Feb 3, 2022

Netflix's 2022 animated film Slate includes films by Henry Selick, Richard Linklater and Nora Toomey

Netflix has confirmed its original film slate for 2022, which will be by far its most notable year for animated features yet.

The slate includes five self-produced features from the U.S. and Europe, which we previously included in our preview of studio features in 2022. All are directed by acclaimed filmmakers in animation - Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), Chris Williams (Big Hero 6), Henry Selick (Coraline) - or auteurs chiefly known for their live-action works: Richard Linklater and Guillermo del Toro.

Netflix has also confirmed the release of three original anime films, including Bubbles, which is premiering this month at the Berlinale. Bubbles is the only animated film on the slate to currently have a firm release date: April 28.

Absent from this list are third-party acquisitions and partner-produced films, including anticipated projects like Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, a Nickelodeon-produced spin-off from the series. The film was initially slated for 2021, and sources later told us it was due this year.

There will almost certainly be some surprises too. After all, the streamer picked up its most high-profile animated film of 2021, Sony's The Mitchells vs. the Machines, after it issued last year's slate.

For now, here's the original films that subscribers can look forward to in the next 11 months …

Director: Richard Linklater

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Director: Tetsuro Araki

Director: Hiroyasu Ishida

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

Director: Nora Twomey

Director: Chris Williams

Director: Bob Shirahata

Director: Henry Selick