New ‘Regular Show,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Series Unveiled at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comWarner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Unveiled Wednesday at Annecy, they join a new “Adventure Time” series, “Side Quests,” as greenlights at the Warner-owned companies.
The news slate also boasts two more “Adventure Time” shows in development, plus an unannounced Scooby-Doo project. The big question raised by the studio’s Annecy focus is whether the surge in new shows is a temporary anomaly or marks a broader indicator of a more sustained return by Warner Bros.
Discovery to fuller-on animation production after the lull of the recent past. Certainly, the news will not come much bigger at this year’s Annecy than “Adventure Time,” “Regular Show” and “Fosters” returns, shows which helped shape fandom’s sense of modern-day animation entertainment in the 2010s and just before.
The WBA-CNS-HBSE bonanza also underscores Warner Bros.’s declared strategy of returning to top fan favorites but making them for different age group demos.
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