DreamWorks Animation Television
DreamWorks Animation Television (formerly known as DreamWorks Television Animation and alternatively DreamWorks Television) is an American television animation studio and production company and the arm and label of DreamWorks Animation, The company itself is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures' Universal Television 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 and later purchased by NBCUniversal in 2016.
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Formerly | DreamWorks Television Animation (1996–2012) |
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| Industry | Animation television |
| Founded | 1996 |
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| Headquarters | 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201 , U.S. |
Areas served | Worldwide |
| Products | Television animated series |
| Owner | DreamWorks Animation (Universal Pictures) |
| Parent | Universal Television (NBCUniversal (Comcast)) |
| Website | https://www.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 Gary Krisel and David Simon. DWTA only produced two series: Invasion America and Toonsylvania. In a move to consolidate, DreamWorks Television Animation was shut down in 1999 as well as the direct-to-video subsidiary merged with the studio's feature animation division, as a way for the company to reorganize its animation divisions to operate under one umbrella. 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 were be affected by the reorganization.
In 2013, DreamWorks Animation entered a multi-year content deal with Netflix to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content. And 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. The next day, DWA completed a five-year licensing agreement with Super RTL for the Classic Media library and the Netflix slate. 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. 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.
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. The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai-dubbed channel launched in September 2015. In 2016, DreamWorks Animation Television and its parent company were purchased by Comcast through its NBCUniversal division. After the completion of the deal, DWATV was placed under Universal Television with Margie Cohn heading DWATV.
Television series
| # | Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | End date | Network | Co-production with |
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| 1 | Toonsylvania | Bill Kopp Chris Otsuki | February 7, 1998 | January 18, 1999 | Fox Kids | N/A |
| 2 | Invasion America | Steven Spielberg Harve Bennett | June 8, 1998 | July 7, 1998 | The WB/Kids' WB | |
| 3 | Father of the Pride | Jeffrey Katzenberg | August 31, 2004 | May 27, 2005 | NBC | N/A |
| 4 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley | November 29, 2008 | December 19, 2015 | Nickelodeon (2008–2012) Nicktoons (2013–2015) | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| 5 | Neighbors from Hell | Pam Brady | June 7, 2010 | July 26, 2010 | TBS | Wounded Poodle Bento Box Entertainment 20th Television |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Peter Hastings | September 19, 2011 | June 29, 2016 | Nickelodeon (2011–2014) Nicktoons (2016) | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| 7 | DreamWorks Dragons | Linda Teverbaugh Mike Teverbaugh | August 7, 2012 | February 16, 2018 | Cartoon Network (2012–2014) Netflix (2015–2018) | N/A |
| 8 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley | March 23, 2013 | February 8, 2014 | Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| 9 | Turbo Fast | December 24, 2013 | February 5, 2016 | Netflix | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| 10 | VeggieTales in the House | Characters: Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | November 26, 2014 | September 23, 2016 | Big Idea Entertainment | |
| 11 | All Hail King Julien | December 19, 2014 | December 1, 2017 | N/A | ||
| 12 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | January 16, 2015 | January 26, 2018 | |||
| 13 | Dinotrux | August 14, 2015 | August 3, 2018 | |||
| 14 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | October 9, 2015 | April 21, 2017 | Jay Ward Productions | ||
| 15 | Dawn of the Croods | December 24, 2015 | July 7, 2017 | N/A | ||
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | June 10, 2016 | December 14, 2018 | Netflix | Studio Mir World Events Productions | |
| 18 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Ryan Crego Thurop Van Orman | July 29, 2016 | July 20, 2018 | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| 19 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro | December 23, 2016 | May 25, 2018 | Double Dare You Productions | |
| 20 | Spirit Riding Free | Aury Wallington | May 5, 2017 | present | N/A | |
| 21 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Matthew Beans | January 19, 2018 | November 22, 2019[1] | ||
| 22 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Brandon Sawyer | April 6, 2018 | present | ||
| 23 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Marco Schnabel David P. Smith | May 11, 2018 | January 11, 2019 | Amazon Video | Jay Ward Productions |
| 24 | Harvey Street Kids | Emily Brundige | June 29, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | Netflix | N/A |
| 25 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Peter Hastings Mark Banker | July 13, 2018 | present | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| 26 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Noelle Stevenson | November 13, 2018 | May 15, 2020 | N/A | |
| 27 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Elliott Owen | November 16, 2018 | July 4, 2019 | Amazon Video | N/A |
| 28 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro | December 21, 2018 | July 12, 2019 | Netflix | Double Dare You Productions |
| 29 | Where's Waldo? | Koyalee Chanda Lucas Mills | July 20, 2019 | present | Universal Kids (2019) Peacock (2020–present) | N/A |
| 30 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Tony Hale Drew Champion Jacob Moffat | September 6, 2019 | Netflix | Titmouse, Inc. | |
| 31 | DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Jack Thomas Johnny Belt Robert Scull | September 27, 2019 | N/A | ||
| 32 | Cleopatra in Space | Mike Maihack Doug Langdale Fitzy Fitzmaurice | November 25, 2019 (Asia) July 15, 2020 (USA) | DreamWorks Channel (Asia) Peacock (United States)[2] |
Titmouse, Inc.[3] | |
| 33 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Vin Diesel Neal Moritz Chris Morgan Tim Hedrick Bret Haaland | December 26, 2019 | Netflix | Universal | |
| 34 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Radford Sechrist Bill Wolkoff | January 14, 2020 | Studio Mir | ||
| 35 | Rhyme Time Town | Dan Berlinka | June 19, 2020 | N/A | ||
| 36 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Guillermo del Toro | August 7, 2020 | Double Dare You Productions | ||
Upcoming television series
| # | Title | Creator(s)/Developer(s) | Premiere date | Network | Co-production with |
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| 37 | Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous[4] | Scott Kreamer Lane Lueras Steven Spielberg Frank Marshall Colin Trevorrow |
September 18, 2020 | Netflix | Universal Amblin Television |
| 38 | Gabby's Dollhouse[5][6] | Traci Paige Johnson Jennifer Twomey | 2020 | N/A | |
| 39 | Go, Dog. Go![7] | TBA | WildBrain | ||
| 40 | The Mighty Ones[8] | Sunil Hall Lynne Naylor-Reccardi[9] | Peacock Hulu | N/A | |
| 41 | Trollstopia[8] | Matthew Beans | |||
| 42 | Madagascar: A Little Wild[8] | Johanna Stein | Mainframe Studios | ||
| 43 | Felix the Cat[10] | TBA | Felix the Cat Productions Trans-Lux | ||
| 44 | Bearbrick[11] | Dentsu Entertainment | |||
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References
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 10, 2020). "Will 'Trolls World Tour' Profit Off Universal's Experimental VOD (& Drive-In Theater) Model?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- Pedersen, Erik (January 16, 2020). "Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More". Deadline. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- Maihack, Mike (November 25, 2019). "Mike Maihack on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ByMercedes Milligan, Mercedes (June 4, 2019). "DreamWorks 'Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous' Roars to Netflix in 2020". Animation Magazine.
- ByMercedes Milligan, Mercedes (October 15, 2018). "DreamWorks, Netflix Set 3 New Originals Series for 2019–20". Animation Magazine.
- "Spin Master enters Gabby's Dollhouse". Kidscreen. July 29, 2019.
- https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/netflix-slates-7-preschool-originals-from-award-winning-creators/
- https://deadline.com/feature/peacock-tv-nbc-universal-streaming-service-1202832718/
- https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hulu-unveils-animation-slate-at-tca/
- Hulett, Steve (March 2, 2016). "The Animated Production Among Us ... Again". Animation Guild Blog.
- "Dentsu, DreamWorks Plan TV Animation for Medicom's Be@rbrick Figures". Anime News Network. December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.