Animated Movies Coming to Netflix in 2023 and 2024

Netflix, the world’s most popular movie and series platform, announced that the number of subscribers has reached 232.5 million and its revenues have increased by 3.7%, revealing that its recent bad course has stopped, albeit a little. The platform, which wants to continue with its new content, gave information about some new productions today.

Netflix’s new releases include original animations that will come to the platform in 2023 and 2024. According to the announcement, the platform will appear with 9 animated films from different genres in the next 18 months. The company, which has also been successful as an animation studio in recent years, has recently appeared with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, which won an Oscar. The platform plans to continue this with new films to be released in the coming months. Let’s take a look at these productions together without further ado.

Animated movies Netflix will release in 2023 and 2024

nimona

• Release date: Summer 2023
• Director: Nick Bruno and Troy Quane

Expected to be released next summer, Nimona is based on ND Stevens’ bestselling science fiction comic of the same name. The production will focus on the character Ballister Boldheart, who has been accused of something he didn’t do, and a shapeshifter girl who will help him prove his innocence.

Written by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd, the film’s cast includes names such as Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint.

The Monkey King

• Release date: Summer 2023
• Director: Anthony Stacchi

The Monkey King, which does not have a definite date for its release but is reported to come in the summer, is described as an action-packed family comedy. The production will chronicle the adventure of a charismatic ape with a magic wand as he battles demons, dragons and gods. The production, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman, will feature names such as Jimmy O. Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, and Stephanie Hsu.

Leo

• Release date: Fall 2023
• Director: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel and David Wachtenheim

The musical and comedy production focuses on the story of a 74-year-old lizard named Leo, voiced by the famous actor Adam Sandler. Stranded in a classroom with his turtle friend for many years, Leo seeks ways to escape after learning he has only one year to live.

Produced by Happy Madison, Leo’s cast includes names such as Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, and Sadie Sandler in addition to Adam Sandler.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• Release date: Fall 2023
• Director: Sam Fell

This production, which will meet us in the fall, will be the long-awaited sequel to the popular movie Chicken Run, one of the most successful animations of all time. The production will focus on Ginger, who escaped from Tweedy’s farm and fulfilled his dreams, and his experiences.

The voice cast of the production, written by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’ Farrel, is like a stargazing. The film features many famous names such as Bella Ramsey, Zachary Levi, Thandiwe Newton, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Nick Mohammed.

In Your Dreams

• Release date: 2024
• Director: Alex Woo

Coming in 2024 and in the comedy/adventure genre, In Your Dreams will tell the story of Stevie and his brother Elliot’s journey to the world of dreams and their adventures there. The cast of the film, which is produced by Gregg Taylor and Tim Hahn, has not been announced yet.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• Release date: 2024
• Director: Liza Johnson

Set in the SpongeBob universe, the production will focus on Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob’s journey to Texas to save the town, after all the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom are expelled. Written by Kaz and Tom Stern, the production will feature names such as Carolyn Lawrence, Tom Kenny, Wanda Skyes, and Clancy Brown.

That Christmas

• Release date: 2024
• Director: Simon Otto

With a Christmas theme, That Christmas will tell a series of intertwined stories about love, loneliness, family, friends, Santa Claus. Richard Curtis will write the script for the production, whose voice cast has not been announced.

Thelma The Unicorn

• Release date: 2024
• Director: Jared Hess, Lynn Wang

The production, whose voice cast is not yet known, will focus on a pony named Thelma, who plans to become a music star and then turns into a unicorn.

ultraman

• Release date: 2024
• Director: Shannon Tindle

Inspired by the world-famous Japanese character Ultraman, the film will tell the story of a baseball star named Ken Sato who returns to his hometown of Japan to become Ultraman, who defends the world from evil. The film will be produced by Tom Knott and Lisa Poole, and written by Shannon Tindle and Marc Haimes.