Pixar Animation Studios is an American CGI film production company based in Emeryville, California, United States.
The following is a list of all the television series or specials that Pixar has released or plan on releasing. Some of the television productions are produced by Pixar, while others are just based on the studio's films.
Television series
editReleased
editTitle | Seasons | Episodes | Year(s) | Franchise | Network | Ref(s) | |
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Premiere date | End date | ||||||
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | 1 | 62 | October 2, 2000 | January 13, 2001 | Toy Story | UPN / ABC | [1][2] |
Cars Toons | 2 | 15 | October 27, 2008 | May 20, 2014 | Cars | Toon Disney (season 1) / Disney Channel (season 1–2) | [3][4] |
SparkShorts | 1 | 11 | January 18, 2019 | Present | N/A | YouTube / Disney+ | [5] |
Forky Asks a Question | 1 | 10 | November 12, 2019 | January 10, 2020 | Toy Story | Disney+ | [6] |
Monsters at Work | 2 | 20 | July 7, 2021 | Present | Monsters, Inc. | Disney+ (season 1) / Disney Channel (season 2–present) | [7][8] |
Dug Days | 1 | 6 | September 1, 2021 | June 16, 2023 | Up | Disney+ | [9] |
Cars on the Road | 1 | 9 | September 8, 2022 | September 8, 2022 | Cars | Disney+ | [10][11] |
Lego Pixar: BrickToons | 1 | 5 | September 4, 2024 | September 4, 2024 | Various | Disney+ | [12] |
Upcoming
editTitle | Seasons | Episodes | Year(s) | Franchise | Network | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premiere date | ||||||
Win or Lose | 1 | 8 | December 6, 2024 | N/A | Disney+ | [13] |
Dream Productions | 1 | TBA | 2025 | Inside Out | Disney+ | [14][15] |
Television specials
editTitle | Premiere date | Franchise | Network | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toy Story of Terror! | October 16, 2013 | Toy Story | Disney Channel | [16] |
Toy Story That Time Forgot | December 2, 2014 | Toy Story | Disney Channel |
Cancelled projects
editA Tin Toy Christmas
editA half-hour television special, serving as a sequel to the short Tin Toy was considered, but Pixar felt convinced they could produce a feature film instead.[18] The project later became Toy Story.
Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs: To Protect and Serve
editAt the 2013 Disney D23 Expo, it was announced that a fifth episode of the television series Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, entitled To Protect and Serve, was in production.[19][20]
Untitled Win or Lose follow-up series
editA follow-up television series of Win or Lose was in development, but it was quietly cancelled.[21][22][23]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command". Big Cartoon Database. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cars Toons Coming in October To Disney Channel". Animation World Network. September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Bryko (August 11, 2013). "D23 Expo Round-Up: 'Toy Story of Terror', New Cars Toons on the Way". Pixar Planet. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (January 11, 2019). "Pixar's Announces New Short Film Program, SparkShorts". /Film. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ White, James (June 12, 2019). "Pixar Creating Forky-Focused Short Films For Disney". Empire. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (November 9, 2017). "New 'Star Wars' Trilogy in Works With Rian Johnson, TV Series Also Coming to Disney Streaming Service". Variety. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 9, 2019). "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Three New Pixar Series Coming to Disney+, Including the Very Adorable 'Up' Spin-Off 'Dug Days'". /Film. December 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (November 12, 2021). "Disney+'s 'Cars' Series Gets Title, 'Tiana' Enlists Stella Meghie As Writer/Director; First-Look Images Released". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Behzadi, Sofia (August 1, 2022). "'Cars On The Road' Pixar Series Gets Premiere Date On Disney+, First-Look Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 21, 2024). "'LEGO Pixar: BrickToons' Brings Beloved Characters into Newly Built Adventures". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (November 15, 2023). "Pixar's First Long-Form Original Streaming Series 'Win or Lose' Bumped to 2024". The Wrap. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Belloni, Matthew (June 16, 2023). "The Troubling Pixar Paradox". Puck News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Buckley, Thomas (May 30, 2024). "Disney Is Banking On Sequels to Help Get Pixar Back on Track". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Cheney, Alexandra (October 13, 2013). "Watch A Clip from Pixar's First TV Special 'Toy Story of Terror!'". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (July 24, 2014). "'Toy Story That Time Forgot' Is A 1980's Nostalgia Bomb That You're Gonna Love (Comic Con 2014)". /Film. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Jim (December 14, 2007). "The Pixar TV special you never got to see, "A Tin Toy Christmas"". Jim Hill Media. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ @ThePixarTimes (August 10, 2013). "Pixar working on two new Cars Toons: 'Radiator Springs 500 1/2,' and 'To Protect and Serve.' To debut on Disney Channel in 2014. #D23Expo" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Exclusive First Look at the Upcoming Cars Toon 'To Protect and Serve'". Pixar Post. October 30, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (July 5, 2023). "Inside Pixar's Existential Crisis and Leadership Change". TheWrap. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, Maca (July 8, 2023). "Pixar's Win or Lose Follow-Up Project Reportedly Canceled". MovieWeb. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Cimaglio, Zachary (July 7, 2023). "Disney+ Quietly Cancels Animated Pixar Spinoff Series". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 22, 2024.