2016-08-24

Every so often we review animation productions now happening in and around Los Angeles. This is one of those times.

As always, we'll put up a list of shows, but the list will be an ongoing project. So if you see a title that's wrong or a title that's missing, post a correction in comments. Adjustments will be made.

And now the list. ...

ANIMATED PROJECTS IN LOS ANGELES *

Bento Box

Bob's Burgers

Legends of Chamberlain Heights

(Other projects in development)

Cartoon Network

Adventure Time

Ben 10

Mighty Magiswords

OK K.O.

Powerpuff Girls

Regular Show

Samurai Jack

Steven Universe

We Bare Bears

(Also shows in development)

Disney TVA

Ava of Avinore

Billy Dilly (wrapping up)

Duck Tales

Future Worm

Lion Guard

Mickey Mouse shorts

Mickey's Road Racers

Milo Murphy's Law

Pickle and Peanut

Puppy Capers (Wild Canary)

Star Vs. Forces of Evil

Sheriff Calley (Wild Canary)

Tangled

(Multiple shows in development by Disney-owned Advanced Media)

DreamWorks Animation (feature)

Trolls

The Boss Baby (production work out of county)

Captain Underpants (prod. work out of county)

The Croods 2 (in development)

Larrikins (in development)

How to Train Your Dragon 3 (in development)

Shrek 5

Untitled Shadows Project

DreamWorks Animation TV

DreamWorks Dragons

Monsters vs. Aliens

VeggieTales in the House

All Hail King Julien

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

Dinotrux

Dawn of the Croods

Voltron: Legendary Defender

Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh

Trollhunters

Spirit Riding Free

Cow Boy

(Other shows in development.)

Fox Animation

American Dad

Family Guy

The Simpsons

Hasbro

Transformeers

Transformers Rescue Bots

Micronauts

Stretch Armstrong

My Little Pony (scripts)

Marvel Animation

Avengers Assemble

Guardians of the Galaxy

Spiderman (newer version)

Nickelodeon

Bug Salad (6 eps)

Glitch Tech

Harvey Beaks

Hey Arnold

Loud House

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

Pinky Malinky

Shimmer and Shine

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Renegade

Tom & Jerry (non-Guild)

Robin Redbreast (Titmouse)

Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh (DWA tv series for Netflix)

Future-Worm! (Disney series)

Nikko and the Sword of Light (Amazon series)

Rough Draft

(Multiple Disney projects - T.B.A.)

Shadow Machine

Bojack Horseman (non-Guild)

Splash Entertainment

Chloe's Closet (non-Guild

Norm of the North (2 short features - non-Guild)

Stoopid Buddies Stoodios

Buddy Thunderstruck

Camp WWE (non-Guild)

The Grand Slams (web series - non-Guild)

Robot Chicken (non-Guild)

Supermansion (non-Guild)

Warner Animation Group

Lego Batman Movie

Lego Ninjago Movie

Smallfoot

S.C.O.O.B.

Warner Bros. Animation

Justice League Action

Be Cool Scooby Doo

Wabbit

Mike Tyson Mysteries

Teen Titans Go!

D.C. Girls

Green Eggs and Ham (limited Netflix series)

Vixens (web series)

Unikitty

(Also various video features in work)

Universal

Curious George

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Moana (nearing end of production)

Gigantic

Wreck-It Ralph 2

(Plus various projects in development.)

There is ongoing re-structuring going in the Los Angeles animation industry. Disney TVA is outsourcing more production to local studios such as Wild Canary, Robin Red Breast, and Rough Draft. Walt Disney Animation Studios (Diz Co.'s feature arm) is completing the refurbishing of the Hat Building on Riverside Drive; with a gap between Moana and the next feature, it's also reducing staff somewhat.

Hasbro is moving its L.A. production offices to the former Yahoo Building just south of the Burbank/Bob Hope Airport. Fox Animation is now producing The Simpsons, with the production located in the Pinnacle complex in Burbank (not at Fox Animation's Wilshire Boulevard studio).

Matt Groening's new Netflix series is in development, but we haven't pinned down exactly where it's being developed. So this show (whever it is) we can consider "in process".

* Kindly note that almost all TV animation production in L.A. is pre-production (scripts, storyboards, designs, background keys, etc.) and post-production (editing, dubbing, etc.) Most feature work is done in Southern California, soup to nuts, but there are some DreamWorks Animation features and all Warner Animation Group features that are produced outside of California. Illumination Entertainment (of Universal Comcast) does some pre-production of its theatrical long-forms in Southern California, but production work is done in Paris, Franc.

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