Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, And More In November 2022

Streaming services are putting away the jack-o’-lanterns and rolling out the reindeer in November, as festive favorites make their way back to streaming platforms in the buildup to this year’s holiday season.

Aside from the glut of Santa-themed programming coming to town, The Bad Guys will hit Netflix on November 1 as part of its ongoing deal with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. My Father’s Dragon, the latest feature from The Breadwinner director Nora Twomey and Cartoon Saloon hits Netflix on November 11 as the month’s highest-profile streaming release.

Disney is going full Mickey in November as the streamer gets ready to launch Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, chronicling the history of the company’s iconic front-mouse. Along with the special, Disney+ is releasing a raft of Mickey series and specials. The streamer is also launching the Zootopia+ shorts it teased at Annecy back in June and The Tatami Time Machine Blues, a rare anime title for the platform.

Criterion is presenting one of its stronger animation line-ups this month, with a quartet of prestige animated features that are part of its focus on Sony Pictures Classics: Satoshi Kon’s Paprika, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir, and Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s Persepolis. Additionally, this year’s Oscar-nominated Chilean short short Bestia will be debuting on the platform.

And of course, there are a ton of Thanksgiving and Christmas series, specials, and films heading to almost every platform as the holidays get closer.

A few notes on the list: The list includes announcements for new seasons of existing shows, however we do not list new episode releases of existing seasons, as some streamers roll out new episodes in monthly batches. Streamers also often announce new animation releases mid-month. Our guide only catalogs what the streamers announce at the beginning of the month, but, when possible, we try to update the schedule if there are mid-month announcements. The list only includes content that is premiering on the U.S. versions of these services.

Here’s a look at the streaming animation release calendar for November:

Netflix

• Gabby’s Dollhouse: S6 (series, November 1)
• Molang (series, November 1)
• Robocar POLI Safety Series (series, November 1)
• The Bad Guys (feature, November 1)
• The Dragon Prince: S4 (series, November 3)
• Lookism (series, November 4)
• Deepa & Anoop: S2 (series, November 7)
• Minions & More: Volume 2 (special, November 8)
• The Soccer Football Movie (feature, November 9)
• My Father’s Dragon (feature, November 11)
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (special, November 15)
• Inside Job: S2 (series, November 18)
• The Cuphead Show!: S3 (series, November 18)
• My Little Pony: Winter Wishday: S1 (series, November 21)
• StoryBots: Answer Time (series, November 21)
• LEGO: City Adventures: S4 (series, November 22)
• The Boxtrolls (feature, November 23)
• The Action Pack Saves Christmas (special, November 28)

Disney+

• Dino Ranch: S2 (series, November 2)
• Big City Greens: Shortsgiving (special, November 4)
• Zootopia+ (shorts, November 9)
• The Tatami Time Machine Blues (feature, November 9)
• Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals: S2 (series, November 16)
• Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (feature, November 18)
• The Wonderful Autumn Of Mickey Mouse (special, November 18)
• Me & Mickey (shorts, November 18)
• Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Diggity Dog (series, November 18)
• Mickey Mousekersize (series, November 18)
• Puppy Dog Pals: S5 (series, November 23)
• Mickey Saves Christmas (special, November 28)
• Firebuds (series, November 30)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: S2 (series, November 30)

Hulu

• Naruto Shippuden: Season 1 (series, November 1)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens: Season 1 (series, November 1)
• The Magic Crystal (feature, November 1)
• Open Season 3 (feature, November 1)
• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (series, November 4)
• Pil’s Adventure (feature, November 11)
• Dragons: The Nine Realms: S4 (series, November 17)
• The Croods: Family Tree: S5 (series, November 25)
• Marry and the Witch’s Flower (feature, November 30)
• Monster House (feature, November 30)
• Robots (feature, November 30)

HBO Max

• Arthur Christmas (feature, November 1)
• Sesame Street: S53 (series, November 3)
• King Tweety (feature, November 20)

Criterion

• Paprika (feature, November 1)
• Waltz with Bashir (feature, November 1)
• The Illusionist (feature, November 1)
• Bestia (short, November 22)
• Goodbye Jerome! (short, November 29)
• Persepolis (feature, November 30)

Prime Video and Freevee

• Arthur Christmas (feature, November 1)
• Rise of the Guardians (feature, November 1)
• Sherlock Gnomes (feature, November 1)
• The Land Before Time (feature, November 1)
• The Pirates! Band of Misfits (feature, November 1)
• Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (feature, November 1)
• Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure (feature, November 17)

Paramount+

• A Boy Named Charlie Brown (feature, November 1)
• Arctic Adventure: On Frozen Pond (feature, November 1)
• Cool World (feature, November 1)
• Snoopy, Come Home (feature, November 1)
• Transformers: EarthSpark (series, November 11)
• Baby Shark’s Big Fishmas Special (special, November 16)
• The Casagrandes: S2 (series, November 16)
• Blue’s Big City Adventure (feature, November 18)
• Ryan’s Mystery Playdate Christmas Special (series, November 23)
• Frosty Returns (special, November 25)
• Robbie the Reindeer – Hooves of Fire (special, November 26)
• Robbie the Reindeer – Legend of the Lost Tribe (special, November 26)
• Reindeer in Here (special, November 29)

Peacock

• 5 More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas (special, November 1)
• Balto (feature, November 1)
• Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure (feature, November 1)
• Barbie in a Christmas Carol (feature, November 1)
• Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (feature, November 1)
• Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (feature, November 1)
• Barbie in the Pink Shoes (feature, November 1)
• Barbie: The Pearl Princess (feature, November 1)
• Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (feature, November 1)
• Despicable Me (feature, November 1)
• Despicable Me 2 (feature, November 1)
• The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (feature, November 1)
• Saving Santa (feature, November 1)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (feature, November 1)
• Woody Woodpecker (feature, November 1)
• The Secret Life of Pets (feature, November 1)
• Caillou: The Silver Knight (special, November 13)
• The Croods: Family Tree: S5 (series, November 25)

Crunchyroll

• Kancolle Season 2: Let’s Meet at Sea (series, November 3)
• All Saints Street (series, November 11)
• TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ~Uniform (special, November 22)

Apple TV+

• Sago Mini Friends Thanksgiving Special (special, November 18)
• Interrupting Chicken (series, November 18)
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (special, November 23)

Mubi

• The Girl Without Hands (feature, November 29)