Sept. 1, 2025

Inside Netflix’s Biggest Animated Hit and What’s Next for Aardman & Pixar (Ep. 322)

Inside Netflix’s Biggest Animated Hit and What’s Next for Aardman & Pixar (Ep. 322)

Jim Hill and Drew Taylor kick off September with a packed episode of Fine Tooning, covering the biggest stories in the world of animation:

  • The record-shattering success of KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix and what’s next for the franchise

  • Updates on Big Mouth, its Emmy legacy, and the upcoming series Mating Season

  • Aardman’s latest projects, including Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

  • Pixar’s Elio and how its international release stood out in unexpected ways

  • 30 years of Toy Story returning to theaters, plus collectibles and nostalgia

  • Bill Plympton and “Weird Al” Yankovic team up for a one-of-a-kind animation retrospective

Jim and Drew also revisit classic shorts once shown at Disney-MGM Studios, share news from Studio Ghibli Fest, and look ahead at Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie and more.

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