DreamWorks Animation Television

This article is about the television animation studio. For the defunct separate live-action television studio, see DreamWorks Television.

DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Founded in 1996, the entity was formerly named DreamWorks Television Animation. Its first programs from the 1990s and early 2000s used the live-action television logo, and were produced by DreamWorks Television, before DWATV and its parent company were spun off into an independent company in 2004 and later purchased by NBCUniversal in 2016. In total, the division has released 59 programs, with 7 in development.

DreamWorks Animation Television

Formerly	DreamWorks Television Animation (1996–1999) DreamWorks Animation SKG (2008–2016)
Company type	Division
Industry	Animation Television production
Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996) (as DreamWorks Television Animation) 2012; 12 years ago (2012) (as DreamWorks Animation Television)
Founders	Steven Spielberg Jeffrey Katzenberg David Geffen
Headquarters	1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201 , United States
Areas served	Worldwide
Products	Animated television series
Parent	DreamWorks Television (1996–1999) DreamWorks Animation (2012–present)
Website	dreamworks.com/shows

History

The company was first formed in 1996 as the animation division of DreamWorks Television, a subsidiary of the main DreamWorks studio. The TV division was spearheaded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg and was headed by former Walt Disney Television Animation executives Gary Krisel and David Simon.^[1] DWTA only produced two series: Invasion America and Toonsylvania. In a move to consolidate, DreamWorks Television Animation was shut down in 1999 with the direct-to-video subsidiary subsequently merged into the studio's feature animation division, as a way for the company to reorganize its animation divisions to operate under one umbrella.^[2] More than two-thirds of the TV division's 50 employees were transferred to the direct-to-video unit and it was expected that only a minimal number of employees would be affected by the reorganization.^[2]

In 2013, DreamWorks Animation entered a multi-year content deal with Netflix to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content.^[3] The intent of the deal was to establish a reliable income for the studio to defray the financial risk of solely relying on the theatrical film market.^[4] The next day, DWA completed a five-year licensing agreement with Super RTL for the Classic Media library and the Netflix slate.^[5] DWA announced executive hiring for its new television group, DreamWorks Animation Television in late July. Former Nickelodeon senior executive Margie Cohn became Head of Television for the group.^[6] In September that same year, DreamWorks announced that it has acquired the TV library of London-based Chapman Entertainment with the programs to distributed through DWA's UK-based TV distribution operation.^[7]

In late 2014, DreamWorks Animation launched its own channel called the DreamWorks Channel. DreamWorks made a deal with HBO Asia to handle affiliate sales, marketing and technical services, the network will launch in several Asian countries (excluding China and Japan) in the second half of 2015.^[8] The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai-dubbed channel launched in September 2015.^[9] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation Television and its parent company were purchased by Comcast through its NBCUniversal division.^[10][11][12]

Television series

Released

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year(s)		Network	Co-production with	Production services
		Premiere date	End date
Toonsylvania	Bill Kopp Mike Peters Chris Otsuki	February 7, 1998	January 18, 1999	Fox Kids	—	Fil-Cartoons
Invasion America	Steven Spielberg Harve Bennett	June 8, 1998	July 7, 1998	The WB		AKOM
Father of the Pride	Jeffrey Katzenberg Jonathan Groff	August 31, 2004	December 28, 2004	NBC		Imagi Animation Studios Pacific Data Images
The Penguins of Madagascar	Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley	November 29, 2008	December 19, 2015	Nickelodeon (2008–2012) Nicktoons (2013–2015)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Oktobor Animation CGCG DQ Entertainment Paprikaas Interactive Services
Neighbors from Hell[a]	Pam Brady	June 7, 2010	July 26, 2010	TBS	Wounded Poodle 20th Century Fox Television	Bardel Entertainment Bento Box Entertainment
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Peter Hastings	September 19, 2011	June 29, 2016	Nickelodeon (2011–2014) Nicktoons (2016)	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Paprikaas Animation Studios Oktobor Animation Cinepix
DreamWorks Dragons	Linda Teverbaugh Mike Teverbaugh	August 7, 2012	February 16, 2018	Cartoon Network (2012–2014) Netflix (2015–2018)	—	CGCG Original Force The Monk Studio Technicolor Animation Productions Tata Elxsi 37 Entertainment House of Cool
Monsters vs. Aliens	Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley	March 23, 2013	February 8, 2014	Nickelodeon	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Oktobor Animation Bardel Entertainment
Turbo Fast	Jack Thomas	December 24, 2013	February 5, 2016	Netflix	Titmouse, Inc.	Titmouse, Inc. Robin Red Breast Dong Woo Animation SMIP, Inc.
VeggieTales in the House[b]	Doug TenNapel	November 26, 2014	September 23, 2016	Netflix	Big Idea Productions DreamWorks Classics	Bardel Entertainment
All Hail King Julien	Bret Haaland	December 19, 2014	December 1, 2017		—	Bardel Entertainment Technicolor Animation Productions
The Adventures of Puss in Boots	Doug Langdale	January 16, 2015	January 26, 2018			Bardel Entertainment Dave Enterprises
Dinotrux	Ron Burch David Kidd	August 14, 2015	August 3, 2018			Bardel Entertainment Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	David P. Smith	October 9, 2015	April 21, 2017	Netflix	Jay Ward Productions Bullwinkle Studios DreamWorks Classics	DHX Media Vancouver Top Draw Animation
Dawn of the Croods	Brendan Hay	December 24, 2015	July 7, 2017		—	Bardel Entertainment Digital eMation NE4U Dong Woo Animation Toon City
Noddy, Toyland Detective	Heath Kenny Myles McLeod	April 2, 2016	March 22, 2020	France 5 (France) Channel 5 (United Kingdom) Universal Kids (United States)	Gaumont Animation DreamWorks Classics	Xentrix Studios
Voltron: Legendary Defender	Joaquim Dos Santos Lauren Montgomery	June 10, 2016	December 14, 2018	Netflix	World Events Productions	Studio Mir
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh	Ryan Crego Thurop Van Orman	July 29, 2016	July 20, 2018		—	Titmouse, Inc.
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia	Guillermo del Toro	December 23, 2016	May 25, 2018	Netflix	Double Dare You Productions	88 Pictures Arc Productions Assemblage Entertainment CGCG House of Cool Nitrogen Studios Original Force
VeggieTales in the City[b]	Doug TenNapel	February 24, 2017	September 15, 2017		Big Idea Productions DreamWorks Classics	Bardel Entertainment
Spirit Riding Free	Aury Wallington	May 5, 2017	December 8, 2020	Netflix	Technicolor Animation Productions Toiion Dave Enterprises The Monk Studio
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!	Matthew Beans Hannah Friedman Sam Friedman	January 19, 2018	November 22, 2019	Netflix	Digital eMation NE4U
The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Brandon Sawyer	April 6, 2018	November 17, 2020		Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	Marco Schnabel David P. Smith	May 11, 2018	January 11, 2019	Amazon Prime Video	Jay Ward Productions Bullwinkle Studios DreamWorks Classics	DHX Media Vancouver
Harvey Girls Forever!	Emily Brundige	June 29, 2018	January 10, 2020	Netflix	DreamWorks Classics	Dave Enterprises Digital eMation NE4U
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	Peter Hastings Mark Banker	July 13, 2018	July 10, 2020		Scholastic Entertainment	Titmouse, Inc. Dave Enterprises Stoopid Buddy Studios Inspidea
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	ND Stevenson	November 13, 2018	May 15, 2020		Mattel Creations DreamWorks Classics	NE4U Dave Enterprises
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny	Elliott Owen	November 16, 2018	July 4, 2019	Amazon Prime Video	—	Bardel Entertainment The Monk Studio
3Below: Tales of Arcadia	Guillermo del Toro	December 21, 2018	July 12, 2019	Netflix	Double Dare You Productions	Original Force CGCG 88 Pictures House of Cool
Where's Waldo?	Koyalee Chanda Lucas Mills	July 20, 2019	July 3, 2021	Universal Kids (2019) Peacock (2020–21)	DreamWorks Classics	Snipple Animation Studios Dave Enterprises
Archibald's Next Big Thing	Tony Hale Drew Champion Jacob Moffat	September 6, 2019	October 14, 2021	Netflix (2019–2020) Peacock (2021)[13][14]	—	Dave Enterprises Titmouse, Inc.
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders	Jack Thomas Johnny Belt Robert Scull	September 27, 2019	September 29, 2022	Netflix (2019–2020) Peacock (2021–22)		Bardel Entertainment Dave Enterprises Technicolor Animation Productions The Monk Studio 88 Pictures
Cleopatra in Space	Doug Langdale Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice	November 25, 2019 (Asia) April 15, 2020 (United States)	June 25, 2021	DreamWorks Channel (Asia) Peacock (United States)[15]		Titmouse, Inc. Inspidea Digitoonz
Fast & Furious Spy Racers	Tim Hedrick Bret Haaland[16]	December 26, 2019	December 17, 2021	Netflix	Universal Pictures	Technicolor Animation Productions 88 Pictures The Monk Studio
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts	Radford Sechrist Bill Wolkoff	January 14, 2020	October 12, 2020		—	Studio Mir
Rhyme Time Town	Dan Berlinka	June 19, 2020	June 15, 2021			Doberman Pictures Top Draw Animation
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia	Guillermo del Toro Aaron Waltke Marc Guggenheim Chad Quandt	August 7, 2020			Double Dare You Productions	88 Pictures CGCG
Madagascar: A Little Wild	Dana Starfield	September 7, 2020	June 30, 2022	Peacock Hulu	—	Mainframe Studios
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous	Zack Stentz	September 18, 2020	July 21, 2022	Netflix	Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment	CGCG
The Mighty Ones	Sunil Hall Lynne Naylor	November 9, 2020	December 9, 2022	Peacock Hulu	—	Snipple Animation Studios
Doug Unplugs	Jim Nolan Aliki Theofilopoulos Dan Yaccarino	November 13, 2020	April 1, 2022	Apple TV+		CGCG Dave Enterprises
Trolls: TrollsTopia	Matthew Beans Hannah Friedman Sam Friedman	November 19, 2020	August 11, 2022	Peacock Hulu		Atomic Cartoons
Gabby's Dollhouse	Traci Paige Johnson Jennifer Twomey	January 5, 2021	present	Netflix		Technicolor Animation Productions Doberman Pictures Dave Enterprises One-Take Floyd CGCG
Go, Dog. Go!	Adam Peltzman	January 26, 2021	November 27, 2023		WildBrain Studios
The Croods: Family Tree	Mark Banker Todd Grimes	September 23, 2021	November 9, 2023	Peacock Hulu	—	Technicolor Animation Productions Dave Enterprises
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms	Henry Gilroy	December 23, 2021	December 14, 2023			Technicolor Animation Productions CGCG Dave Enterprises
Team Zenko Go	Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022	August 8, 2022	Netflix	Mainframe Studios
Pinecone & Pony	Stephanie Kaliner	April 8, 2022	February 3, 2023	Apple TV+	Atomic Cartoons First Generation Films	Atomic Cartoons
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib	Brandon Sawyer	May 19, 2022	April 13, 2023	Netflix	—	Technicolor Animation Productions Toiion
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight	Mitch Watson Peter Hastings	July 14, 2022	September 7, 2023			Technicolor Animation Productions/Mikros Animation Dave Enterprises Stellar Creative Labs 88 Pictures
Abominable and the Invisible City	Katherine Nolfi	October 5, 2022	March 29, 2023	Peacock Hulu		CGCG Dave Enterprises
Not Quite Narwhal	Sarah Katin Nakia Trower Shuman	June 19, 2023	present	Netflix		Lemon Sky Studios
Dew Drop Diaries	Rick Suvalle	July 24, 2023				TeamTO
Fright Krewe	Eli Roth James Frey	October 2, 2023		Peacock Hulu		Digitoonz
Curses!	Jeff Dixon Jim Cooper	October 27, 2023		Apple TV+	Sunday Night Productions	CGCG
Megamind Rules!	Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons	March 1, 2024		Peacock	—	88 Pictures
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory	Scott Kreamer Zack Stentz	May 24, 2024		Netflix	Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment	CGCG Saffronic
Mighty Monsterwheelies	Kyel White	October 14, 2024			Universal Pictures	Lemon Sky Studios

Upcoming

Title	Creator(s)/Developer(s)	Premiere date	Network	Co-production with	Production Services	Ref(s)
Untitled live-action Casper series	Wu Kai-yu	TBA	Peacock	Universal Content Productions DreamWorks Classics	—	[17]
Bearbrick	TBA		Apple TV+	Dentsu Entertainment		[18][19]
Felix the Cat			TBA	DreamWorks Classics		[20]
The Gumazing Gum Girl!				CRE84U Entertainment		[21]
Untitled Tony Hale series	Tony Hale			—		[22]
Mama & Dada	Johanna Stein Noelle Lara			Electric Hot Dog		[23]

Films

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Production Services	Network
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans	July 21, 2021	Johane Matte Francisco Ruiz Velasco Andrew Schmidt	Based on the characters by: Guillermo del Toro Daniel Kraus	Jeff Danna	Double Dare You Productions	88 Pictures CGCG Inc. Original Force	Netflix
			Guillermo del Toro Marc Guggenheim Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman
Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate	March 1, 2024	Eric Fogel[24]	Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons	Matthew Janszen Bryan Winslow	—	88 Pictures Doberman Pictures	Peacock

Television specials

Title	Director(s)	Release date	Network	Co-production with	Production Services
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale	Roy Burdine Johnny Castuciano	June 20, 2017	Netflix	—	Bardel Entertainment
Home for the Holidays	Blake Lemons	December 1, 2017			Titmouse, Inc.
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-Ween	Seung W. Cha Kevin Peaty	October 8, 2019		Scholastic Entertainment
Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas	Allan Jacobsen Kevin Wotton	December 6, 2019		—	Toiion
Captain Underpants: Epic Choice O' Rama	Todd Grimes	February 11, 2020		Scholastic Entertainment	Titmouse, Inc.
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon	T.J. Sullivan Greg Rankin	March 27, 2020		—	Bardel Entertainment
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing		July 24, 2020
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby	Dan Forgione Pete Jacobs Matt Whitlock	September 1, 2020			—
Madagascar: A Little Wild: A Fang-Tastic Halloween	Erik Kling	October 21, 2020	Peacock Hulu		Mainframe Studios
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday	T.J. Sullivan Greg Rankin	November 24, 2020	Netflix		Bardel Entertainment
Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas	Erik Kling Kevin Peaty	December 4, 2020		Scholastic Entertainment	Titmouse, Inc. Stoopid Buddy Studios
Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure	Beth Sleven Allan Jacobsen Kevin Wotton	December 6, 2020		—	Toiion
Madagascar: A Little Wild: Holiday Goose Chase	Chad Van De Keere	November 26, 2021	Peacock Hulu		Mainframe Studios
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure	Leah Artwick Eric Elrod Michael Mullen	November 15, 2022	Netflix	Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment	CGCG
The Boss Baby Christmas Bonus[25]	Matt Engstrom Christo Stamboliev	December 6, 2022		—	Technicolor Animation Productions
The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday[26][27]	Bret Haaland	November 30, 2023			88 Pictures
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist[28]	Kevin Peaty	October 3, 2024

Short films

Title	Director(s)	Release date	Network	Co-production with	Animation producer(s)
The Nock and the Treeples[c][29]	—	2018	—	—	—

Notes

1. Credited as MoonBoy Animation.
2. Although DreamWorks Animation Television helped produce VeggieTales in the House and its follow-up VeggieTales in the City, they went uncredited in both of those shows.
3. Commission for the Hope Works Project

See also

• List of Universal Television programs
• List of Universal Animation Studios productions

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External links

• Official website