New animated shows in Fall 2025
Finding new animated series to watch in 2025 can be a struggle, especially if you’re an adult trying to avoid the constant onslaught of Family Guy–esque adult comedies. If you’re looking for fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between, you want something a little meatier. And I’ve got your back.
Behold: a list of my personal most-anticipated upcoming animated shows of 2025 from Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video. And newly added in Fall 2025: exciting indie YouTube shows that put the big studios to shame!
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Pro tip: The industry is changing all the time. Bookmark this page and check back periodically as we update with more release dates about new and exciting upcoming animated titles.
September 2025
Helluva Boss | Action, comedy
You don’t need to know anything about Hazbin Hotel to enjoy its spinoff, Helluva Boss. Both shows are musical comedies set in hell, but Helluva Boss isn’t about demons seeking redemption. The imps of the Immediate Murder Professionals aren’t trying to get to heaven, they’re just trying to run their struggling small business. Their struggling, small, assassin business.
The first two seasons of Helluva Boss are available to stream both on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. The reimagined pilot, “Mission Zero,” premiered on September 10 and will eventually come to YouTube. Season 3 will likely premiere on both platforms in 2026.
Knights of Guinevere | Sci-fi, horror
Filled with lots of mechanical gore, Knights of Guinevere follows two mechanics who save a broken animatronic from Park Planet, a super high-tech theme park just distinct enough from the one you’re thinking of. But unlike in Five Nights at Freddy’s, this robot isn’t the bad guy. She’s a victim herself, mistreated at the hands of the people who created her.
The Knights of Guinevere pilot premiered on YouTube on September 19.
It hasn’t been greenlit for a full series yet, but GLITCH Productions (The Amazing Digital Circus) is currently fundraising via merch sales.
Marvel Zombies | Action, horror
If you liked the Disney+ animated series What If…?, you’ll probably love Marvel Zombies. It continues What If…?’s zombie apocalypse storyline, featuring alternate versions of popular characters like Kamala Khan, Yelena Belova, Kate Bishop, and Jimmy Woo.
Marvel Zombies premiered on Disney+ on September 24.
Homestuck | Adventure, comedy
I started reading Homestuck the webcomic when I was 14, just a year older than the comic’s protagonist.
Four kids play a video game. There are aliens, alternate timelines, and a lot of circa-2009 humor that probably didn’t age that well. It’s really a “you had to be there” kind of thing.
But now there’s a new way to experience Homestuck. Spindleroo, the Australian division of the studio that makes Hazbin Hotel, released an animated pilot to YouTube on September 27.
Stay tuned for more information if Homestuck gets greenlit as a full series (which I suspect it will).
October 2025
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | Fantasy adventure
Fionna and Cake are back yet again! Following the series’ finale and success of the Distant Lands specials, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake reinvites viewers back into the world of Ooo—or maybe the multiverse of Ooo? This show is perfect for fans of Bee and PuppyCat. After all, Fionna and Cake were originally designed by Bee and Puppy Cat’s creator, Natasha Allegri!
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Season 2 will air weekly on HBO Max starting October 23.
Hazbin Hotel | Musical comedy
Hazbin Hotel is about Charlie, a princess of Hell, opens a hotel for wayward demons in the hopes of reforming them and sending them off to heaven, thus solving Hell’s overpopulation. Like the independent spinoff series Helluva Boss, it’s a musical with elaborate character designs and humor that lean heavily into the dark and edgy.
Hazbin Hotel Season 2 will air weekly on Amazon Prime Video starting October 29.
November 2025
The Mighty Nein | Adventure, fantasy
Ever wanted to watch the cast of Vox Machina voice an entirely different set of characters, in a different part of the world of Exandria? Have I got the show for you.
Jester, Nott, Mollymauk, Yasha, Caleb, Beau, Fjord; Critical Role’s second campaign introduced a ton of fan-favorite PCs. And now you get to meet them in their own animated series, straight from Titmouse Animation (Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Haunted Hotel).
The Mighty Nein will air weekly on Amazon Prime Video starting November 19.
December 2025
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | Action, adventure
Amazon Prime Video may be looking to bring Lara Croft to live-action TV, but you can stream another modern Tomb Raider adaptation right now on Netflix. The animated show fills in the narrative gap between the more recent prequel games and the original games’ timelines. Hayley Atwell (Captain America, Agent Carter) voices Lara Croft.
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 is coming to Netflix on December 11.
The Amazing Digital Circus | Horror, comedy
This indie animated series became a global phenomenon from just a single YouTube pilot. It’s about a group of people who find themselves trapped in a brightly colored digital hellscape, bound to weird cartoon bodies, and forced to act out weird video game quests. If they refuse? They run the risk of going insane and “abstracting” into a giant monster.
Episode 7 of The Amazing Digital Circus will air on YouTube and Netflix on December 12, 2025, and episode 8 will air on YouTube on March 20, 2026.
Upcoming animated shows in 2026
X-Men ‘97 | Superhero adventure
Disney’s Marvel Studios used to only have the rights to certain characters from the comics. But now they’ve finally got their hands on the X-Men, and they’re getting their money’s worth. Starting with beloved ’90s cartoons.
Like Castlevania: Nocturne, X-Men ‘97 is a sequel show. It takes place after the events of the 1992 X-Men animated series (hence the name).
X-Men ‘97 Season 2 is coming to Disney+ in Summer 2026.
Dragon Striker | Fantasy adventure, comedy
In addition to its American titles, Disney Channel and Disney+ are beginning to expand their production of original animation internationally. Part of this movement is Dragon Striker, a French cartoon about magical soccer—er, football—players.
In the world of Dragon Striker, every athlete has a special magic ability that helps them on the field. The story follows a kid named Key who discovers he, too, has a unique ability and embarks on a quest to become a star player (and also, you know, save the world from evil and stuff). It feels extremely anime in the best way.
Dragon Striker is coming to Disney+ in 2026.
The Legend of Vox Machina | Fantasy action
Critical Role is probably the most high-profile actual play show out there (that’s a show that chronicles people playing a tabletop role-playing game, or TTRPG), and a massive Kickstarter campaign brought it to an even larger audience through its animated adaptation, The Legend of Vox Machina.
The series really feels like a Dungeons & Dragons game come to life (well, because it is).
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2026.
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Other exciting animated-show renewals
Devil May Cry | Action, adventure
Fresh off the success of Castlevania, Netflix and Adi Shankar are teaming up with Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra, My Adventures with Superman) to bring yet another beloved video game to life. This time it’s Devil May Cry, the fast-paced, action-heavy game about vanquishing demons.
The first season ended on a massive cliffhanger, so you know I’ll be watching the news like a hawk (or a mutated man in a bunny mask) until we find out more about the show’s return.
Devil May Cry is currently streaming on Netflix and has been renewed for Season 2.
Blue Eye Samurai | Action, adventure
This gorgeously animated story from the writer of Logan and Blade Runner follows Mizu (Maya Erskine), a mixed-race swordfighter seeking revenge in 17th-century Japan. It’s got a star-studded voice cast, including Brenda Song, Stephanie Hsu, Ming-Na Wen, Randall Park, and George Takei.
It’ll probably take a long time to animate more, but the wait will have been worth it.
Blue Eye Samurai is currently streaming on Netflix and has been renewed for Season 2.
Creature Commandos | Horror, mystery
Remember the DC Cinematic Universe? We try not to. But rest easy, because it doesn’t actually exist anymore, and in its place is a new canon of TV shows and movies run by James Gunn. Will it be good? Who knows!
The first installment was an adult animated series called Creature Commandos, which is like a more Halloween-y version of the Suicide Squad.
Creature Commandos is currently streaming on HBO Max and has been renewed for Season 2.
My Adventures with Superman | Action, comedy
We’ve seen a lot of TV shows explore stages in Clark Kent’s life as Superman. In Smallville, we followed his teenage years. In Superman & Lois, we fast-forwarded to his life as a father of two teenage sons. We’ve even followed Clark’s canine best friend in Krypto the Superdog.
But in this new animated series from Adult Swim, we get to see twenty-somethings Clark and Lois build their careers in journalism while falling in love. Did we need this? No. But that doesn’t stop me from watching.
My Adventures with Superman is currently streaming on HBO Max, and has been renewed for season 3.
Secret Level | Anthology
Ever watched the opening cinematic of a game and wished you could watch an entire show in that animation style? Secret Level is that show.
Unlike Netflix’s Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, which mashed a group of characters from different games together in the same world, Secret Level is an anthology show. Each episode will focus on a different game, including PAC-MAN, Armored Core, Spelunky, The Outer Worlds, and Dungeons & Dragons.
Secret Level is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and has been renewed for Season 2.
Olivia Bono loves entertainment, and she’s never going to shut up about it. Here at CableTV.com, you’ll find her writing about the wild world of streaming. Her specialty is animation—you can find much of her work at our anime hub page. Olivia previously wrote for the Cornell Daily Sun, where in addition to television, she reviewed movies, albums, and video games. Outside of work, she loves to listen to audiobooks, make art, and spend time outdoors.
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