BuzzFeed Studios has announced that it’s Animation Lab, home to hit short-form animated channels across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook like The Land of Boggs, Chikn Nuggit, Weird Helga and the Good Advice Cupcake, is expanding its current slate of content with a new Dungeons & Dragons live-play series and two new Spanish-language Latine shows.
“We are thrilled to be announcing our exciting new animated properties for 2024 — Magic & Stuff, Puerco y Babosa and El Mundo De Boggs. The BuzzFeed Animation Lab has seen huge success and explosive growth for our animated properties and our new class of creators are making wonderful diverse content for 2024 — I can’t wait to share them with old and new fans,” said Jun Zee Myers, Head of Animation Lab for Buzzfeed Studios.
Magic & Stuff (Releasing May 31 on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram & Facebook)
The new live-play series Magic & Stuff showcases an all queer female-identifying cast with diverse voices and varying levels of D&D experience, from novices to experts. Releasing on YouTube weekly starting May 31, there will be eight half-hour episodes — a breath of fresh air in a genre that can feature hours-long unedited content that can be intimidating for newcomers.
Each episode will include epic animations and gameplay tips sprinkled throughout. Fun character moments and cool action sequences enhance watchability and accessibility for those uninitiated to D&D. The animated segments will also act as built-in short form vertical content for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Shorts.
The cast includes Meredith Kesh as Freddie, a demon paladin who gives great hugs; Buzzfeed’s favorite drag queen, Syzygy, playing Mrs. Readings, a human bard “grandmother” — just don’t ask where her ex-husbands went; Elisabeth Riley as Felyn, a vampire rogue who loves gaslighting, gatekeeping, and girlbossing; Elizabeth Gottlieb, playing Ikky the Wizard, a possum sorcerer who’s just a little guy; and seasoned Dungeon Master Jasmine “ThatBronzeGirl” Bhullar, actress and writer for Dimension20, DesiQuest and Critical Role as well as Twitch content creator.
Magic & Stuff is produced for BuzzFeed Studios by creators and executive producers Elisabeth Riley and Meredith Kesh, director Derek Benig and Jun Zee Myers, Head of the Animation Lab.
Puerco y Babosa (Available now on YouTube, Instagram & TikTok)
Puerco y Babosa brings audiences into the vibrant world of Latine culture like never before as it captures the essence of growing up Chicano! It marks our first animated series dedicated to Latine upbringing in America, with a focus on sibling rivalry. This series’ commitment to authenticity can be seen in the team behind the scenes — all proudly part of the Latine community, ensuring genuine storytelling that resonates with audiences. The shorts are available now on YouTube and TikTok.
Puerco y Babosa is produced for BuzzFeed Studios by BuzzFeed Animation Lab and BuzzFeed’s Latine identity brand, Pero Like, and is spearheaded by creator and showrunner David Munguia, producers Joey Martinez and Teddy Villa, and executive producer Jun Zee Myers.
El Mundo de Boggs (Available now on YouTube)
El Mundo de Boggs is a full Spanish-language dub and subtitles spinoff of the widely popular social shorts, The Land of Boggs. This is part of a wider initiative to expand Animation Lab properties to new territories and languages.
El Mundo de Boggs is produced for BuzzFeed Studios by BuzzFeed Animation Lab showrunner Brent Sievers.
