Guillermo Del Toro coming to Netflix

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Netflix and Dreamworks Animation made a major annoucement about more projects in the pipeline. The most exciting one appears to be Guillermo Del Toro’s Trollhunters. What can the director behind Pan’s Labyrinth bring to your home entertainment center? Here’s the press release from Netflix and Dreamworks Animation:

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Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Expand Global Relationship

Voltron and a New Fantasy World from Guillermo Del Toro
Among Series Debuting in 2016

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & GLENDALE, Calif. – January 5, 2016 — Netflix, Inc. and DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) today announced the expansion of their current multi-year deal, making Netflix the global home, outside of China, to a number of new original series for the whole family from the studio. The deal also covers streaming rights to the DreamWorks Animation feature film library.

In addition, the deal extends the rights of current original series for kids from the studio available on the service throughout operating Netflix markets as well as expanding to include second window rights for the series everywhere around the world, outside of China. Series include The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Dinotrux (which so far has been successful with their new campaign for kids Dinotrux toys), Dragons: Race to the Edge, among others.

Starting in 2016, Netflix will launch several new series from DWA, including a reimagining of Voltron, and the new series, Trollhunters, from master storyteller Guillermo del Toro, who will unleash a new, fantastical world wrapped around two best friends who make a startling discovery beneath their hometown.

Over the term of the new agreement, a number of new original series will be developed and produced by DreamWorks Animation for Netflix, based not only on recent and upcoming feature films from the studio, but also on other classic IP.

“DreamWorks Animation is synonymous with great storytelling that families around the world enjoy,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Series for Netflix. “It’s with great pleasure that we expand on an already successful relationship with DreamWorks Animation to bring more premium kids and family television to Netflix members globally.”

“This agreement adds to the incredible foundation we’ve built together with Netflix over a number of years across both film and television,” said Ann Daly, President of DreamWorks Animation. “We are proud to work closely with Netflix to continue delivering high-quality programming to audiences around the world.”

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