One of DreamWorks’ most memorable characters returns this Friday March 1st. Feature-length movie Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate and series Megamind Rules both debut on Peacock. Director & EP Eric Fogel (of Archibald’s Next Big Thing) shares how he approached the comeback of this supervillain turned superhero, including making the movie and the show simultaneously. […]
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INTERVIEW: “In The Know” Is Two Programs In One
January 22nd, 2024 
Jackson Murphy Peacock’s new series In The Know has a lot of things I love: comedy, stop-motion animation, and interviewing. All six episodes debut Thursday January 25th. The show’s creator, EP, showrunner and star is The Office and Silicon Valley actor Zach Woods, who joins me for a fun and revealing Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was […]
INTERVIEWS: The Bear Is Back With “Ted” Event Series
January 5th, 2024 Jackson Murphy Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted took movie theaters by storm in 2012 and returned with hilarious sequel Ted 2 in 2015. Now MacFarlane is taking us to the ’90s for the new, outrageous Ted prequel series, with the title character and a teen version of Mark Wahlberg’s John Bennett (played by Max Burkholder) navigating […]
INTERVIEW: The Crew Leaders Of “Fright Krewe”
September 25th, 2023 Jackson Murphy The new DreamWorks Animation series Fright Krewe is the studio’s TV foray into the horror genre. Film director Eli Roth (whose credits include “Hostel”, “The House with a Clock In Its Walls” and the upcoming “Thanksgiving”) and author James Frey (of A Million Little Pieces and I Am Number Four) crafted the show’s concept — […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks’ “Dragons: The Nine Realms” Season 4
November 3rd, 2022 Lauren Ashton On November 17th, new episodes of DreamWorks’Dragons: The Nine Realms will be available on Hulu and Peacock. Inspired by the hit How To Train Your Dragon films, this series features the voice talents of Jeremy Shada, Julia Stiles, Haley Joel Osment, Marcus Scribner, Aimee Garcia, Ashley Liao, Lauren Tom, Keston John, Justina Machado and D’arcy […]
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December 20th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Dragons: The Nine Realms is a new DreamWorks series premiering this Thursday Dec. 23 on Hulu and Peacock. Showrunner and executive producer John Tellegen gives me the 411 on this contemporary entry in the beloved franchise. Jackson Murphy: I have wonderful memories of seeing the first How to Train Your Dragon movie when it came […]
INTERVIEW: “The Croods” Franchise Branches Out With CG Series “Family Tree”
September 21st, 2021 Jackson Murphy Before Universal released DreamWorks Animation sequel The Croods: A New Age in theaters last year (to a respectable $216 million worldwide), DWA was already looking to continue the adventures of The Croods and their new family companions, The Bettermans. Spinoff series The Croods: Family Tree debuts this Thursday September 23rd on Hulu and Peacock. Executive […]
TRAILER: DreamWorks Animation “The Croods: Family Tree”
August 31st, 2021 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation today announced the series, cast and official trailer for the all new The Croods: Family Tree series, inspired by the hit film The Croods: A New Age, premieres on Hulu and Peacock September 23. Here’s our first look:
Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted”
June 10th, 2021 Jerry Beck Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for Ted, from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and MRC Television. The series is based on the hit Universal Pictures and MRC Film’s “Ted,” the highest grossing original R-rated comedy of all time (not a sequel or based on other IP). MacFarlane is in negotiations to reprise […]
INTERVIEW: Matthew Beans On Season 2 Of Hit “TrollsTopia”
March 15th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Two-and-a-half years after I spoke with Matthew Beans about DreamWorks series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, he’s now the executive producer of sequel series TrollsTopia. The musical comedy adventures feature characters introduced in CG film Trolls World Tour. Season 2 of TrollsTopia debuts this Thursday March 18th on Hulu and Peacock, and Beans can’t stop […]
INTERVIEW: “The Mighty Ones” Creators Bring Outdoor Antics Into Living Rooms
November 6th, 2020 Jackson Murphy “You can never out-weird nature. There’s so much cool stuff going on down there once you look.” That’s how co-creator Sunil Hall teases the new DreamWorks animated series The Mighty Ones, which debuts this Monday November 9th on Hulu and Peacock. Hall co-created this comedy with Lynne Naylor. It’s about four tiny talking nature creatures, […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks “The Mighty Ones”
October 27th, 2020 Jerry Beck It isn’t easy being small, but backyard pals “The Mighty Ones” — aka Rocksy, Twig, Leaf, and Very Berry—see their tiny world as one huge, never-ending adventure. Created and executive produced by animation veterans Sunil Hall (Pickle and Peanut, The Mighty B!) and Lynne Naylor (Samurai Jack, The Ren & Stimpy Show), the 10-episode first […]
Dreamwork’s Doug Langdale talks Peacock’s “Cleopatra In Space”
July 14th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Cleopatra in Space is a new DreamWorks Animation series debuting this Wednesday July 15th on the brand new NBC-Universal streaming service Peacock. It’s about 15-year-old Cleo who goes through a portal and ends-up 30,000 years in her future. Will she ever make it home? EP Doug Langdale (The Adventures of Puss in Boots) talks about […]
