Cartoon Network's 2017-2018 Line-Up

[ZariusTwo]

New series include Apple & Onion, created by George Gendi (The Amazing World of Gumball); Craig of the Creek, an adventure series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin; Summer Camp Island animated series, which is coming off notable runs at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and SXSW; previously announced OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes; Ben 10, the latest show coming out of the highly successful franchise; and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, which premiered earlier this month.


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In the returning column are We Bare Bears, which will premiere its third season; the second season of The Powerpuff Girls; Season 2 of Mighty Magiswords; a new Adventure Time miniseries; along with Steven Universe; Go Titans Go (Season 4); and The Amazing World of Gumballs.

“As kids’ viewing habits have evolved, Cartoon Network has always been there with them,” said Christina Miller, President Cartoon Network-Adult Swim-Boomerang. “From their first experience with a Kids network website and video app; to their first series VR game; and most recently, their first app to use ACR, we are keeping our sole focus on them as they inspire us to reimagine television.”

“Cartoon Network has cracked the code on how a leading media brand can engage with fans through true total consumption,” said Donna Speciale, President of Turner Ad Sales. “Whether it’s VOD or gaming, or everything in between, plurals are connecting with this brand globally in ways most media brands haven’t yet experienced. That presents an incredibly powerful opportunity for our advertising partners this Upfront.”

Below are details of Cartoon Network’s programming and mobile and gaming slate for the 2017-18 season:

NEW SERIES

• Apple & Onion – Being new and naïve to the ways of the “big city of sophisticated food” doesn’t stop the wide-eyed enthusiasm of the lovable buddies Apple and Onion who are destined to find their way and make lots of friends on their incredible adventure of life. The friendship comedy is created by George Gendi (The Amazing World of Gumball).

• Craig of the Creek – At the Creek, the rules of the outside world don’t apply in this kid utopia of untamed wilderness where Craig and his two best friends have ventured and tribes of children reign over tree forts and dirt bike ramps. The adventure series is created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin, formerly from Steven Universe.

• Summer Camp Island – Having completed a momentous and critically acclaimed run at this year’s most notable festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, this wildly imaginative animated series, based on the original Cartoon Network short, will continue unfolding the mysteries that Oscar and his best friend Hedgehog encounter at a magical summer camp. The series hails from creator Julia Pott (Adventure Time).

• OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes – Cartoon Network powers up a world of original heroes across the TV and gaming landscape together with the greenlight of this action-packed comedy followed by the console and PC game jointly developed with indie video game studio Capybara games. The knockout series is inspired by creator Ian Jones-Quartey’s childhood and follows the heroic feats of K.O., an endlessly optimistic boy attempting to level up to be the best he can be in a dynamic universe of heroes, friends and challenging foes. The series builds on OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo, the network’s first original standalone mobile game and was developed from a pilot that was part of Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning shorts program.

• Ben 10 – The newest show coming out of the highly successful franchise has launched multiple animated series, and numerous animated and live-action movies. Playmates Toys serves as the worldwide master toy partner for the new Ben 10 with a full line of toys based on the show that will include a range of figures, playsets, and role-play items set to launch at retail globally this fall. The wild adventures begin debuting Monday, April 10 and will introduce fun loving, 10-year-old, Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max, as they traverse the country during summer vacation. Once Ben finds the Omnitrix, a mysterious watch that transforms him into 10 different heroic aliens, a world of extraterrestrial superpowers opens to him, which kids of all ages will admire. Ben 10 is created by and executive produced by Man of Action Entertainment.

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – The mouth-watering animated comedy series premiered earlier this month and is based on Sony Pictures Animation’s highly successful 2009 global feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and subsequent, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. The TV series is produced in association with DHX Media, Sony Pictures Animation and Corus Entertainment.

RETURNING SERIES

• We Bare Bears – The BAFTA Award-winning series created by Daniel Chong stacks up a third and hilarious season. In the newest season, Grizzly (Eric Edelstein), Panda (Bobby Moynihan) and Ice Bear (Demetri Martin) meet up with favorite friends and frenemies voiced by Patton Oswalt, Charlyne Yi, Jason Lee, Ellie Kemper and Cameron Esposito. The adorable baby bears add more hijinks and commotion to the delight of fans. Festive holiday specials and new guest appearances by comedian Ron Funches and notable voice actor John DiMaggio round out the season as the Bears continue their comedic adventures around the Bay Area and beyond.

• The Powerpuff Girls – The Emmy nominated series is back and kicking off a second season featuring all-new characters and specials, plus action-packed battles between the superhero sisters and fan-favorite villains HIM and Mojo Jojo. The newly reimagined series is executive produced by Nick Jennings and co-executive produced by Bob Boyle, and will continue to further Cartoon Network’s commitment to STEAM education with two additional themed episodes this season. The wildly successful online Powerpuff Yourself avatar maker, which reached over 12 million fans at its launch, has now been updated so even more fans can see themselves as a real Townsville superhero. The original series was created by Craig McCracken.

• Mighty Magiswords – Recently picked up for a second season, Mighty Magiswords will expand on Prohyas and Vambre’s epic adventures as they embark on more hilarious quests in pursuit of the latest and greatest Magiswords to add to their coveted collections. Created by Kyle A. Carrozza, Mighty Magiswords is comprised of a rich hub of more than 500 pieces of original content including interactive shorts, narrative vlogs and a multitude of immersive digital games and apps.

• Adventure Time – The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning show is back with an eight-part miniseries of epic proportions later this year. Fans will be just as surprised as Finn to discover what happened to the kingdoms of Ooo while he was away at sea. This next miniseries comes fresh off the heels of Adventure Time: Islands, which reached almost four million people. The series is created by Pendleton Ward and executive produced by Adam Muto.

• Steven Universe – Friendships are tested as the saga continues in this Emmy-nominated series, created by Rebecca Sugar. The show returns with new adventurous story arcs and specials, in which fans will meet more Gems, spend time with the Diamonds and gain insight into the ever-mysterious Gem Homeworld while the series’ titular hero Steven Universe will grow as a leader. Steven Universe is lauded for having a voice of inclusion, and was recently nominated for its first GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Comedy Series category.

• Teen Titans Go! – Season four of the hit series continues and get ready for the show’s 200th episode as Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg prepare to save the world in a special, two-part episode. Audiences are also in for an egg-ceptional treat in a spring special featuring the mythical Tooth Fairy who tries to take over the holiday from the Easter Bunny. Series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

• The Amazing World of Gumball – This BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning series from Cartoon Network Studios EMEA conjures up a new Halloween special and continues warm-hearted adventures including an episode with live-action puppets with the energetic and fearless blue cat—Gumball—and his idiosyncratic family, the Wattersons.

http://deadline.com/2017/03/cartoon-...ts-1202054922/

[NinjaPug]

Did the new Justice League cartoon already get cancelled?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

They're still making Adventure Time? I got the impression that they were planning to do away with it along with Regular Show.

Only thing I see here worth watching is Gumball.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

They're still making Adventure Time? I got the impression that they were planning to do away with it along with Regular Show.

It was announced a while back it has an end point...2019 I think.

[drgon78]

Crap, crap, and more crap.

[ProphetofGanja]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

It was announced a while back it has an end point...2019 I think.

That's somewhat comforting. I fell off after Finn met his dad, I'll probably catch back up at some point.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

Did the new Justice League cartoon already get cancelled?

Maybe they want to keep their animation budget in check and didn't renew it in favor of YJ 3.

[DestronMirage22]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Only thing I see here worth watching is Gumball.

THIS.
Gumball is the only good show CN has left. A damn shame it's ending. This show will undoubtedly be missed, and no new show could ever fill the hole it'll leave.

[Utrommaniac]

Does Summer Camp Island look like a slightly different version of Camp Lazlo to any of you??? With a touch of Camp Weedontwancha?

[Autbot_Benz]

I Don't think Justice League Action is cancelled they had a toy line shown at Toy Fair earlier in the year. Also There are a ton of episodes that haven't aired yet.

[The Deadman]

Man Cartoon Network has really gone downhill...

[CyberCubed]

If Justice League Action is canceled after one season, my god, CN is truly retarded. This was a show that balanced comedy and action and focused on the DC heroes which CN has nothing of right now besides TTGo.

I made some posts on toonzone about this on their DC forum asking if JLA is canceled, so far people are telling me to wait and see.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

I hope it's in no way an indication that YJ season 3 is heading to CN.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

I hope it's in no way an indication that YJ season 3 is heading to CN.

I thought that was confirmed netflix? They were the ones airing YJ Seasons 1-2 and got viewership of that is likely what got Young Justice Season 3 greenlit.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Weisman et al. have been very clear that WB isn't 100% certain where the show will end up. Remember that we learned about its renewal literally days after he himself did. I would hope it'd be a Netflix-type format (for several reasons) but CN is also a possibility just like anything else.

[CyberCubed]

It's a sad time for action cartoon fans in general. CN keeps killing whatever DC cartoons they have in favor of comedy like Teen Titans Go.

Nick is ending the current TMNT cartoon by the end of this season, and in 2018 replacing it with a more comedy-centric series. All the current Marvel cartoons are subpar and don't compare to the older stuff. Meanwhile other shows like Avatar/Legend of Korra are long over.

It's weird as hell. There are just no action cartoons around anymore. I remember when I was a kid all i wanted to do was watch action cartoons.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I made some posts on toonzone about this on their DC forum asking if JLA is canceled, so far people are telling me to wait and see.

People still go to Toonzone's forums? I lurked there a couple of months ago and it seemed pretty dead.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

It's all being phased out for Hanna-Barbera tier (maybe even lower) material. Very cheap and easy to animate, with quickly written plots that have a definite focus on kids as the audience. For me, literally the only redeeming quality of TTG (and I imagine many viewers) is the inclusion of the original voice cast.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

People still go to Toonzone's forums? I lurked there a couple of months ago and it seemed pretty dead.

The place is a ghost-town.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

People still go to Toonzone's forums? I lurked there a couple of months ago and it seemed pretty dead.

You can say the same for any major forum over the last 10 years. Social media like twitter and tumblr has replaced forums.

Seriously, almost every forum/board I was a regular on in the early and mid 2000's is now either a ghostown or practically dead. It seems all the new young teens of today just make their twitter and tumblr's about whatever shows they like. While old people like us are still used to traditional forums.

[Dust]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You can say the same for any major forum over the last 10 years. Social media like twitter and tumblr has replaced forums.

Seriously, almost every forum/board I was a regular on in the early and mid 2000's is now either a ghostown or practically dead. It seems all the new young teens of today just make their twitter and tumblr's about whatever shows they like. While old people like us are still used to traditional forums.

That's not totally true though is it? This place is pretty lively all things considered, and the only other forum I frequent is TFW2005, which is still very active to this day. Some forums die sooner than others I guess.