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Emmy-winning creator, producer, and director Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack) has signed an exclusive multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Under the pact, Tartakovsky will develop, create, and produce original animated programming at both…

Wyatt Cenac is expanding his relationship with Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios with an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal. Under the pact, the Emmy-winning producer, writer and performer will develop and produce original animated programming at both WBA and CNS for a variety of audiences…

Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco has taken on a newly expanded role at Warner Bros. The veteran creative executive has been named SVP Anime & Action Series/Longform for Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. In his newly created dual role, DeMarco will spearhead WBA and CNS' expansion into producing anime…

Hair Love filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry and Chaz Bottoms, who worked on John Legend's animated Facebook series Dear John: Legendary Love Letters, have teamed up to develop an animated musical comedy series. Battu, which follows a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat, has been set up at Cartoon…

Cartoon Network Studios has drawn up a new shorts program, Cartoon Cartoons, focused on showcasing diverse stories, centering new voices and mentoring the next generation of animators. The studio’s largest and latest commitment to animated shorts to date, Cartoon Cartoons follows the first Cartoon Network Studios…

Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios have teamed up to sign their first joint overall deal – with Pete Browngardt, exec producer of HBO Max’s Looney Tunes Cartoons The deal will allow Browngardt, who created Cartoon Network's Uncle Grandpa and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, to develop and produce animated…

Animation house Black Women Animate (BWA) will team with Cartoon Network Studios to launch the first ever Black in Animation Awards Show. The virtual ceremony seeks to celebrate Black people who have paved the way and continue to do so in the animation industry. “Three years into our start up, we are continually…

Tom Ascheim, President of Warner Bros’ recently formed Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division, is realigning its executive ranks at Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Warner Bros Animation President Sam Register is expanding his responsibilities, adding oversight of Cartoon Network Studios to…

HBO Max is bringing back cult animated series Adventure Time with four new one-hour specials. The upcoming streaming service has ordered the specials a year after the series, created by Pendleton Ward, ended with its tenth season on Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network Studios is producing the four-specials, titled Adventu…

There’s a new original series coming to Cartoon Network called The Fungies!, the network announced today. The prehistoric comedy from Stephen Neary will explore Fungietown through the whimsical quests of Seth, one of the town's young mushroom inhabitants. In his search for the ultimate adventure, Seth often stirs up…

Cartoon Network Studios have selected their six artists for its inaugural Storyboard Artist Training Program, which is a paid educational course which will expand career opportunities for up-and-coming creative talent. The program was announced in October of last year and over 2,000 people submitted. It was narrowed…