Adventure Time: Side Quests
American animated television series
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Adventure Time: Side Quests is an American animated television series developed by Nate Cash and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.[1] The series is set during the early seasons of the animated series Adventure Time.
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| Developed by | Nate Cash |
| Showrunner | Nate Cash |
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| Music by | Matthew Janszen |
| Opening theme | "Adventure Time" performed by The Moldy Peaches |
| Ending theme | "Island Song (Come Along With Me)" performed by The Moldy Peaches |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Release | June 29, 2026 – present |
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The first season of Adventure Time: Side Quests premiered in the United States on Disney+ and Hulu on June 29, 2026. A second season was released on October 2, 2026.
Premise
Set during the early chronological timeline of the Adventure Time universe, the series focuses on the childhood of Finn the Human and chronicles the early development of his brotherly bond with his magical dog, Jake the Dog.[1] Shifting away from the heavy, multi-season serialization found in later franchise projects like Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, Side Quests is constructed around lighter, self-contained, and standalone episodic stories akin to the early seasons of the original show.[2] The narrative follows the duo completing odd jobs, interacting with cloud people, exploring the Land of Ooo, and engaging in playful confrontations with classic villains like the Ice King.[1][3]
Cast
- John DiMaggio as Jake the Dog[1]
- Sasha Knight as Finn the Human[4]
- Hynden Walch as Princess Bubblegum[4]
- Tom Kenny as Ice King[1]
- Olivia Olson as Marceline[1]
- Niki Yang as BMO[4]
Episodes
Season 1 (2026)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [7][8] | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [9] |
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| 1 | 1 | "Bros & Arrows" | Victor Courtright | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Nate Cash and Bryan Caselli | June 29, 2026 |
| 2 | 2 | "Dandy Bug" | Victor Courtright | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Nate Cash, Jesse Moynihan, and Spencer Rothbell | June 29, 2026 |
| 3 | 3 | "Cursed Words" | Victor Courtright | Victor Courtright | Emiko Sawanobori, Nate Cash, and Meghan Lands | June 29, 2026 |
| 4 | 4 | "Rescue Princess" | Niki Yang | Pendleton Ward and Niki Yang[10] | Emiko Sawanobori, Nate Cash, and Darrick Bachman | June 29, 2026 |
| 5 | 5 | "Smell Detective" | Rose Feduk | Katie Aldworth and Rose Feduk | Jessica Combs and Niki Yang | June 29, 2026 |
| 6 | 6 | "Golden Gals" | Niki Yang | Megan Fisher, Nicolette Wood, and Niki Yang | Niki Yang and Jessica Combs | June 29, 2026 |
| 7 | 7 | "Dummy Princess" | Rose Feduk | Charlie Bryant and Rose Feduk | Jesse Moynihan | June 29, 2026 |
| 8 | 8 | "Son of the Goblin Queen" | Victor Courtright | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Victor Courtright and Bryan Caselli | June 29, 2026 |
| 9 | 9 | "All You Can Eat" | Victor Courtright | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Jesse Moynihan and Jessica Combs | June 29, 2026 |
| 10 | 10 | "Let It Roll" | Rose Feduk and Katie Aldworth | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Darrick Bachman and Ben Crouse | June 29, 2026 |
| 11 | 11 | "Joey Waffles" | Niki Yang | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Nate Cash, Emiko Sawanobori, and Darrick Bachman | June 29, 2026 |
| 12 | 12 | "Island of Shame" | Victor Courtright | Jesse Moynihan, Katie Aldworth, and Victor Courtright | Bryan Caselli | June 29, 2026 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Candy Spirit" | Niki Yang | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Darrick Bachman and Jessica Combs | June 29, 2026 |
| 14 | 14 | "Game Night" | Katie Aldworth | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Emiko Sawanobori | June 29, 2026 |
| 15 | 15 | "Punchy" | Katie Aldworth and Rose Feduk | Katie Aldworth and Jesse Moynihan | Tom Herpich | June 29, 2026 |
| 16 | 16 | "Key Quest" | Rose Feduk | Charlie Bryant and Erin Kim | Niki Yang and Bryan Caselli | June 29, 2026 |
| 17 | 17 | "Love Bugs" | Niki Yang | Katie Aldworth and Mark Galez | Jessica Combs | June 29, 2026 |
| 18 | 18 | "Re-Run Dungeon" | Niki Yang | Megan Fisher, Nicolette Wood, and Victor Courtright | Darrick Bachman and Ben Crouse | June 29, 2026 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Prophecy" | Rose Feduk and Katie Aldworth | Charlie Bryant, Erin Kim, and Victor Courtright | Bryan Caselli | June 29, 2026 |
| 20 | 20 | "Car Wars" | Niki Yang | Charlie Bryant and Erin Kim | Darrick Bachman and Dani Michaeli | June 29, 2026 |
Season 2 (2026)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date |
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| 21 | 1 | "Death Fiction"[11] | Katie Aldworth | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Nate Cash and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 22 | 2 | "Alpha Dog"[12] | Victor Courtright | Nick Edwards and Jesse Moynihan | Bryan Caselli | October 2, 2026 |
| 23 | 3 | "The Chore Wheel"[13] | Niki Yang | Erin Kim and Jesse Moynihan | Darrick Bachman, Nate Cash, Victor Courtright, and Rose Feduk | October 2, 2026 |
| 24 | 4 | "Tiny Negs"[14] | Katie Aldworth | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Nate Cash and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 25 | 5 | "Freelancers"[15] | Victor Courtright | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Bryan Caselli | October 2, 2026 |
| 26 | 6 | "Sunshine Kingdom"[16] | Niki Yang | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Tom Herpich | October 2, 2026 |
| 27 | 7 | "Toad Wrestlers"[17] | Victor Courtright | Charlie Bryant, Erin Kim, and Victor Courtright | Megan Fisher, Jessica Combs, and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 28 | 8 | "Righteous Dude"[18] | Rose Feduk | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Victor Courtright and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 29 | 9 | "Head Hunted"[19] | Niki Yang | K Pakiz and Matthew Yang | Bryan Caselli | October 2, 2026 |
| 30 | 10 | "Text-Based Journey To Donut Palace"[20] | Niki Yang | Nick Edwards and Jesse Moynihan | Somvilay Xayaphone, Darrick Bachman, and Nate Cash | October 2, 2026 |
| 31 | 11 | "Wedgie Tree"[21] | Niki Yang | Nick Edwards and Jesse Moynihan | Dani Michaeli and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 32 | 12 | "The Notorious Pup Gang"[22] | Niki Yang | Charlie Bryant and Erin Kim Jason Dwyer (additional storyboards) | Jesse Moynihan | October 2, 2026 |
| 33 | 13 | "Storm Rider"[23] | Katie Aldworth | Katie Aldworth, Drew Green, Somvilay Xayaphone, and Bert Youn | Nate Cash, Darrick Bachman, and Jessica Combs | October 2, 2026 |
| 34 | 14 | "Curse Of The Unread"[24] | Katie Aldworth | Graham Falk K Pakiz and Matthew Yang (additional storyboards) | Darrick Bachman and Jessica Combs | October 2, 2026 |
| 35 | 15 | "The Zipline"[25] | Victor Courtright | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 36 | 16 | "Sweet Tooth"[26] | Victor Courtright | Charlie Bryant and Erin Kim | Jesse Moynihan, Rob Renzetti, and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 37 | 17 | "Tiny Adventure Time"[27] | Katie Aldworth | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood Joan Ford (additional writing) | Darrick Bachman and Nate Cash | October 2, 2026 |
| 38 | 18 | "Escape From The Baby Kingdom"[28] | Victor Courtright | Charlie Bryant, Victor Courtright, and Erin Kim | Nate Cash and Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 39 | 19 | "The Morrow Bird"[29] | Niki Yang | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Darrick Bachman | October 2, 2026 |
| 40 | 20 | "Ice Choir"[30] | Victor Courtright | Megan Fisher and Nicolette Wood | Darrick Bachman, Rob Renzetti, and Jessica Combs | October 2, 2026 |
Production
Development
The project was originally greenlit and publicly announced by Warner Bros. Animation at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival as part of an expansion of the Adventure Time intellectual property under Cartoon Network Studios.[1][4] Longtime original series director and storyboard artist Nate Cash was attached to develop the concept as showrunner and executive producer.[1] At the 2025 iteration of the festival, a work-in-progress draft of the series' introductory title sequence was screened for attendees.[31]
In May 2026, Cartoon Network officially unveiled the series' production staff and core voice cast. Victor Courtright and Niki Yang were confirmed as the primary animation directors, with Nick Cross serving as art director and Darrick Bachman managing the script workflow as story editor.[1] In July 2026, a second season was announced, also consisting of 20 episodes.[6]
Casting
The series features the return of the vast majority of the original program's principal voice actors reprising their legacy roles, including John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch Olivia Olson, and Niki Yang.[1] Because the series focuses explicitly on Finn's early childhood, actor Sasha Knight was cast to voice the young Finn the Human, succeeding Jeremy Shada who voiced the adolescent and adult versions of the character across previous media entries.[1][3]
Music
The musical score for Side Quests is composed by Matthew Janszen, who previously collaborated with showrunner Nate Cash on the Warner Bros. animated series Tiny Toons Looniversity.[4] The series' new opening theme song consists of a reimagined rendition of the theme song from the original series, performed by the American anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches.[31]