NETFLIX RETURNS TO ANNECY FESTIVAL WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF FIRST LOOKS INCLUDING STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM '85 FAMILY TENTPOLE IN YOUR DREAMS AND ADULT COMEDY FIXED

Netflix returns to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with a bold, genre-spanning line-up of films, series, and special events. This follows a standout year for Netflix Animation, with the Oscar-nominated Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl winning two BAFTAs, Arcane earning seven Annie Awards, and Orion and the Dark earning Children and Family Emmys for Best Special Production and Best Writing.

A full rundown of Netflix's Annecy activity includes:

· Next on Netflix Animation returns to Théâtre Bonlieu on Wednesday, June 11. This year's session will feature exclusive previews of In Your Dreams and Stranger Things: Tales From '85. Showrunner Eric Robles will present a world-exclusive first look at the Stranger Things animated series, while director Alex Woo, production designer Steven Pilcher, and VFX supervisor Nicola Lavender will debut never-before-seen footage from their upcoming film In Your Dreams during a special panel.

· The world premiere of Fixed will take place at Annecy on Wednesday, June 11. The newly acquired adult comedy film from Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal, Hotel Transylvania) brings his signature irreverence and artistry to the big screen.

· A masterclass with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of BoJack Horseman, follows on Thursday, June 12. He'll be joined by the team behind his upcoming adult comedy series, Long Story Short, with audiences getting an early look at an episode ahead of its debut.

· Work-in-Progress and Making of sessions for Ubisoft's popular Tom Clancy game franchise, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and Folivari's French preschool series 7 Bears for a behind-the-scenes look at these titles.

· For the first time, Netflix will host a dedicated Animated Series Studio Focus on Thursday, June 12, giving audiences an in-depth look at our full animation series slate. From preschool (Dr. Seuss's Horton!) to adult spectacle (Blue Eye Samurai season 2, Magic: The Gathering), family spectacle (Ghostbusters, Minecraft), and comedy (Haunted Hotel), this session - led by Netflix Animation executives John Derderian (Vice President, Animation Series), Heather Tilert (Director, Kids + Preschool), Billy Wee (Director, Adult Comedy), Dylan Thomas (Director, Adult Spectacle), and Dominique Bazay (Director, Family Spectacle) - will share insights into our creative and production processes behind our animated slate.

· And finally, Netflix titles - Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs and Devil May Cry - will compete in Annecy's Official TV Films Competition, while Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage will be screened as part of the festival's Midnight Specials programming, which are out of competition.

'Next On Netflix Animation' Featured Titles

STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM '85 (Series) *TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT*
Release date: Coming Soon
Synopsis: A new, animated series set in the 'Stranger Things' universe.

IN YOUR DREAMS (Film)
Release date: Coming this Fall
Synopsis: In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure that follows Stevie and her brother Elliot as they journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true...the perfect family.
Director: Alex Woo
Co-Director: Erik Benson
Producers: Timothy Hahn, p.g.a., Gregg Taylor, p.g.a.
Screenplay by: Erik Benson and Alex Woo
Story by: Alex Woo and Stanley Moore
Composed by: John Debney
Cast: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, Omid Djalili, Gia Carides, SungWon Cho, Zachary Noah Piser
Animation Studio: Kuku Studios

Film:

FIXED
Release date: August 13, 2025
Synopsis: From visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky comes Fixed, an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he's going to be neutered in the morning! As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls! What could go wrong...?
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Story by: Steve Greenberg and Rich Lufrano and Genndy Tartakovsky and Jon Vitti
Produced by: Michelle Murdocca
Cast: Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo
Animation Studio: Sony Pictures Animation

MONONOKE THE MOVIE: CHAPTER II - THE ASHES OF RAGE
Release date: Coming this year
Synopsis: Shortly after the intense showdown in "Mononoke: The Phantom in the Rain", the Medicine Seller (Hiroshi Kamiya) appears once again, this time in the inner chambers of Ooku. Inside, things are shifting in the wake of the previous incident. Otomo Botan (Haruka Tomatsu), a woman from a distinguished family, succeeds Utayama as the new director and begins enforcing a strict leadership style rooted in discipline and balance. This creates growing tension between her and Fuki (Yoko Hikasa), a seasoned courtesan who once enjoyed the exclusive favor of the emperor (Miyu Irino). Their rift deepens with each passing day.As the selection process begins for a guardian to look after the newborn child of the emperor's wife,Empress Sachiko (Atsumi Tanezaki), an unexpected event suddenly turns Fuki's situation upside down.Having given birth to an"unwanted child"seen as a threat by the elder councilor Ootomo (Kenyu Horiuti),Fuki becomes the target of a web of conspiracies spun by the men in power.Conflicting motives and desperate attempts to"put out the fire"quickly spiral out of control. At the same time, a strange series of incidents begin, with people spontaneously combusting and being reduced to ashes. The Medicine Seller suspects the work of a Mononoke and sets out to contain it, but what he faces is a mysterious and ever-shifting threat that seems to move as a group. The real identity of this mysterious phenomenon is the children of the Fire Rat (Hinezumi). Not only do they attack humans, but they also appear to be looking for their mother. However, she does not reveal herself easily. Why does the Fire Rat target those who would harm newborns? What tragedy drives her relentless sorrow as she sets herself ablaze?The Medicine Seller delves into the darkness lurking within the Ooku to solve the mystery, in search of the three requirements to ultimately cut down the Mononoke: "Shape", "Truth", and "Reason".
Chief Director: Kenji Nakamura
Director: Kiyotaka Suzuki
Screenplay: Asumi Atarashi
Producer: Koji Yamamoto
Cast: Hiroshi Kamiya, Yoko Hikasa, Haruka Tomatsu, Yuki Kaji, Cho, Kenyu Horiuti
Animation Studio: Crew-Cell, EOTA

Series:

ASTÉRIX & OBÉLIX: LE COMBAT DES CHEFS (ASTÉRIX & OBÉLIX: THE BIG FIGHT)
Release date: April 30, 2025
Synopsis: Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul and the home of Asterix and Obelix. The secret to the Gauls' battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master loses his memory, the villagers are left to their own devices against the might of Rome.
Created by: Alain Chabat
Based on the original work: by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
Directors: Alain Chabat and Fabrice Joubert
Adaptation rights: Les Editions Albert René
Adaptation and Dialogues: Alain Chabat, Benoît Oullion and Piano
Produced by: Alain Goldman
Animation studios: TAT Productions

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Release date: S1 on Netflix, S2 Coming Soon
Animation Studio: Blue Spirit
Created by: Amber Noizumi and Michael Green
Executive Producers: Amber Noizumi and Michael Green
Announced Voices: Maya Erskine (Mizu), George Takei (Seki), Masi Oka (Ringo), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Swordmaker), Brenda Song (Akemi), Darren Barnet (Taigen), Randall Park (Heiji Shindo), and Kenneth Branagh (Abijah Fowler).

DEVIL MAY CRY
Release date: S1 on Netflix, S2 Coming Soon
Synopsis: In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game and from the vision of Adi Shankar, sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.
Showrunner: Adi Shankar
Animation Studio: Studio Mir

LONG STORY SHORT
Release date: Coming this year
Synopsis: Long Story Short is an animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman about one family, over time. Jumping through the years, we follow the Schwooper siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again, chronicling their triumphs, disappointments, joys, and compromises.
Showrunner/Writer/EP: Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Executive Producers: Noel Bright and Steven A. Cohen for Tornante Television, Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley as Co-Executive Producers for ShadowMachine

7 BEARS
Release date: July 10, 2025
Synopsis: Forget the Seven Dwarfs, here come the 7 Bears! So, look out Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White, because this lovable pack of furballs is putting a fuzzy twist on the fairytales we thought we knew. Based on the acclaimed graphic novels by Emile Bravo, The 7 Bears is brought to animated life by the award-winning animation studio, Folivari.
Showrunner: Robert Vargas
Director: Guillaume Rio
Production: Folivari
Animation Studio: Cube

SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH
Release date: Fall 2025
Synopsis: In this first-ever adaptation of the acclaimed stealth video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, legendary agent Sam Fisher is drawn back into the field when a wounded young operative seeks out his help. Produced by Ubisoft, in partnership with Derek Kolstad (John Wick), Sun Creature and Fost.
Co-Directors: Guillaume Dousse and Félicien Colmet-Daage
Writer: Derek Kolstad
Animation Studio: Sun Creature and Fost
Executive Producers: Derek Kolstad, and Helene Juguet, Hugo Revon and Gerard Guillemot for Ubisoft Film & Television

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