Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
British animation studio
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Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd., formerly Great Marlborough Productions, Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe and Cartoon Network Studios Europe, is a British animation studio headquartered in London, England. It is owned by Warner Bros. Television Group, a division by Warner Bros. Discovery.[1] The studio was founded on 18 September 2007 as an EMEA sister studio of Cartoon Network Studios.[2][3][4]
- Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (2007–2019)
- Cartoon Network Studios Europe (2017–2021)
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor | Hanna-Barbera (in-name only) |
| Founded | 18 September 2007 |
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On 7 April 2021, WarnerMedia announced it had rebranded the studio to Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe,[2] in honor of the original Hollywood-based studio and its co-founders William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.[5] The Hanna-Barbera name had previously been revived on certain Warner Bros. Animation productions based on the classic franchises, including the fifth through thirteenth Scooby-Doo direct-to-video animated films, The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! and the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races.
The first projects greenlit under the studio's new name were a film and a new series based on The Amazing World of Gumball, the latter of which ultimately became the seventh season of the original show and was titled The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball.[6]
Filmography
Television series
| Title | Creator(s)/ Developer(s) |
Premiere | Co-production(s) | Network | Note(s) | Status |
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| The Amazing World of Gumball | Ben Bocquelet | 3 May 2011 | Studio Soi Boulder Media Limited (season 1) Dandelion Studios (season 1) |
Cartoon Network (U.S.) | Ended | |
| Elliott from Earth | Guillaume Cassuto Mic Graves Tony Hull |
29 March 2021 | Miyu Productions Studio Soi |
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| The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Eva Lee Wallberg Christian Bøving-Andersen Daniel Lennard |
5 December 2022 | Sun Creature Studio | Cartoon Network (U.K.) Cartoon Network (United States) |
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| The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball | Ben Bocquelet | 28 July 2025 | Studio Soi Bobbypills |
Cartoon Network (International only) Hulu (U.S.) |
Revival of The Amazing World of Gumball | Ongoing |
| Foster's Funtime for Imaginary Friends | Craig McCracken | TBA | Cartoon Network (U.S.) | Spin-off of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.[9][10][11] | Upcoming | |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Second reboot of the original 1998 animated series.[9] | In development | ||||
| Barbara! | Joris van Hulzen | Based on the children's book by Nadia Shireen.[11] | ||||
| Hit Squad[12] | Warner Bros. Animation Anderson Entertainment Mr Morris Productions |
TBA | Adult-animated series | |||
| Living the Dream[13] | George Gendi | Boulder Media | Netflix |
Shorts series
| Title | Creator(s)/ Developer(s) |
Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Network | Note(s) |
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| The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Eva Lee Wallberg Christian Bøving-Andersen Daniel Lennard |
2017 | Sun Creature Studio Public Service Puljen |
Cartoon Network Nordic (Denmark) YouTube (U.K.) |
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| Beast Boy: Lone Wolf | N/a | 2024[14] | DC Studios | Cartoon Network (U.K.) | [15] |
Pilots
| Title | Year | Creator(s) | Notes |
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| Gumball | 2008 | Ben Bocquelet | Pilot for The Amazing World of Gumball. |
| The Amazing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay | Pete Candeland Stu Connolly |
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| Little Rikke | Rikke Asbjoern | [17] | |
| COSMO | 2009 | Charlie Bean | [18] |
| Elliot's Zoo | Dave Needham | ||
| The Furry Pals | Rikke Asbjoern | ||
| Hamshanks and the Himalolly Mountain Railway | Tom Parkinson | ||
| Mutant Moments | Alan Kerswell | ||
| Pinky Malinky | Chris Garbutt | Originally rejected by Cartoon Network, the pilot was later greenlit as a series by Nickelodeon,[19] but instead of being aired on their TV channel, it was released directly on Netflix.[20] | |
| Verne on Vacation | Sylvain Marc | ||
| The ATM | 2011 | Rikke Asbjoern | |
| Wacky Races | 2022 | Rich Webber | Based on the original 1968 animated series.[21][22] |
Films
| Title | Year | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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| The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! | TBA | Studio Soi | In development; greenlit.[6] |
Short films
| Title | Year | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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| Taz | TBA | Warner Bros. Animation | In development; greenlit.[15] |
Logos
Former logo as Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe used for the first six seasons of The Amazing World of Gumball throughout its original run
Former logo as Cartoon Network Studios Europe until the rebrand in 2021
An earlier version of the Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe logo in 2021 until being updated the same year
See also
- Cartoon Network Studios, the original American equivalent of the studio
- Hanna-Barbera
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
- List of animation studios owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
- Fat Dog Mendoza
- The Cramp Twins
- Robotboy
- Chop Socky Chooks
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