‘Ray Gunn’, ‘In Waves’, ‘Alley Cats’ get release date at Animation Festival

At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the company highlighted the success of, 'Kpop Demon Hunters', released in 2025.

Nzula Nzyoka
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International streamer Netflix has released its new slate of upcoming animation projects scheduled to be released throughout 2026 and early 2027.

While presenting at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the company highlighted the success of its top-performing animation, Kpop Demon Hunters, released in 2025.

“It’s an unprecedented year for Netflix Animation, with the triumphant Kpop Demon Hunters taking home a history-making two Oscars and becoming Netflix’s most popular film of all time, spending over a year in Netflix’s Global Top 10,” the company said.

In addition to the Oscars, the animation division at the company has earned “13 Annie Awards wins, including three for Love, Death + Robots; and Ultraman: Rising”, and recently received the “Children and Family Emmys for Outstanding Animated Special and Sound Mixing & Sound Editing for an Animated Program.”

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The streamer also said that anime programming, which included series such as “One Piece”, “Devil May Cry”, topped more than 1.5B views in 2025.

Here is a list of upcoming animations for 2026/2027.

Film
In Waves
Release: December 11, 2026

Ray Gunn
Release: December 18, 2026

RAY GUNN – Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) and Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson). Cr: Skydance Animation ©2026

Steps
Release: November 20, 2026

STEPS – (Pictured) Lilith (Ali Wong). Cr: Netflix Animation © 2026

Series
Alley Cats
Release: August 7, 2026

Ghostbusters: Night Shift
Release: 2027

Ghostbusters: Night Shift – Cr: Sony Pictures Animation ©2026

The One Piece
A new anime adaptation
Release: February 2027

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