Cartoon Network Production Files Leak Online
Storyboards and working files from Cartoon Network surfaced over the weekend, one of several separate animation developments reported in the same period.
A large collection of Cartoon Network production materials leaked online over the weekend, including storyboards, animatics, model sheets and working files, according to cartoonbrew.com.
The leak was reported alongside a series of separate animation announcements. A trailer was released for the documentary Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There, about filmmaker Don Bluth.
Disney greenlit an animated Artemis Fowl series with author Eoin Colfer producing. Paramount+ announced a new series, Avatar Kuruk: Wave Of Chaos, and renewed Seven Havens for two more books.
Naruto and Ninku are teaming up for a four-episode crossover produced by Studio Pierrot, with Masashi Kishimoto returning to draw a new Shadow Rising manga. Sony also launched Crunchyroll Storyworks to develop anime and live-action adaptations, led by Sony veteran Tohru Iokibe.
Separately, Character.AI filed for bankruptcy, and Disney bid $20 million for some of its remaining assets. In October 2025, an unreleased Avatar film leaked online in full, marking Skydance's first major animation leak of the year, and less than a month ago Disney hired Character.AI's then-CEO to oversee its technology operations.
Quick answers
What leaked from Cartoon Network?
A large collection of production materials, including storyboards, animatics, model sheets and working files, surfaced online over the weekend.
What new animated series were announced?
Disney greenlit an animated Artemis Fowl series with Eoin Colfer producing, and Paramount+ announced Avatar Kuruk: Wave Of Chaos.
What is the Naruto and Ninku crossover?
A four-episode crossover produced by Studio Pierrot, with Masashi Kishimoto returning to draw a new Shadow Rising manga.