#TOON BOOM STUDIO 8.0 SERIES#

Many animators have left the studio, decamping to old standbys like Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon or other upstarts like Apple TV+ and Amazon.

#TOON BOOM STUDIO 8.0 SERIES#

New series arenвЂ™t as exciting as they once were. Animation heavyweights like Craig McCracken, Elizabeth Ito and Jorge Gutierrez rushed to the service and quickly started working on their personal dream projects, while Netflix also courted younger artists and fostered productive licensing agreements, chiefly with DreamWorks Animation (Guillermo del ToroвЂ™s вЂњTrollhuntersвЂќ and its assorted spinoffs, вЂњKipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts,вЂќ and many more).Д«ut now you are seeing fewer of these creator-driven projects. NetflixвЂ™s animation units, like its live-action divisions, were known for being a place that you could bring a project that might not have gained traction anywhere else, and suddenly have it produced, without much studio interference. Superstar creators and visionary young talent were swayed by promises of unprecedented creative freedom and healthy production budgets, backed by the financial and promotional might of the Netflix empire.ДЄ few years ago, there was no place more welcoming or seductive to artists and animators than Netflix Animation. Netflix Animation, especially when it came to Kids & Family content, was once considered a glittery Utopia. RyndaвЂ™s firing was perhaps an inevitable end to a deeply chaotic period for Netflix Animation, particularly its Kids & Family division, which saw a boom of talent and creativity give way to corporate pressure, mixed messages and accusations of вЂњstaged data.вЂќ ItвЂ™s also facing complications in Toon Town. Netflix, which just saw its stock plummet more than 30% after revealing a subscriber and revenue loss during its first-quarter earning report Tuesday, isnвЂ™t just in trouble on Wall Street. Series that benefited from great word-of-mouth and critical praise arenвЂ™t being renewed and several high-profile projects have been unceremoniously canceled, including the long-delayed adaptation of Jeff SmithвЂ™s beloved comic book series вЂњBoneвЂќ ( first announced back in 2019). Phil Rynda, whose official title is NetflixвЂ™s Director of Creative Leadership and Development for Original Animation, was let go this week, along with several of his staff, TheWrap can exclusively report and Netflix has confirmed.ДЄccording to several creators who spoke to TheWrap, the Kids & Family space at Netflix Animation has changed.

Toon boom studio 8.0