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Atomic Cartoons
Canadian animation studio
Summary
Canadian animation studio
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Atomic Cartoons, Inc. | |
| logo | AtomicCartoonsWithByline.webp | |
| type | Subsidiary | |
| industry | Animation | |
| founded | ||
| founders | {{Plainlist | |
| hq_location | 123 West 7th Avenue | |
| hq_location_city | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| hq_location_country | Canada | |
| num_locations | 3 | |
| num_locations_year | 2020 | |
| key_people | Jennifer McCarron (CEO) | |
| Matthew Berkowitz (CCO) | ||
| Carl Upsdell (Head of 2D Animation) | ||
| Troy Sitter (Post Production Supervisor) | ||
| Joey Wilson (Head of 3D Assets) | ||
| num_employees | 600 (2019) | |
| divisions | Atomic Originals (US) | |
| parent | Thunderbird Entertainment (2015–present) | |
| website |
- Trevor Bentley
- Mauro Casalese
- Olaf Miller
- Rob Davies Matthew Berkowitz (CCO) Carl Upsdell (Head of 2D Animation) Troy Sitter (Post Production Supervisor) Joey Wilson (Head of 3D Assets) Atomic Cartoons, Inc. is a Canadian independent animation studio founded in 1999 by former Studio B Productions employees Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese and Olaf Miller alongside former Warner Bros. Animation employee Rob Davies. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, it produces service animation for a wide variety of clients, as well as creating its own properties. Since 2015, the company has been owned by Thunderbird Entertainment.
History
The studio was founded in March 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, and Rob Davies. Sent back to Vancouver, British Columbia, after losing his job at Warner Bros. Animation following the cancellation of Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain, Davies received a phone call from Sunwoo Entertainment's Jae Moh to help produce . Together with Miller, Bentley, and Casalese, the four launched Atomic Cartoons to assist in creating the series.
Between 2004 and 2008, the company produced Atomic Betty for Teletoon in association with Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids. Atomic's first fully original creation, the show's titular heroine served as the studio's mascot for a number of years.
In 2010, Miller left to launch his own studio. The following year, Jennifer McCarron was appointed head of production. On July 8, 2015, Atomic Cartoons was bought by Canadian production company Thunderbird Films. The three founders remain on board. McCarron was named president and chief executive officer in 2016.
In December 2018, the company opened a second animation studio in Ottawa, Ontario. Its first project was the Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth.
In February 2020, Atomic Cartoons opened its third studio in Los Angeles, California.
In November 2025, Blue Ant Media (who owns Jam Filled Entertainment) announced a deal to acquire Atomic Cartoons and its parent Thunderbird Entertainment in an all-cash deal.
Productions
Television series
| # | Title | Years | Network/channel/platform | Co-producer(s) | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man Unlimited | 1999–2001 | Fox Kids | Marvel Studios | ||||||
| Saban Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Koko Enterprise Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Dong Yang Animation | ||||||||||
| 2 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | 1999–2002 | Cartoon Network | Stretch Films | Additional storyboards only | |||||
| 3 | 1999–2000 | KBS2 | Sunwoo Entertainment | Character, prop and background designs, and storyboards | ||||||
| 4 | The Zeta Project | 2001–2002 | Kids' WB | Warner Bros. Animation | ||||||
| 5 | Max & Ruby | 2002–2019 | Treehouse TV | Nelvana | Based on the book series by Rosemary Wells. | |||||
| Seasons 6–7 only, previously produced by Silver Lining Productions for the first five seasons, 9 Story Entertainment for seasons 3–5 and Chorion for seasons 4–5. | ||||||||||
| 6 | Atomic Betty | 2004–2008 | Teletoon | |||||||
| M6 (seasons 1–2) | ||||||||||
| Télétoon (season 3) | Breakthrough Entertainment | |||||||||
| Tele Images Kids | ||||||||||
| Marathon Group (season 3) | ||||||||||
| 7 | Krypto the Superdog | 2005–2006 | Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Animation | Storyboards only | |||||
| 8 | Johnny Test | 2005–2014 | Kids' WB (seasons 1–3) | |||||||
| Cartoon Network (seasons 4–6) | ||||||||||
| Teletoon | Cookie Jar Entertainment | |||||||||
| Warner Bros. Animation (seasons 1–2) | ||||||||||
| DHX Media (season 6) | Storyboards for the first season, animation services for seasons 4–6 | |||||||||
| 9 | Captain Flamingo | 2006–2010 | YTV | |||||||
| GMA Network | Breakthrough Films and Television | |||||||||
| Heroic Film Company | ||||||||||
| Philippine Animation Studio Inc. | ||||||||||
| 10 | Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | 2008 | PBS | Howard K. Grossman Productions | ||||||
| 11 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | 2010–2015 | YTV | |||||||
| TF1 | ||||||||||
| Disney Junior | Nelvana | |||||||||
| TeamTO | ||||||||||
| Guru Studio (season 1) | ||||||||||
| Pipeline Studios (season 1) | ||||||||||
| LuxAnimation (seasons 1–2) | ||||||||||
| Based on the original Babar books by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. | ||||||||||
| Computer-animated sequel and spin-off to the original Babar television series. | ||||||||||
| 12 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | 2012–2016 | Discovery Family | Darby Pop Productions (season 1) | ||||||
| Hasbro Studios | Season 1 only, overtook by Vision Animation and Moody Street Productions for the second season and DHX Media Vancouver for the third and fourth seasons. | |||||||||
| 13 | Rocket Monkeys | 2013–2016 | Teletoon | Breakthrough Entertainment | ||||||
| Hornet Films | ||||||||||
| 14 | Ella the Elephant | 2013–2014 | TVOKids | DHX Cookie Jar Inc. | ||||||
| FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment | ||||||||||
| 15 | Little Charmers | 2015–2017 | Treehouse TV | Spin Master Entertainment | ||||||
| Nelvana | ||||||||||
| 16 | Pirate Express | 2015 | Teletoon | Sticky Pictures | ||||||
| 17 | Nico Can Dance! | Knowledge Network | ||||||||
| 18 | Screechers Wild | 2016 | Alpha Group Co., Ltd. | |||||||
| 19 | Counterfeit Cat | 2016–2017 | Teletoon | Wildseed Kids | ||||||
| Tricon Kids & Family | ||||||||||
| Aardman Animations | ||||||||||
| 21 | Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong | Entertainment One | ||||||||
| Sticky Pictures | ||||||||||
| 20 | Beat Bugs | 2016–2018 | 7TWO | |||||||
| Netflix | Grace: A Storytelling Company | |||||||||
| Thunderbird Entertainment (seasons 1–2) | ||||||||||
| Beyond EntertainmentSeven Network | Animation services for seasons 1–2 | |||||||||
| 22 | Marvel Super Hero Adventures | 2017–2020 | Disney Junior | Marvel Animation | ||||||
| 23 | Minecraft Mini Series | 2017–2018 | YouTube | Mojang Studios | ||||||
| Microsoft Studios | ||||||||||
| Mattel Creations | ||||||||||
| 24 | Secret History of Comics | 2017 | AMC | Skybound Entertainment | ||||||
| AMC Networks | Live action docuseries. Provided work for the title sequence as well as animation sequences in the show itself. | |||||||||
| 25 | Legend of the Three Caballeros | 2018 | DisneyLife | Disney Digital Network | ||||||
| 6 Point Harness | ||||||||||
| Mercury Filmworks | ||||||||||
| 26 | Cupcake & Dino: General Services | 2018–2019 | Teletoon | Birdo Studio | ||||||
| Entertainment One | ||||||||||
| Corus Entertainment | ||||||||||
| 27 | Super Dinosaur | Spin Master Entertainment | ||||||||
| Skybound Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Corus Entertainment | ||||||||||
| 28 | Hilda | 2018–2023 | Netflix | Silvergate Media | ||||||
| Mercury Filmworks | ||||||||||
| Nobrow Press (season 1) | ||||||||||
| Flying Eye Books (seasons 2–3) | Animated 8 episodes for season one. | |||||||||
| 29 | 101 Dalmatian Street | 2019–2020 | Disney Channel (UK) | |||||||
| Disney+ (USA/Canada) | Passion Animation Studios | |||||||||
| Disney Branded Television | Loosely based on the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith and its film franchise. | |||||||||
| 30 | Molly of Denali | 2019–present | PBS Kids | |||||||
| CBC Kids | GBH Kids | |||||||||
| 31 | Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar | 2019 | Nickelodeon | The Lego Group | ||||||
| 32 | The Last Kids on Earth | 2019–2021 | Netflix | Koko Production Inc. | ||||||
| Cyber Group Studios | ||||||||||
| 33 | Hello Ninja | Gorilla Poet Productions | ||||||||
| 34 | Mighty Express | 2020–2022 | Spin Master Entertainment | |||||||
| 35 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Hulu/Peacock | DreamWorks Animation Television | |||||||
| 36 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | 2021–present | Disney Jr. | Marvel Animation (season 1) | ||||||
| Marvel Studios Animation (season 2–present) | ||||||||||
| 37 | Dogs in Space | 2021–2022 | Netflix | Netflix Animation | ||||||
| GrizzlyJerr Productions | ||||||||||
| 38 | Pinecone & Pony | 2022–2023 | Apple TV+ | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||||||
| First Generation Films | ||||||||||
| 40 | My Little Pony: Make Your Mark | Netflix | Entertainment One | |||||||
| 41 | Oddballs | Netflix Animation | ||||||||
| 39 | Little Demon | 2022 | FXX | Harmonious Claptrap | ||||||
| Jersey Films 2nd Avenue | ||||||||||
| Evil Hag Productions | ||||||||||
| ShadowMachine | ||||||||||
| FXP | First series from the company aimed at an adult audience. | |||||||||
| 42 | Cocomelon Lane | 2023–present | Netflix | Infinite Studios | ||||||
| Moonbug Entertainment | ||||||||||
| 43 | Princess Power | 2023–2024 | Flower Films | |||||||
| 44 | Teenage Euthanasia | 2023 | PFFR | |||||||
| Adult Swim | Williams Street | Animation services for season 2 | ||||||||
| 45 | Young Love | Max | Sony Pictures Animation | |||||||
| Lion Forge Animation | ||||||||||
| Carl Jones Studios | ||||||||||
| Cherry Lane Productions | ||||||||||
| 46 | Zokie of Planet Ruby | Amazon Prime Video | ||||||||
| YTV | Nelvana | Additional production facility | ||||||||
| 47 | Zombies: The Re-Animated Series | 2024 | Disney Channel | |||||||
| Disney+ | Disney Television Animation | |||||||||
| Bloor Street Productions | ||||||||||
| 48 | Wonderoos | Netflix | 7 Ate 9 Entertainment | |||||||
| 49 | Lego Pixar: BrickToons | Disney+ | The Lego Group | |||||||
| Pixar | ||||||||||
| 50 | Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Lucasfilm | ||||||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||||
| 51 | Mermicorno: Starfall | 2025–present | Max | |||||||
| 52 | Super Team Canada | Crave | Electric Avenue | |||||||
| 53 | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Disney Jr. | Marvel Studios Animation | |||||||
| 54 | Red Fish, Blue Fish | Netflix | Dr. Seuss Enterprises | |||||||
| Netflix Animation | ||||||||||
| 55 | Avengers: Mightiest Friends | 2027 | Disney Jr. | Marvel Studios Animation | last=Petski | first=Denise | title=New Cars & Marvel's Avengers Series Ordered by Disney Jr.; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ Renewed For 2 More Seasons; Castings & Premiere Dates | url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/disney-jr-slate-new-series-renewals-premiere-dates-1236481718/ | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=August 8, 2025}} |
| 56 | Surf's Up: The Series | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Animation | ||||||
| 57 | Action Rabbits | TBA | TF1 | Blue Spirit | ||||||
| Milkcow Media |
Films and specials
| Title | Years | Network | Co-producer(s) | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Angry Birds Movie | 2016 | Theatrical | Columbia Pictures | |||||
| Rovio Animation | "Hal & Bubbles" opening | |||||||
| Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit | 2018 | NBC | The Lego Group | |||||
| Lego Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom | 2019 | Disney XD | Marvel | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Curious George: Royal Monkey | 2019 | Peacock | Universal Animation Studios | |||||
| Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble | 2020 | Nickelodeon | The Lego Group | |||||
| Lego Star Wars Holiday Special | 2020 | Disney+ | Lucasfilm | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Curious George: Go West, Go Wild! | 2020 | Peacock | Universal Animation Studios | |||||
| Lego Avengers: Climate Conundrum | 2020 | Disney XD | Marvel | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Curious George: Cape Ahoy | 2021 | Peacock | Universal Animation Studios | |||||
| Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales | 2021 | Disney+ | Lucasfilm | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Lego Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted | 2022 | Disney+ | Marvel | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation | 2022 | Disney+ | Lucasfilm | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | 2022 | Disney+ | Walt Disney Pictures | |||||
| 21 Laps Entertainment | ||||||||
| Alibaba Pictures | ||||||||
| Lego Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling | 2023 | Peacock | The Lego Group | |||||
| Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | 2023 | Disney+ | Marvel | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | 2024 | Disney+ | Marvel | |||||
| The Lego Group | ||||||||
| Lego Disney Princess: Villains Unite | 2025 | Disney+ | The Lego Group | Sequel to Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest (2023) | ||||
| Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! | 2025 | Disney Jr. | Marvel Studios Animation | title=Video: "Marvel's Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up!" Theme Song and Key Art Revealed | url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2025/10/02/video-marvels-spidey-and-iron-man-avengers-team-up-theme-song-and-key-art-revealed-643010/20251002disney01/ | publisher=Disney Branded Television | via=The Futon Critic | date=October 2, 2025}} |
| Lego Disney Frozen: Operation Puffins | 2025 | Disney+ | The Lego Group | |||||
| Untitled Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up! Halloween special | 2026 | Disney Jr. | Marvel Studios Animation | Crossover special between Spidey and His Amazing Friends and Iron Man and His Awesome Friends |
Other
- The Oblongs (2001; Layout)
- Chub City (2014; scrapped project)
- ''Five Alarm Funk 'Robot''' (2015, music video)
- Vindicators 2 (2022, 10 episodes, short spin-off of Rick and Morty)
- The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island (2023, web series)
References
References
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