As part of the Netflix Family Summer lineup featuring new kids and family films and series every week through the season, Netflix will debut the first animated feature film based on the popular Miraculous series, Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie on July 28.
More superheroes join the summer slate with Netflix’s first original animated series from Africa, Supa Team 4, about four teen girls who happen to be undercover superheroes living in the neo-futuristic African city of Lusaka (July 20).
Families will also want to tune in and chill out with an exciting slate of animated movies and series previously announced, including Nimona (coming in June), an epic tale full of fantasy and heart; and The Monkey King (August 18), an epic Chinese tale translated into an action-packed comedy.
New and returning favorites for kids include LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (June 1) and Sonic Prime (July 13), along with Gabby’s Dollhouse (August 7) and Not Quite Narwhal (June 19) for preschoolers.
The whole crew can also shimmy and shake into a summer mood with an original Netflix Family Summer jam, and keep the fun going anytime on NetflixFamily.com, where parents and caregivers can find fun & games, educational activities, and free printables for kids of all ages and stages featuring characters from their favorite films and series on Netflix.
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
On Netflix July 28
The first feature film based on the globally beloved Miraculous franchise, Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie follows ordinary teenager Marinette, whose life in Paris goes superhuman when she becomes Ladybug. Bestowed with magical powers of creation, Ladybug must unite with her opposite, Cat Noir, to save Paris as a new villain unleashes chaos unto the city.
Starring Cristina Vee Valenzuela, Bryce Papenbrook and Keith Silverstein.
Directed and story by Jeremy Zag, screenplay by Zag & Bettina López Mendoza; produced by Zag, Aton Soumache & Daisy Shang; executive produced by Emmanuel Jacomet, Michael Gracey, Tyler Thompson, Alexis Vonarb, Jean-Bernard Marinot, Cynthia Zouari, Thierry Pasquet & Ben Li. Based on The Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug Cat Noir series created by Thomas Astruc & Nathanael Bronn.
Nimona (Movie)
Coming This June
Get ready for something metal! (Stay tuned for a teaser debut coming tomorrow.)
When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona — a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he’s sworn to destroy.
Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul Charles, Indya Moore, Julio Torres and Sarah Sherman.
Directed by Nick Bruno & Troy Quane; produced by Karen Ryan, p.g.a, Julie Zackary, p.g.a. & Roy Lee; screenplay by Robert L. Baird & Lloyd Taylor; story by Baird, Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Bruno, Quane & Keith Bunin; executive produced by Megan Ellison, Baird, Andrew Millstein & John Powers Middleton. Based on the graphic novel by ND Stevenson.
Sonic Prime (Series)
On Netflix July 13
The action-packed adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog go into overdrive when a run-in with Dr. Eggman results in a literal universe-shattering event. Desperate to piece his prime reality back together and save his old friends, Sonic races through the Shatterverse, discovering strange worlds and enlisting new friends in an epic adventure of a lifetime!
Supa Team 4 (Series)
On Netflix July 20
Four teen girls living in the neo-futuristic African city of Lusaka are recruited by a retired secret agent still committed to saving the world… even if it’s on a budget. In their journey from school girls tackling homework to undercover superheroes fending off supervillains, they’re transformed from a motley crew of friends into Supa Team 4!
Starring Zowa Ngwira, Namisa Mdlalose, Kimani Arthur, Nancy Sekhokoane, Pamela Nomvete and John McMillan.
Created & co-exec produced by Malenga Mulendema; executive produced by Anthony Silverston, Mike Buckland, Tom van Waveren, Edward Galton & Amy Keating Rogers; produced by Ciara Breslin, Cake Entertainment and Triggerfish. Animation studio is Superprod (France).
Gabby’s Dollhouse (Series)
On Netflix August 7
Gabby and her best pal Pandy Paws meet fairies, find treasure and go on wild adventures inside her super-special dollhouse. Come play and sing along!
The Monkey King (Movie)
On Netflix August 18
The Monkey King is an action-packed family comedy that follows a charismatic Monkey and his magical fighting Stick on an epic quest for victory over 100 demons, an eccentric Dragon King, and Monkey’s greatest foe of all — his own ego! Along the way, a young village girl challenges his self-centered attitude and shows him that even the smallest pebble can have a big effect on the world.
Starring Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Pang, Andrew Kishino, Jodi Long, James Sie and BD Wong.
Directed by Anthony Stacchi, produced by Peilin Chou, executive produced by Stephen Chow.
