel -- ongoing

Smallfoot -- ongoing

Space Jam 2 -- ongoing

The Billion Brick Race -- ongoing

Scooby -- ongoing

Warner Animation Group has pre-production facilities at multiple locations in Burbank; production work (a la Illumination Entertainment) is done in foreign lands.

Hasbro

Micronauts -- ongoing (produced in Ireland)

Stretch Armstrong -- ended, now in post.

My Little Pony -- ongoing

Magic is Friendshi -- ongoing

Hasbro has down-sized production at its Burbank (Media Center North) facility, and now does much of its work at Boulder Media in Ireland. Writing for Boulder shows continues to be done in Southern California.

Nickelodeon

Bunsen is a Beast (Butch Hartman) -- ongoing

Invader Zim (tv movie) -- still in work, scheduled for '18 release.

Sponge Bob -- ongoing

The Loud House -- ongoing; the show has strong ratings and will continue without the creator

Harvey Beaks -- ended.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- reboot which is ongoing

Welcome to the Wayne -- ongoing.

Wally Kazam -- ended.

Shimmer and Shine -- ongoing

Pinky Malinky -- ended.

Glitch Tech -- ongoing

Rocko's Modern Life -- ongoing

Henry Danger -- ongoing

Disney TV Animation

Amphibia -- ongoing (Season #1)

Mickey's Roadster Racers -- ongoing

Star vs The Forces of Evil -- ongoing (renewed for Season #4)

Puppy Capers -- opening

Pickle and Peanut -- second season began airing October 2017.

Sofia the First -- ongoing (though close to end??)

Future Worm -- ended.

Tangled -- ongoing

Mickey Mouse shorts -- ongoing (Season #5)

Duck Tales -- ongoing

Fancy Nancy -- ongoing. (As of February 15, 2018 there is no announced air date, but the show is scheduled for launch this summer. Actors Allyson Hannigan and Rob Riggle have just been cast as Nancy's parents. This is a Disney Jr. show.)

Milo Murphy's Law -- ending

The Rocketeer -- ongoing (Season #1; Disney Jr. via Wild Canary)

Wicked World -- ongoing

The Lion Guard (Disney Jr. "Baby Lion King") -- ongoing

The Owl House -- ongoing (Season #1)

The Three Caballeros -- ongoing

Muppet Babies -- ongoing (produced at Oddbot, Inc.)

Country Club/ aka Big City Greens -- ongoing

Big Hero Six -- ongoing

Elena of Avalor -- ongoing

Vampirina* -- ongoing (*the show was paicked up for a second season in late January by Disney Jr. It's produced by Brown Bag Films, which has studios in Dublin, Toronto and Manchester.)

DreamWorks Animation

How to Train Your Dragon 3 -- ongoing

Trolls 2 -- ongoing

Trolls 2 -- ongoing

The Croods 2 -- ongoing (back on the schedule)

The Boss Baby 2 -- ongoing

Shrek 5 -- ongoing

Madagascar 4 -- ongoing

Puss in Boots 2 -- ongoing

Madagascar 4 -- ongoing

The majority of DreamWorks Animation theatrical projects are sequels, but there are also a number of originals: Everest, Spooky Jack, B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (etc.)

Dreamworks Animation TV

Veggie Tales -- ongoing

Mr. Peabody and Sherman -- ended. (Crew moved to "Rocky and Bullwinkle").

Rocky and Bullwinkle -- ongoing

All Hail King Julian -- ending

Dinotrux -- ongoing

Puss in Boots -- ending

Home: Adventures of Tip and Oh -- ongoing

Kung Fu Panda -- ongoing (new order; formerly at Nickelodeon show.)

3 Below -- ongoing

Troll Hunters -- ongoing

Voltron -- ongoing

Dragons Jr -- ongoing

Harvey Street Kids (AKA "Harvey Girls) -- ongoing

Captain Underpants -- ongoing

Spirit Riding Free -- ongoing

Trolls -- ongoing

Boss Baby -- ongoing

She-Ra: Princess of Power -- ongoing

Cleopatra In Space -- ongoing

Minions -- ongoing

Noddy, Toyland Detective -- ongoing

DWA tv employees are now pitching original IPs to the company and multiple ideas have been greenlit for development.

Starz - Film Roman

(Sold to Lions Gate -- no announced projects)

Rough Draft

Disenchantment -- ongoing (New Matt Groening show, which was in development a long-time before it was greenlit).

Mega Man -- ongoing

Clash of Clans -- ongoing (YouTube series)

Frederator

Costume Quest -- ongoing (for Amazon)

Paramount Animation

Gnomeo and Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes

Amusement Park

The Spongebob Movie 3 -- ongoing (but long in development; has stopped and started multiple times).

The Loud House Movie -- ongoing

Bento Box

Bob's Burgers -- ongoing

Legends -- ended.

Netflix show -- ongoing

Fox Animation (on Alameda and Wilshire)

Family Guy -- ongoing

Seth M. no longer does day-to-day oversight of his animated comedies; he delegates, does a variety of voices, and concentrates on his live-action activities (with a second season of "The Orville", he kind of has to). Nevertheless, "Family Guy" and "American Dad" march on.

American Dad -- ongoing

Fox Animation (at the Pinnacle on Alameda in Burbank)

The Simpsons -- ongoing

Marvel Animation

Avengers Assemble -- ending

Guardians of the Galaxy -- ending

Spider-man -- ending

Some of Marvel Animation's shows are going on hiatus and (we're told) crews being laid off. Crew members say that much MA work will be completed in the next few months.

Titmouse/Robin Red Breast

Moon Beam -- ongoing

Megalopolis -- ongoing

Super Jail -- ongoing

The Venture Brothers -- ongoing

Niko and the Sword of Light -- ongoing

Big Mouth -- ongoing (and one of the top shows for Netflix, so it will be back).

Activision

Skylanders Academy (union freelance only)

Renegade

ABC Mouse (flash show) -- ongoing

Star Burns Industries

Rick and Morty (Rick and Morty LLC) -- ongoing (the show hasn't been greenlit for a 4th season but is a solid hit, so it will be back). (for Adult Swim - Rick and Morty LLC)

Animals -- ongoing

Shadow Machine

Bo Jack Horsemen -- ongoing

Dad Boner -- ongoing(?)

Six Point/Six Point 2

Apollo Gauntlet (for Adult Swim) --

Star Chaser pilot

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Wreck-It Ralph 2 -- ongoing

Frozen 2 -- ongoing

Gigantic -- development ended.

Other unannounced projects in development. Kindly note that though development work on "Gigantic" has come to an end, projects often get cancelled, slide into deep hibernation, and get revived at a later date. (Case in point: "Wreck it Ralph", which saw development under various titles over a span of years before finally being greenlit for production).

Wild Canary

Sheriff Callie's Wild West -- ended.

Puppy Dog Pals (Disney Jr.) -- ongoing

Miles From Tomorrowland -- ended.

The Rocketeer -- ongoing (Season #1 -- 11-minute episodes -- for Disney Jr.)

Stupid Buddies Stoodio

Robot Chicken -- ongoing

Buddy Thunderstruck -- ongoing

SuperMansion -- ongoing

Hot Streets -- ongoing

Leodoro Productions

F is for Family -- ongoing

Universal

Alvin and the Chipmunks -- ongoing

Curious George -- ongoing (newer flash version)

Illumination Entertainment Studios

Secret Life of Pets 2 -- ongoing

Splash Entertainment

Kulipari: An Army of Frogs -- ongoing (season 2 for Netflix)

Splash Entertainment began its corporate life as Mike Young Productions and is headquartered in the west San Fernando Valley. Splash is a work-for-hire studio that often partners with larger entities.