Cartoon Network Studios

Cartoon Network Studios
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation Film production Television production
Genre	Animation Live action
Predecessor	Hanna-Barbera (1957–2001)
Products	Television shows Feature films
Parent	Hanna-Barbera (1994–2001) Turner Broadcasting System (2001–present) Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (2019–present) Warner Bros. Television Studios (2022–present)
Divisions	Alive and Kicking, Inc. Rent Now Productions Factual Productions

Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the production arm of Cartoon Network, and started operating on October 21, 1994, as a division of Hanna-Barbera until the latter absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001. Turner Entertainment Co. did not include the current library from the studio's Hanna-Barbera era, including What a Cartoon! and the first season of Dexter's Laboratory.

Located in Burbank, California, the studio primarily produces and develops animated programs and shorts for Cartoon Network and Cartoonito. Recently, the studio has also developed programs for Adult Swim, TBS, and HBO Max. The studio has also produced its sole theatrically released film, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, distributed by its sister company, Warner Bros. Pictures.

History

1990s to 2000s

Hanna-Barbera era

Building façade in 2007 with the 1992–2004 logo.

Cartoon Network Studios originated as a division of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. that focused on producing original programming for Cartoon Network, including What a Cartoon!, Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, and The Powerpuff Girls. Following the 1996 merger of Hanna-Barbera's parent, Turner Broadcasting System with Time Warner, and after being located on Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles since 1963, the Hanna-Barbera studio, its archives, and its extensive animation art collection, were relocated in 1998 to Sherman Oaks Galleria in Sherman Oaks, California, where Warner Bros. Animation was located. This relocation was executed by its chief executive, Jean MacCurdy. On July 21, 1999, Cartoon Network officially started the studio to separate itself from the complete folding of Hanna-Barbera into Warner Bros. Animation that started after the Time Warner merger. Following the death of the studio's co-founder William Hanna in 2001, Cartoon Network Studios took over the animation function of Hanna-Barbera.

Separating under Cartoon Network

In 2000, Cartoon Network Studios transferred its production offices to a new facility located at 300 N 3rd St. in Burbank, California, which was the location of a former Pacific Bell telephone exchange. Former DiC and Nickelodeon employees Brian A. Miller and Jennifer Pelphrey have managed the company since it began production in the same year. The current headquarters of the animation studio was christened on May 22, 2000, by veteran animator and animation advisor Joseph Barbera with a bottle of champagne.

Logo used from June 8, 2001, making its debut on Time Squad, to March 31, 2012, with its last appearance being on the series finale of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.

In 2002, the studio produced two television pilots for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim: Welcome to Eltingville and The Groovenians. Neither of them were picked as full series. Also, the studio released this year its only theatrical film to date: The Powerpuff Girls Movie, based on The Powerpuff Girls, which received positive reviews from critics but performed poorly at the box office. In 2006, Cartoon Network Studios collaborated with sister studio Williams Street for the first time for Korgoth of Barbaria, a television pilot made for Adult Swim, which was also not green-lit as a series.

In 2007, Cartoon Network Studios began its first foray into live-action with the hybrid series Out of Jimmy's Head, and then its first fully live-action project, Ben 10: Race Against Time and its sequel, Ben 10: Alien Swarm, along with the television pilots Locker 514, Siblings and Stan the Man. The studio's first live-action series Tower Prep would arrive in 2010. Former New Line Television producer Mark Costa was hired to oversee the projects and Cartoon Network Studios' live-action production company Alive and Kicking, Inc.. Incredible Crew was the last series in that genre the studio produced for Cartoon Network. Despite the failure of live-action on the channel, the studio's infrastructure was retained to produce live-action fare for sibling programming block Adult Swim, identifying on-air as Alive and Kicking, along with two other companies (Rent Now Productions and Factual Productions), instead of using the Cartoon Network Studios banner.

2010s

Exploring animation

Logo used from September 6, 2010, making its debut on Regular Show to January 20, 2014, with its last appearance being on The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed special.

In 2010, Adventure Time premiered on Cartoon Network. It began life as a short featured on Nicktoons' Random! Cartoons that was ultimately not green-lit as a series by that channel. Cartoon Network picked it up later, and production of the show moved to Cartoon Network Studios. The show ran until 2018 with 10 seasons and 283 episodes. A film was announced in 2015, but in 2018 Adam Muto said that the film was never officially announced. In 2019, a continuation, titled Adventure Time: Distant Lands, was announced for HBO Max with a release in 2020. Also this year, The Cartoonstitute, an incubator series similar to What a Cartoon!, debuted on Cartoon Network Video. The pilots of Regular Show and Uncle Grandpa were presented here among with other shorts, with the Uncle Grandpa pilot also serving as a basis for Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, which preceded the actual series.

Logo used since May 21, 2013. Concurrently used with the 2022 logo since January 1, 2022.

In 2014, Cartoon Network Studios produced its first miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. The following year, Long Live the Royals was also premiered.

In 2016, the studio produced two reboots based on The Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10 respectively. Also, the studio produced its first television series based on a series of online shorts, Mighty Magiswords.

In 2017, after plans as old as 2002 for a film failed to work, Samurai Jack was revived for a fifth and final season, which the studio returned to produce for Adult Swim, to critical acclaim, concluding the series after its cancellation from Cartoon Network in 2004. Also this year, it was announced that Cartoon Network Studios, in collaboration with Studio T, would produce the adult animated series Close Enough for TBS, created by Regular Show creator J. G. Quintel.

In 2019, after handling a few episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, the second season of Black Dynamite, the above-mentioned fifth season of Samurai Jack and producing the above-mentioned television pilots Welcome to Eltingville, The Groovenians and Korgoth of Barbaria, Cartoon Network Studios produced its first full program for Adult Swim: Primal, an adult animated series from Genndy Tartakovsky. The first five episodes were also packaged for a limited theatrical release as a feature film titled Primal: Tales of Savagery.

Cartoon Network Studios also began to produce content for parent company WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming service HBO Max, including Adventure Time: Distant Lands. After the failure of its planned animation block, Close Enough was also shifted from TBS to HBO Max.

2020s

In August 2020, Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register was appointed head of the studio. Amy Friedman was named head of programming for Cartoon Network after Rob Sorcher resigned his roles as head of the studio and chief content officer, and switching to Warner Bros. Television Group for an overall production deal.^{[citation needed]}

In 2021, Jason DeMarco was named SVP for Anime & Action Series/Longform for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Cartoon Network Studios Europe was renamed Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe as a tribute to the original Hanna-Barbera studio.

On May 11, 2022, after Tom Ascheim exited his role as president and departed, the Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division was dissolved as part of a restructuring by new owner Warner Bros. Discovery, with its studios—including Cartoon Network Studios—moved directly under Warner Bros. Television.

On October 11, 2022, Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation consolidated their development and production teams as part of a restructuring by Warner Bros. Television, with Audrey Diehl overseeing kids and family, Peter Girardi overseeing adult animation, and Sammy Perlmutter overseeing animated longform productions. The merger will not impact their output as labels, with Cartoon Network Studios continuing to focus on original content, and Warner Bros. Animation used for classic franchises.

Filmography

Main article(s): List of Cartoon Network Studios productions

See also

• List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network
• List of animation studios owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Hanna-Barbera - the former owner and predecessor of Cartoon Network Studios
  • Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe - European sister studio of Cartoon Network Studios owned by Warner Bros. Television Studios UK
  • Warner Bros. Animation - sister studio of Cartoon Network Studios
  • Williams Street - sister studio of Cartoon Network Studios

External links

• Official website

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Cartoon Network original programming Current programming The Moxy Show | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | What a Cartoon! | Dexter's Laboratory | Big Bag | Johnny Bravo | Cow and Chicken | I Am Weasel | The Powerpuff Girls (1998) | Ed, Edd n Eddy | Mike, Lu & Og | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Sheep in the Big City | Time Squad | Samurai Jack | Grim & Evil | Justice League | Whatever Happened to...Robot Jones? | Codename: Kids Next Door | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Evil Con Carne | Teen Titans | Duck Dodgers | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Megas XLR | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Justice League Unlimited | Baby Looney Tunes | The Batman | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Krypto the Superdog | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Camp Lazlo | Firehouse Tales | Sunday Pants |Ben 10 (2006) | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Squirrel Boy | Class of 3000 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Chowder | Transformers: Animated | Ben 10: Alien Force | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | The Secret Saturdays | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | The Othersiders | BrainRush | Destroy Build Destroy | Bobb'e Says | Dude, What Would Happen | Pink Panther and Pals | Adventure Time | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Generator Rex | Unnatural History | Mad | Regular Show | Sym-Bionic Titan | Tower Prep | Hole in the Wall | Robotomy | Young Justice | The Problem Solverz | The Amazing World of Gumball | Teen Titans Go! | Steven Universe | We Bare Bears | The Powerpuff Girls (2016) | Ben 10 (2016) | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Unikitty! | Craig of the Creek | Summer Camp Island | Apple & Onion | Mega Man: Fully Charged | Transformers: Cyberverse | Total DramaRama | Bakugan: Battle Planet | DC Super Hero Girls | Victor and Valentino | Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | The Looney Tunes Show | ThunderCats | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Level Up | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | DreamWorks Dragons | Ben 10: Omniverse | Incredible Crew | Beware the Batman | Uncle Grandpa | Clarence | Mixels | The Tom and Jerry Show | Over the Garden Wall | New Looney Tunes | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Long Live the Royals | Bunnicula | Mighty Magiswords | Justice League Action | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Former programming Upcoming programming Infinity Train | ThunderCats Roar | Power Players | Tig n' Seek | Elliott from Earth | The Fancies | Untitled We Bare Bears spin-off Template:Cartoon Network co-productions v - e - d Current 1990s debuts ToonHeads (since 1992) • The Moxy Show (since 1993) • Space Ghost Coast to Coast (since 1994) • What a Cartoon! (since 1995) • Cartoon Planet (since 1995; since 2012) • Dexter's Laboratory (since 1996) • Big Bag (since 1996) • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (since 1996) • The Tex Avery Show (since 1996) • The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (since 1996) • Johnny Bravo (since 1997) • Cow and Chicken (since 1997) • I Am Weasel (since 1997) • The Powerpuff Girls (since 1998) • Ed, Edd n Eddy (since 1999) • Courage the Cowardly Dog (since 1999) • Mike, Lu & Og (since 1999) 2000s debuts JBVO (since 2000) • The Bob Clampett Show (since 2000) • Sheep in the Big City (since 2000) • Time Squad (since 2001) • Samurai Jack (since 2001) • Grim & Evil (since 2001) • Justice League (since 2001) • The Popeye Show (since 2001) • Baby Looney Tunes (since 2002) • Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (since 2002) • Codename: Kids Next Door (since 2002) • What's New, Scooby-Doo? (since 2002) • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (since 2003) • Evil Con Carne (since 2003) • Teen Titans (since 2003) • Duck Dodgers (since 2003) • Star Wars: Clone Wars (since 2003) • Megas XLR (since 2004) • Justice League Unlimited (since 2004) • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (since 2004) • The Batman (since 2004) • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (since 2004) • Krypto the Superdog (since 2005) • The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (since 2005) • Camp Lazlo (since 2005) • Firehouse Tales (since 2005) • My Gym Partner's a Monkey (since 2005) • Ben 10 (since 2005) • Squirrel Boy (since 2006) • Ellen's Acres (since 2006) • Class of 3000 (since 2006) • The Land Before Time (since 2007) • Out of Jimmy's Head (since 2007) • Chowder (since 2007) • Transformers: Animated (since 2007) • Chop Socky Chooks (since 2008) • Ben 10: Alien Force (since 2008) • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (since 2008) • The Secret Saturdays (since 2008) • Batman: The Brave and the Bold (since 2008) • The Othersiders (since 2009) • BrainRush (since 2009) • Destroy Build Destroy (since 2009) • Bobb'e Says (since 2009) • Dude, What Would Happen (since 2009) 2010s debuts Adventure Time (since 2010) • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (since 2010) • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (since 2010) • Generator Rex (since 2010) • Unnatural History (since 2010) • Mad (since 2010) • Regular Show (since 2010) • Sym-Bionic Titan (since 2010) • Tower Prep (since 2010) • Robotomy (since 2010) • Young Justice (since 2010) • The Problem Solverz (since 2011) • The Amazing World of Gumball (since 2011) • The Looney Tunes Show (since 2011) • ThunderCats (since 2011) • Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (since 2011) • Level Up (since 2012) • Green Lantern: The Animated Series (since 2012) • Dragons (since 2012) • Ben 10: Omniverse (since 2012) • Teen Titans Go! (since 2013) • Incredible Crew (since 2013) • Teen Titans Go! (since 2013) • Beware the Batman (since 2013) • Uncle Grandpa (since 2013) • Steven Universe (since 2013) • Mixels (since 2014) • The Tom and Jerry Show (since 2014) • Clarence (since 2014) • Over the Garden Wall (since 2014) • We Bare Bears (since 2015) • New Looney Tunes (since 2015) • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (since 2015) • Long Live the Royals (since 2015) • Bunnicula (since 2016) • The Powerpuff Girls (since 2016) • Mighty Magiswords (since 2016) • Justice League Action (since 2016) • Ben 10 (since 2017) • OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (since 2017) • Unikitty! (since 2017) • Apple & Onion (since 2018) • Summer Camp Island (since 2018) • DC Super Hero Girls (since 2019) • Victor and Valentino (since 2019) • Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (since 2019) • Infinity Train (since 2019) • Steven Universe Future (since 2019) 2020s debuts ThunderCats Roar (since 2020) • Elliott from Earth (since 2021) • The Fungies! (since 2021) • Looney Tunes Cartoons (since 2021) • Tig n' Seek (since 2021) • Jellystone! (since 2021) • We Baby Bears (since 2022) • Tiny Toons Looniversity (since 2023) • Jessica's Big Little World (since 2023) • The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (since 2023) See also Current original series • Cartoon Network Studios (co-productions, films) • Warner Bros. Animation Template:Former Cartoon Network original programming Template:Cartoonito Template:Cartoon Network pilots, films and specials v - e - d Upcoming original series Americanah • The Boondocks • The Christopher the Stickman Show • Close Enough • The Flight Attendant • Gossip Girl • Grease: Rydell High • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai • Jellystone! • Karma • Legendary • Looney Tunes Cartoons • Love Life • Made for Love • The Prince • Raised by Wolves • Station Eleven • Tokyo Vice • Tooned Out Upcoming continuations Adventure Time: Distant Lands • Doom Patrol • Esme & Roy • Gen:Lock • Search Party • Sesame Street • Summer Camp Island Upcoming licenses Frayed • Ghosts • Home • Stath Lets Flats • White House Farm Upcoming films An American Pickle • Charm City Kings • Expecting Amy • Zack Snyder's Justice League • Let Them All Talk • On the Record • Superintelligence • Unpregnant Template:Warner Bros. 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