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The Smurfs are back, but whether that’s a good thing or not, we’re not quite sure. These blue creatures have been a pop culture staple for decades, and now they’re making a comeback in Smurfs, a reboot set for release in 2025. Unlike previous adaptations, however, this one will be a musical, with, perhaps, more surprises along the way.

PG movies are making a box office comeback, even outperforming PG-13 films last year. Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore says they’re becoming a real summer force. And while streaming is always there, filmmakers like Dean Fleischer Camp (Lilo & Stitch) believe nothing beats the magic of a movie theater, especially for kids.

With an all-star cast and an attempt to break down the Smurf mythology, this could either be a delightful trip down memory lane or yet another miss for the franchise. Let’s break it all down, and what we know about the project.

​In the vibrant world of Apple TV+’s new animated series Be@Rbrick, music isn’t just background noise—it’s a transformative force. At the helm of this sonic journey is none other than legendary producer Timbaland, who serves as the show’s Executive Music Producer.

We had a chance to catch up with Timbaland to shed some insight into his work on the new series​, how music continues to speak to him and just what he may look like as a “Be@Rbrick” himself!

1. What attracted you to working on the Be@Rbrick series?

“The creativity, man. Be@Rbrick is about breaking boundaries, about art, music, and storytelling coming together. That’s exactly what I do in music, so it felt like the perfect fit.”

2. What challenges did you face with creating the music for the series? Did you have a lot of creative freedom with the songs?

“The challenge was making...

Apple TV+ has announced the programming that will be added to the streaming service next month. The Apple TV Plus March 2025 lineup includes the kids & family series Be@Rbrick, the crime drama series Dope Thief, the Mythic Quest spinoff Side Quest, and the comedy series The Studio.

Apple TV+ offers drama and comedy series, feature films, documentaries, and kids and family entertainment. It is available on the Apple TV app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, Tcl and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and at the Apple site.

The Studio Apple TV Plus March 2025 Schedule

Available March 14

Dope Thief (Crime Drama Series)

“Dope Thief” is an eight-episode crime drama executive-produced by Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott, who also directs the first episode.

The series is created and executive produced...

Like the hair of a Chia pet Troll doll, the "Trolls" franchise seems to never stop growing. The glittery DreamWorks reimagining of Thomas Dam's ugly-cute collectibles kicked off in 2016 with the music-filled animated adventure movie "Trolls." Since then, the movie has spawned two sequels, two holiday specials, two TV shows, a series of short films, and countless toys and tie-ins. It's also picked up an Oscar nomination (for Justin Timberlake's song "Can't Stop the Feeling!") and a cool $600 million at the box office (per Box Office Mojo) despite one of its three installments debuting during pandemic lockdown.

The "Trolls" movies are successful, but they aren't exactly the most coherent kids' movie franchise around. If you're anything like me, you've likely caught bits and pieces of several movies, potentially out of order, when the little ones in your life decided to watch (and rewatch ... and rewatch) them. The series...

Exclusive: Actress Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) has signed with Untitled Entertainment for management, with partner Evan Hainey to run point on her behalf.

“Funny enough Evan helped start my career well over a decade ago and we have remained good friends ever since,” Graham told Deadline. “I have consistently turned to him for guidance over the years as I navigated my journey in this industry, and he has never steered me wrong. This is a natural alignment. I am very grateful to join forces with a great man and solid friend like him.”

Graham broke out with her series regular role as witch Bonnie Bennett across all eight seasons of The CW’s supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries, which aired between 2009 and 2017. Developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, the show based on L.J. Smith’s books had her starring alongside Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, and more.

Poppy, Branch and the gang are back in Trolls Band Together — and this time there’s an epic family reunion.

Rated PG, the third musical film in the family-friendly Trolls franchise starts streaming on Peacock on March 15. In Trolls Band Together, Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) discovers that Branch (Justin Timberlake) was once in her favorite boy brand, BroZone, with his brothers. When Branch’s sibling Floyd is kidnapped, the two embark on an adventure to save his bro — and discover new family members along the way. The film also features the voices of Kenan Thompson, Anderson .Paak, Eric André, Kid Cudi, Troye Sivan, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer and more.

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Trolls Band Together will be available to stream on Peacock on March 15. Although the streamer doesn’t offer a free trial, new subscribers can get...

X-Men '97 serves as a continuation of the original animated series from the 1990s, though one character comes with a change for the new show.

In a new issue of Empire magazine showcasing X-Men '97, brief character profiles are given for several of the returning characters from X-Men: The Animated Series. With the shapeshifter Morph, it was revealed that X-Men '97 will feature a "lighter take on the character, who is nonbinary and has an interesting buddy relationship with Wolverine." Establishing Morph as nonbinary is a key change for the character, who had never been identified as nonbinary in the original show or any of the comic books. It's also teased that Morph's past with Mister Sinister will "come into play" in some way in X-Men '97.

Related X-Men '97 Showrunner Reveals How It Will Continue the Original Cartoon's Story Beau DeMayo discusses some of the visual decisions for...

Ringing Korea’S Grand Bell

“Concrete Utopia,” South Korea’s Oscar contender, was Wednesday named best film at the country’s annual Grand Bell Awards. It also won prizes for best actor, best supporting actress, art direction, sound mixing and visual effects. A disaster movie set in a devastated Seoul, it makes an unusual Academy Awards selection, but has gained high praise from reviewers. Variety this week said the film felt like “’Earthquake’ crossed with ‘Lord of the Flies’.”

The Grand Bell’s best director award nevertheless went to Ryoo Seung-wan for “Smugglers,” while Ahn Tae-jin took the best new director award for “The Night Owl.”

In the other half of the event, Disney+’s “Moving” was named best series, earning Han Hyo-joo the best series actress award to boot.

The Grand Bell Awards, aka Daejong Film Awards, are organized by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea.

Cineasia Honors

The...

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Trolls Band Together, revealing a long-awaited reunion of *Nsync and a preview of their first song in over 20 years. The Trolls film franchise is based on the popular doll franchise and follows the musical adventures of Poppy and Branch. Trolls Band Together features a star-studded cast and will continue the story of the Trolls as they face new challenges and work together to save one of their own.

Universal Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for their upcoming animated movie Trolls Band Together, which teases the long-awaited reunion of boyband *Nsync and the first preview of their first song in years, Better Place. Justin Timberlake, one of the most popular members of the acclaimed pop music band, has been part of the Trolls franchise since the beginning and will now bring back his friends in a new adventure for DreamWorks Animation, just...

Annecy — In what looks like one of the biggest announcements at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, Disney Branded Television has greenlit a new animated series for preschoolers, “Disney Junior’s Ariel,” inspired by the hugely popular story of “The Little Mermaid.”

The announcement is set to be made today by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, during the Annecy Animation Festival, at a new project and sneak peak picked presentation across the upcoming slate of Disney Branded Television and Disney Emea titles.

The new series follows a young Ariel and features fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions. “Disney Junior’s Ariel” is set to debut on Disney platforms worldwide in 2024.

Set in the fantastical Caribbean-inspired underwater kingdom of Atlantica, the series turns on Ariel and her fun-filled, action-packed mermaid adventures with her friends.

Driven by a deep and unending...

The Vampire Diaries cast helped make the show one of the best supernatural-teen dramas as they portrayed several engaging characters. Beginning in 2009 (and based off of the books by L.J. Smith), The Vampire Diaries was a truly immersing show as it followed the life of 17-year-old Elena Gilbert, who quickly discovers the supernatural world actually exists after meeting two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore. While the show quickly established a love triangle between Stefan, Elena, and Damon, Elena's arc also saw her fighting for her life as a variety of supernatural entities tried to use her for their evil schemes.

Seeing the obstacles Elena had to face and overcome daily was highly entertaining; however, she wasn't the only memorable Vampire Diaries character. Thanks to the talented cast, Mystic Falls was full of dynamic and charismatic personalities that constantly helped to drive the narrative forward and provided plenty of laughs in the darkest of moments.

Jeanine Mason has joined the cast of “Upload” Season 3 at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.

Season 2 of “Upload” debuted on Amazon back in March, with the show earning a Season 3 pick up in May.

The series takes place in a world where people can “upload” themselves into a digital afterlife. Mason joins a cast that includes Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Owen Daniels, Josh Banday, and Andrea Rosen.

The official Season 2 synopsis says, “Nathan (Amell) is at a crossroads in his (after) life… his ex-girlfriend Ingrid (Edwards) has unexpectedly arrived to Lakeview hoping to strengthen their relationship, but his heart still secretly yearns for his customer service angel Nora (Allo). Meanwhile Nora is off the grid and involved with the anti-tech rebel group ‘The Ludds.'”

Mason will appear as a new character named Karina Silva. Silva is described as “a charming senior Horizen executive...

Megan Hilty has broken her silence on the tragedy of her sister’s death, who was pregnant at the time, as well as the loss of her brother-in-law and young nephew. The “Smash” star’s family was killed in a sea plane crash off the coast of Washington state on Sunday.

On Wednesday evening, Hilty took to Instagram to recount the tragic accident and share her immense grief. She wrote, “On Sunday afternoon, a small float plane crashed into Puget Sound off the coast of Whidbey Island. My beloved sister Lauren, brother-in-law Ross and baby nephew Remy were on that plane. To make this news even more devastating, my sister was eight months pregnant and we were expecting to welcome baby boy Luca into the world next month.”

She continued, writing, “The last three days have been the worst of our lives. There are truly no words to appropriately convey the depth of our grief.

Not all trolls are internet cynics and curmudgeons living under a bridge. Sometimes, being a troll isn’t such a bad thing. Just ask Poppy, The Queen of the Pop Troll Village. As the protagonist of the Trolls movie and television franchise, her cheery attitude and sunny disposition are the opposite of what many might expect of such a maligned creature. Now, Poppy (Amanda Leighton) and friends are back for the seventh and final season of the 2D animated series Trolls: TrollsTopia.

Take a look at the new Season Seven trailer from the DreamWorks animated TV series "TrollsTopia", streaming August 11, 2022 on Hulu and Peacock:

"...all new adventures, some new faces and new places! The final season of 'TrollsTopia' is coming to Peacock August 11. Join the fun where you can find an endless supply of laugh-out-loud jokes, lovable characters, life hacks, music, magic, gaming and a whole lot more..."

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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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2021 is nearly in the books and Hulu is celebrating by heading back to the past…like, the way past. With its list of new releases for December 2021, Hulu is going positive Medieval with two swords and shield original series arriving this month.

Animated comedy Crossing Swords premieres its second season on Dec. 10. This stop-motion style tale follows Patrick (Nicholas Hoult) as he works his way up the feudal latter of The Kingdom. This will be complemented by Dragons: The Nine Realms on Dec. 23. This series is set in the How to Train Your Dragon universe and takes place over 1,000 years after the events of the films. In it, a group of modern day kids uncover the secret truth about dragons.

Hulu also has some more current options for TV this month. Original comedy Pen15 premieres the second half of its second season on Dec. 3. Watch it to relive the trauma...

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Black Friday is a great time to save big on that new TV you’ve been eyeing for months, and a perfect opportunity to get discounts on streaming subscriptions. Hulu is already among the cheaper streaming options out there, but the price is dropping even further thanks to the annual Black Friday deal announced on “Good Morning America.”

From now until November 29, new and eligible returning subscribers (who have not been subscribed to the service in the past month) can join Hulu’s ad-supported tier for just $0.99 a month for a year. The ad-supported tier will cost $6.99 a month after the first year. This special offer cannot be combined with any free trial of Hulu’s ad-supported plan,...

Ready or not, here comes the fall TV season. Unlike 2020, there’s actually a Premiere Week this year, with the broadcast networks kicking off their 2021-22 campaign on September 20 — the day after the Primetime Emmy Awards, as was the old normal. Here is Deadline’s comprehensive annual list of fall premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning series. It covers more than 450 broadcast, cable and streaming shows bowing from September 1 through December 31 in all dayparts but does not include specials or movies. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the post regularly as more dates are revealed.

September 1:

Future of Work (PBS, new documentary miniseries)

Expedition X (Discovery, Season 4)

Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories

September 2:

Q-Force

What We Do in the Shadows

A.P. Bio (Peacock, Season 4)

Trolls: Trollstopia (Hulu,...

September usually means the beginning of the traditional fall TV season. As such, Hulu’s list of new releases for September 2021 contains some impressive TV swings.

For starters, all of ABC and Fox’s (both now united under the Disney banner alongside Hulu) fall season offerings will be made available to stream on Hulu the next day. More impressively, however, two FX on Hulu originals make their way to the streaming world this month.

The first is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic comic Y: The Last Man. The story of a virus that destroys every mammal with a Y-chromosome (save for one escape artist and his monkey) is set to premiere on September 13. Shortly after that, the B.J. Novak-produced anthology series The Premise arrives on September 16. Even those who are fatigued from timely anthology concepts will want to check this one out.

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This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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This June, Hulu brings us three new originals with season 3 of Trolls: TrollsTopia, Season 2 of Love, Victor, and the A24 horror film False Positive co-written by & starring Ilana Glaser (Broad City). Glaser makes the jump from comedy to horror, much like Jordan Peele, in a film about a couple, Lucy and Adrian (Justin […]

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Hulu’s list of new releases for June 2021 is highlighted by a host of useful library titles and one fascinating original film.

The original film in question is the one that lends its delightful photo of Pierce Brosnan delivering a baby to this post. False Positive stars and was written by Ilana Glazer (Broad City). It sounds like a really fun, creepy time with a synopsis that reads: “After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Pierce Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant with a healthy baby girl, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” Cool!

Hulu’s other original offerings aren’t too inspiring this month. Only Love, Victor season 2 on June 11 moves the needle much.

The “Trolls” movies and TV shows — like “TrollsTopia,” which premiered its second season on Thursday — are among the better kids content for adults to also sit through. With all due respect to Poppy and Smidge, much of the entertainment value comes courtesy of Branch and secondary character (at best) Cloud Guy’s bizarre relationship, with lots of the laughs emanating from the cumulus prankster.

So this reporter and father of two asked (TV) Branch, Skylar Astin, why I like Cloud Guy so much. He seemed qualified enough to answer, and Astin’s thoughtful response did not disappoint.

“I love Cloud Guy, and I love Branch and Cloud Guy together,” Astin told TheWrap. “It’s my mom’s favorite stuff. She loves the Cloud Guy-Branch episode. I think it’s just like the classic ‘odd couple.'”

He added: “And Cloud Guy gets to kind of maybe be the voice of the adults,...

Justin Timberlake plays Branch in the “Trolls” movies. Skylar Astin plays Branch in the intertwined TV shows, “Trolls: The Beat Goes On!” and “TrollsTopia,” the latter of which premiered its second season Thursday on Peacock.

Though Astin is a successful actor (Jane Levy’s co-star on NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) and talented singer (he also played Jesse in the “Pitch Perfect” movies) in his own right, those are some pretty big troll feet to fill.

How did he approach that? Astin kind of didn’t, he told TheWrap — or at least he didn’t try to be *Nsync with Jt’s Branch for very long, thanks to one wise creator/executive producer named Matthew Beans.

“I’ve only seen the ‘Trolls’ movie one time, the original film, and I’ve yet to see the sequel. And that’s not for any real reason. But when I was auditioning for...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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Hopefully March will bring respite from crippling snow storms and frigid temperatures for much of the globe. And if it doesn’t? Well, Hulu’s got some new streaming options at least!

Hulu’s list of new releases for March 2021 are relatively slight on Hulu originals. Thankfully, one beloved original of note is coming back this month. Solar Opposites will premiere all episodes of its second season on March 26. This sci-fi animated comedy from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is a breath of fresh alien air.

On the movie side of things, Hulu is premiering Boss Level on March 5. This actioner will star the delightful Frank Grillo and the decidedly less delightful Mel Gibson. Speaking of delightful though, the documentary Kid 90 will arrive on March 12. This comes from Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Frye and features hours of footage she shot in the ’90s that will depict what...

Here’s something worth actually celebrating: Peacock has renewed “Trolls” series “TrollsTopia” for a second season.

Friendships between the tribes are stronger than ever with the arrival of “Pal-entine’s Day” and the help of the new Metroll train station, connecting all of the neighborhoods together, according to the Season 2 logline. But when Chaz, a smooth jazz troll arrives, Poppy realizes she accidentally excluded an entire tribe from TrollsTopia and must do everything she can to make her new friends feel at home.

We’re sure that will mean glitter and hugs and songs and holidays and cupcakes and scrapbooking and….

Watch the trailer via the video above.

“TrollsTopia” is the next chapter in the hair-raising adventures of the trolls. Now that Poppy knows there are other musical trolls scattered throughout the forest, she bottles up her endless positivity and invites delegates from every troll tribe in the forest to...

Tony Hale’s cartoon chicken Archibald is moving from Netflix to Peacock for “Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here.”

Netflix ran two seasons of a series titled “Archibald’s Next Big Thing,” which will continue streaming on that platform. This new season — which is technically a new series based on Hale’s feathery character — consists of six episodes, which will launch Feb. 18 on NBCU’s Peacock.

Per “Archibald” studio DreamWorks Animation, “Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here” is the next chapter for Archibald Strutter, a chicken who “yes-and’s” his way through life. While his adventures don’t always go as planned, Archibald takes it one step at a time with the help of his three siblings, Sage, Finly and Loy, and his trusty sidekick, Bea.

Watch the trailer for Peacock’s “Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here” via the video above.

Along with Hale, the voice cast...

Kat Graham, who currently stars in Netflix’s holiday hit Operation Christmas Drop, has signed with APA.

The actress-singer-dancer broke out with a starring turn in The Vampire Diaries and was recently seen in RZA’s Cut Throat City opposite Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I. and Ethan Hawke. She also appeared in this year’s Civil War drama, Emperor, produced by Reggie Hudlin.

Graham is also doing voicework for the Trolls animated spinoff series TrollsTopia as well as Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Additional recent credits include Lionsgate’s Poison Rose opposite Morgan Freeman and John Travolta, Netflix’s How It Ends opposite Forest Whitaker and the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me.

She is also a brand ambassador for ...

Kat Graham, who currently stars in Netflix’s holiday hit Operation Christmas Drop, has signed with APA.

The actress-singer-dancer broke out with a starring turn in The Vampire Diaries and was recently seen in RZA’s Cut Throat City opposite Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I. and Ethan Hawke. She also appeared in this year’s Civil War drama, Emperor, produced by Reggie Hudlin.

Graham is also doing voicework for the Trolls animated spinoff series TrollsTopia as well as Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Additional recent credits include Lionsgate’s Poison Rose opposite Morgan Freeman and John Travolta, Netflix’s How It Ends opposite Forest Whitaker and the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me.

She is also a brand ambassador for ...

Peacock, one of the ten zillion different streaming services we have on our hands these days, is expanding its youth-oriented programming with new shows, new episodes, and free candy that flies out of the TV! I made that last one up, but the rest of the sentence is true. Titles include new shows like Trollstopia and The […]

The post Peacock is Expanding Its Kids Shows With ‘Trollstopia’, ‘The Mighty Ones’, ‘Cleopatra in Space’, ‘Where’s Waldo?’, and More appeared first on /Film.

In today’s TV news roundup, Peacock announced “TrollsTopia” and “The Mighty Ones” from DreamWorks Animation, and HGTV ordered renewed “Flip or Flop.”

Renewals

HGTV renewed “Flip or Flop” for a 10th season, ordering 15 new episodes of the reality series starring real estate agents Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead. The upcoming episodes, set for release in 2021, will continue to follow the divorced duo as they co-parent their two children and run their home renovation business.

Programming

ABC Audio announced a week of country music content leading up to the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Beginning Nov. 6 to Nov. 11, the station’s affiliates will have the option to air ABC News Radio’s Nashville correspondent Stephen Hubbard’s interviews with Luke Combs, Old Dominion, Jimmie Allen, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Ingrid Andress and more. Local stations will also air “Front & Center Spotlight,” a three-hour...

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky has signed a deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution for hundreds of hours of content from DreamWorks Animation, including spin-off series from film franchises including How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls and Madagascar.

The deal — between Sky’s U.K. and Ireland unit and the Comcast sister company — will give customers exclusive access to the premieres of Madagascar: A Little Wild, TrollsTopia and Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, while other shows include All Hail King Julien, Home Adventures with Tip & Oh and Dawn of the Croods.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

“Our new partnership with NBCUniversal brings an ...

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky has signed a deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution for hundreds of hours of content from DreamWorks Animation, including spin-off series from film franchises including How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls and Madagascar.

The deal — between Sky’s U.K. and Ireland unit and the Comcast sister company — will give customers exclusive access to the premieres of Madagascar: A Little Wild, TrollsTopia and Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, while other shows include All Hail King Julien, Home Adventures with Tip & Oh and Dawn of the Croods.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

“Our new partnership with NBCUniversal brings an ...

Pay TV platform Sky and NBCUniversal Global Distribution have announced a long-term partnership that will bring Sky customers in the U.K. and Ireland hundreds of hours of animated series from DreamWorks Animation. The pact follows deals with Discovery in June and Sony Pictures in July.

The DreamWorks Animation deal includes access to new spin-off series from film franchises such as “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Trolls” and “Madagascar.” The lineup will include premieres of “Madagascar: A Little Wild,” “TrollsTopia” and “Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky.”

Stephen van Rooyen, exec VP and CEO U.K. and Europe Sky, said: “Our new partnership with NBCUniversal brings an impressive range of family favorites from DreamWorks Animation to Sky and Now TV customers. Adding DreamWorks’ loveable stories of dreams, journeys and heroes alongside our originals and our partner content means customers can access the content they love, all in one place – easy.

Sky Studios’ ‘I Hate Suzie’ will premiere on Stan this Friday under the NBCU deal.

Stan and NBCUniversal Global Distribution have inked a multi-year, exclusive content partnership, which will see Stan become the local home for productions from Sky Studios, NBCUniversal International Studios, as well as Peacock Originals produced by Universal Studio Group and Dreamworks Animation TV.

The deal will also see the streaming service gain NBCU’s children’s programming, as well as a “massive volume” of its broader back catalogue of TV and films.

Among the upcoming Peacock series to premiere on Stan will be Brave New World, Dr. Death, Angelyne, Rutherford Falls, reboots of Saved by the Bell and Punky Brewster, Girls5Eva and One of Us Is Lying.

Upcoming NBCUniversal International Studios series to land on the platform include Lady Parts, and from Sky Studios Stan will gain Gangs of London and I Hate Suzie – the latter to drop this Friday.