Top Five New Cartoon Series To Look Forward To This Fall/Winter

>Unlike the days from when cable television was king, I’m often excited to see something new come to broadcast television. The landscape changed with streaming services, and new cartoon launches can occur anytime of the year. While I’m sticking to tradition, what I offer are series starting during this month as that was the tradition when having cable television was the norm. To note, I’m happy to see Cartoon Network is bringing back Totally Spies! to his slate. It’s not a new series, but I rather love the universe that animation studio Marathon (now known as Banijay Kids & Family) created. Martin Mystery was another series that debuted two years later.

> Although I’m not expecting a revival of this studio’s older works, what I’m looking forward to this year are the following. To note, not every series has a release date, but they are expected this year.

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Netflix on Oct 10

>When Netflix announced that their Tomb Raider anime series will fill in the narrative gap between the more recent prequel games and the original games’ timelines, that should be enough to keep me interested. Although I never kept up with the reinventions and more modern looking games, to have Hayley Atwell (Captain America, Agent Carter) provide the voice of Lara sounds perfect, and I can’t wait for the previews to begin!

Dragon Striker
Disney >Channel / Plus

When Disney is banking on content from other studios to attract a wider audience, I have high hopes for Dragon Striker. This is a French-made> series about football (as >Soccer> is known in >Europe>) players, where they have unique powers to help them score in the field. The concept seems solid, and in order for this series to be Disneyeque, it’s about a young child who wants to be a star.

The Doomies
Disney Plus
>Dec 31, 2024.

>I’m amazed that Disney is bringing a lot more French produced works to their channel. Hopefully this “epic supernatural mystery” where two french teens have to right their wrongs isn’t too familiar. With Fright Krewe and Curses next seasons still in development, I’m hoping this YA series can fill in a gap I’m craving–stories where it’s tough to beat down supernatural threats!

Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
Netflix

>With Halloween in nearly every media enthusiast’s mind, this series coming to streaming should not be all that surprising. Here, Jentry Chau is a Chinese-American teen who might take lessons from Tom from The Tiger’s Apprentice to protect the world. The idea looks very familiar, and although the family dynamics are different between works, I want to see where this idea is headed.

Spider-Man: Freshman Year
Disney Plus

>This Marvel Entertainment created entry of the animated Spider-Man series doesn’t reveal a lot of information. The best ones had Kevin Feige involved as producers, but ultimately, I enjoyed those non studio made works. It’s tough to top the original 90s, and honestly, I really want to see Greg Weisman’s take continue. Alas, that isn’t so, and what we’re getting is yet another ‘reboot. This entry is supposed to celebrate the character’s early comic book roots and my big question is if it’ll tie into the MCU, since nobody is supposed to know what Pete did to save the multiverse.