‘Minecraft’ Animated Series Set At Netflix With New Characters

Denise Petski
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Netflix is developing a new animated series based on the hugely popular Minecraft sandbox game. Few details are known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters that shows the Minecraft world in a new light.”

The announcement comes on the 15th anniversary of the video game.

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In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, pixelated, procedurally generated, three-dimensional world with virtually infinite terrain. Players can discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, and build structures, earthworks, and machines. Depending on game mode, players can fight hostile mobs, as well as cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world.

Netflix will co-produce the CG-animated series with Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game.

Canadian animation studio WildBrain (Sonic Prime, Ninjago: Dragons Rising, Carmen Sandiego) will handle animation.

A Minecraft feature film also is in the works. Directed by Jared Hess from a screenplay by Chris Bowman and Hubble Palmer, the Warner Bros. pic stars Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, and Jemaine Clement. The film is produced by Legendary Pictures, Mojang, and Vertigo Entertainment. It’s slated for release on April 4, 2025.

Here’s Netflix’s official announcement:

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