As families prepare to get back into the school year grind, Netflix is offering a colorful curriculum of new and returning animated movies and series for all audiences to start the season off right!
This fall harvest will bring in series premieres for Mighty MonsterWheelies, Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase, Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld and Our Oceans, joining a robust line up of returning fan favorites like Gabby’s Dollhouse, Hot Wheels Let’s Race and Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. The new DreamWorks special The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist will get fans in the Halloween spirit. Families can also look forward to films that viewers of all ages can enjoy like Spellbound, That Christmas and Migration.
Here’s your Netflix back-to-school schedule packed with just-announced release dates:
Available Now – Gabby’s Dollhouse Season 10 (Preschool)
August 19 – Migration (Feature Film | Illumination)
August 19 – CoComelon Lane: The Nursery Rhyme Musical (Preschool)
September 9 – Hot Wheels Let’s Race Season 2 (Preschool)
October 3 – The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (Kids)
Based on the 2022 DreamWorks Animation feature film The Bad Guys, (adapted from the book by Aaron Blabey) about a crew of animal criminals trying to go “good.” Netflix previously released the Christmas special The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday.
October 14 – Mighty MonsterWheelies (Preschool)
October 17 – Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 2 (Kids)
November 1 – Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase (Kids)
November 18 – Wonderoos Season 2 (Preschool)
November 22 – Spellbound (Feature Film)
Ellian (voiced by Rachel Zegler), the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria (Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem), must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters. Also starring John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess. Directed by Vicky Jenson with an original score by EGOT winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater. Produced by Skydance Animation.
November 22 – Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Part 4 (Kids)
December 2 – The Creature Cases Chapter 4 (Preschool)
December 6 – That Christmas (Feature Film)
Directed by animation veteran Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy) and penned by Richard Curtis and Peter Souter, the film stars Brian Cox as Santa, Fiona Shaw (Ms. Trapper), Jodie Whittaker (Mrs. Williams) and Bill Nighy (Bill) as the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. Featuring an original song by Ed Sheeran. Produced by Locksmith Animation.
December 19 – The Dragon Prince Season 7 (Kids)
Fall 2024 – Our Oceans (Kids)
Winter 2024 – Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld (Kids)
Jentry Chau (voiced by Ali Wong) is a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress. With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school. Series created by Echo Wu, animated by Titmouse.
Parents and caregivers can find even more ways to keep kids engaged with new episodes of the podcasts Bedtime Stories with Netflix Jr. and Popcorn Brainstorm! Jokes & Trivia for Kids as well as printable activities, DIYs, recipes and more at NetflixFamily.com and a free, physical subscription to Netflix Family Magazine (subscribe here).
