Wild Canary Animation

Wild Canary Animation
IndustryAnimation
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
FoundersRichard Marlis
Carmen Italia
HeadquartersBurbank, California,
U.S.
Websitewww.wildcanary.com

Wild Canary Animation is an American animation studio located in Burbank, California.

It was founded in 2007 by industry veterans Richard Marlis and Carmen Italia, and is responsible for producing the Disney Jr. animated series Miles from Tomorrowland, whose first season debuted in 2015.[1][2][3] The company was also responsible for the second season of Disney Junior's Sheriff Callie's Wild West and some of the commercials for Mucinex.[4]

Wild Canary now produces Puppy Dog Pals, Mira, Royal Detective, The Chicken Squad, and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. Marlis was the former executive VP of Hollywood-based animation studio ka-chew/Klasky-Csupo, and Carmen Italia was the founder and marketing executive for Italia Partners.

The studio has produced numerous shows and special for Disney Jr. with development projects with several studios.

Filmography

TV series

Show Premiere date End date Co-production Outsourcer(s) Network Notes
Sheriff Callie's Wild West January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14) Disney Jr. DQ Entertainment Disney Junior Season 2 only
Miles from Tomorrowland February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) Renamed as Mission Force One starting in Season 3
Puppy Dog Pals April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) DQ Entertainment
Snowball Studios
Rainbow CGI
The Rocketeer November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) Icon Creative Studio Inc.
Mira, Royal Detective March 20, 2020 June 20, 2022 Technicolor Animation Productions
DQ Entertainment
The Chicken Squad May 14, 2021 April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22) Technicolor Animation Productions
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures May 4, 2023 present (present) Lucasfilm Animation
Lucasfilm
Disney Jr.		 Icon Creative Studio Inc. Disney+
Disney Jr.
Minnie's Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie June 21, 2023 present (present) Disney Television Animation
Disney Jr.		 Mikros Animation Disney Jr. Short-form series
Ariel June 26, 2024 present (present) Disney Jr. Superprod Animation
Icon Creative Studio Inc.

TV specials

Special Release date Co-production Outsourcer(s) Network Notes
Mickey and the Very Many Christmases December 1, 2024 Disney Television Animation
Disney Jr.		 Icon Creative Studio Inc. Disney Jr. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Wild Canary Media Opens Its Doors in Burbank".
  2. ^ Kanth, K. Rajani (21 November 2013). "DQ Ent, Wild Canary to make 'Miles from Tomorrowland' for Disney Junior". Business Standard India.
  3. ^ "DQ, Wild Canary Partner on 'Miles from Tomorrowland'". 22 November 2013.
  4. ^ TV by the Numbers
  5. ^ Zahed, Ramin (November 27, 2024). "How Exec Producers Tom Rogers and Rachel Ruderman Prepared The New Disney Holiday Treat, 'Mickey and the Very Many Christmases'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2024.