DreamWorks Animation Television

DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV or simply DAT) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures 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 in 2004 and later purchased by NBCUniversal in 2016. In total, the division has released 48 programs, with 12 in development.

This article is about the television animation studio. For the separate live-action television studio, see DreamWorks Television.

DreamWorks Animation Television
FormerlyDreamWorks Television Animation
(1996–2012)
TypeDivision
IndustryAnimation
Television production
PredecessorDreamWorks Television
Founded1996 (1996)
Founders
Headquarters1000 Flower Street,
Glendale, California 91201
,
U.S.
Areas served
Worldwide
ProductsAnimated television series
ParentDreamWorks Animation
(NBCUniversal)
Websitehttps://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 former Walt Disney Television Animation executives Gary Krisel and David Simon.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]

In 2013, DreamWorks Animation entered a multi-year content deal with Netflix to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content.[3] 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.[4] The next day, DWA completed a five-year licensing agreement with Super RTL for the Classic Media library and the Netflix slate.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai-dubbed channel launched in September 2015.[9] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation Television and its parent company were purchased by Comcast through its NBCUniversal division.[10][11][12]

Television series
# Title Creator(s)/Developer(s) Premiere date End date Network Co-production with
1ToonsylvaniaBill Kopp
Chris Otsuki		February 7, 1998January 18, 1999Fox KidsN/A
2Invasion AmericaSteven Spielberg
Harve Bennett		June 8, 1998July 7, 1998The WB
3Father of the PrideJeffrey KatzenbergAugust 31, 2004May 27, 2005NBC
4The Penguins of MadagascarMark McCorkle
Bob Schooley		November 29, 2008December 19, 2015Nickelodeon (2008–2012)
Nicktoons (2013–2015)		Nickelodeon Animation Studio
5Neighbors from Hell[lower-alpha 1]Pam BradyJune 7, 2010July 26, 2010TBSWounded Poodle
Bardel Entertainment
Bento Box Entertainment
20th Century Fox Television
6Kung Fu Panda: Legends of AwesomenessPeter HastingsSeptember 19, 2011June 29, 2016Nickelodeon (2011–2014)
Nicktoons (2016)		Nickelodeon Animation Studio
7DreamWorks DragonsLinda Teverbaugh
Mike Teverbaugh		August 7, 2012February 16, 2018Cartoon Network (2012–2014)
Netflix (2015–2018)		N/A
8Monsters vs. AliensMark McCorkle
Bob Schooley		March 23, 2013February 8, 2014NickelodeonNickelodeon Animation Studio
9Turbo FastJack ThomasDecember 24, 2013February 5, 2016NetflixTitmouse, Inc.
10VeggieTales in the HouseDoug TenNapelNovember 26, 2014September 23, 2016Bardel Entertainment
Big Idea Productions
11All Hail King JulienDecember 19, 2014December 1, 2017Bardel Entertainment
12The Adventures of Puss in BootsJanuary 16, 2015January 26, 2018
13DinotruxRon Burch
David Kidd		August 14, 2015August 3, 2018
14The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowOctober 9, 2015April 21, 2017Jay Ward Productions
DHX Media Vancouver
Top Draw Animation
15Dawn of the CroodsBrendan HayDecember 24, 2015July 7, 2017Bardel Entertainment
Digital eMation
NE4U
Dong Woo Animation
16Noddy, Toyland DetectiveHeath Kenny
Myles McLeod		April 2, 2016March 22, 2020France 5 (France)
Channel 5 (United Kingdom)
Universal Kids (United States)		Gaumont Animation
17Voltron: Legendary DefenderJoaquim Dos Santos
Lauren Montgomery		June 10, 2016December 14, 2018NetflixStudio Mir
World Events Productions
18Home: Adventures with Tip & OhRyan Crego
Thurop Van Orman		July 29, 2016July 20, 2018Titmouse, Inc.
19Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaGuillermo del ToroDecember 23, 2016May 25, 2018Double Dare You Productions
20VeggieTales in the CityDoug TenNapelFebruary 24, 2017September 15, 2017Bardel Entertainment
Big Idea Productions
21Spirit Riding FreeAury WallingtonMay 5, 2017December 8, 2020Technicolor Animation Productions
Toiion
22Trolls: The Beat Goes On!Matthew BeansJanuary 19, 2018November 22, 2019N/A
23The Boss Baby: Back in BusinessBrandon SawyerApril 6, 2018November 17, 2020Technicolor Animation Productions
24The Adventures of Rocky and BullwinkleMarco Schnabel
David P. Smith		May 11, 2018January 11, 2019Amazon Prime VideoJay Ward Productions
DHX Media Vancouver
25Harvey Girls Forever!Emily BrundigeJune 29, 2018January 10, 2020NetflixThe Harvey Entertainment Company
DreamWorks Classics
26The Epic Tales of Captain UnderpantsPeter Hastings
Mark Banker		July 13, 2018July 10, 2020Titmouse, Inc.
27She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerND StevensonNovember 13, 2018May 15, 2020Mattel Creations
28Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of DestinyElliott OwenNovember 16, 2018July 4, 2019Amazon Prime VideoBardel Entertainment
293Below: Tales of ArcadiaGuillermo del ToroDecember 21, 2018July 12, 2019NetflixDouble Dare You Productions
30Where's Waldo?Koyalee Chanda
Lucas Mills		July 20, 2019presentUniversal Kids (2019)
Peacock (2020–present)		Snipple Animation Studios
31Archibald's Next Big ThingTony Hale
Drew Champion
Jacob Moffat		September 6, 2019Netflix (2019–2020)
Peacock (2021–present)[13][14]		N/A
32DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue RidersJack Thomas
Johnny Belt
Robert Scull		September 27, 2019Bardel Entertainment
33Cleopatra in SpaceMike Maihack
Doug Langdale
Fitzy Fitzmaurice		November 25, 2019 (Asia)
July 15, 2020 (United States)		January 14, 2021DreamWorks Channel (Asia)
Peacock (United States)[15]		Titmouse, Inc.
34Fast & Furious Spy RacersTim Hedrick
Bret Haaland[16]		December 26, 2019December 17, 2021NetflixUniversal Pictures
Original Film (Uncredited)
One Race Films (Uncredited)
Technicolor Animation Productions
35Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsRadford Sechrist
Bill Wolkoff		January 14, 2020October 12, 2020Studio Mir
36Rhyme Time TownDan BerlinkaJune 19, 2020presentDoberman Pictures
37Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaGuillermo del ToroAugust 7, 2020Double Dare You Productions
38Madagascar: A Little WildDana StarfieldSeptember 7, 2020presentPeacock
Hulu		Mainframe Studios
39Jurassic World Camp CretaceousZack StentzSeptember 18, 2020NetflixUniversal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
CGCG
40The Mighty OnesSunil Hall
Lynne Naylor		November 9, 2020Peacock
Hulu		Snipple Animation Studios
41Doug UnplugsJim Nolan
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Dan Yaccarino		November 13, 2020Apple TV+N/A
42Trolls: TrollsTopiaMatthew BeansNovember 19, 2020Peacock
Hulu		Atomic Cartoons
43Gabby's DollhouseTraci Paige Johnson
Jennifer Twomey		January 5, 2021NetflixDoberman Pictures
44Go, Dog. Go!Adam PeltzmanJanuary 26, 2021WildBrain Studios
45The Croods: Family Tree Mark Banker
Todd Grimes		September 23, 2021Peacock
Hulu		Technicolor Animation Productions
46DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms[17] Henry GilroyDecember 23, 2021
47Team Zenko GoJack ThomasMarch 15, 2022NetflixMainframe Studios
48Pinecone & PonyStephanie KalinerApril 8, 2022Apple TV+First Generation Films
Atomic Cartoons

Films
# Title Release date Director(s) Composer(s) Network Co-production with
1Trollhunters: Rise of the TitansJuly 21, 2021Johane Matte
Francisco Ruiz Velasco
Andrew Schmidt		Jeff DannaNetflixDouble Dare You Productions
88 Pictures
CGCG Inc.
Original Force

Upcoming
# Title Creator(s)/Developer(s) Premiere date Network Co-production with
49The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib[18]Brandon SawyerMay 19, 2022NetflixN/A
50Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight[19]TBAJuly 2022[20][21]
51Bearbrick[22]TBADentsu Entertainment
52Felix the Cat[23]Felix the Cat Productions
53Untitled Tony Hale series[24]Tony HaleTBA
54Mama & Dada[25]Johanna Stein
Noelle Lara		Electric Hot Dog
55The Gumazing Gum Girl![26]TBACRE84U Entertainment
56Not Quite Narwhal[27]TBANetflixN/A
57Dew Drop Diaries[27]Rick Suvalle
58Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City[28]Alan Schoolcraft
Brent Simons
Eric Fogel		Peacock
59Abominable and the Invisible CityJim Schumann
60Untitled Live-action Casper Series[29]Wu Kai-yuUniversal Content Productions
The Harvey Entertainment Company
DreamWorks Classics

Notes
  1. Credited as MoonBoy Animation.

See also

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