Paramount+ Announces New 'Garfield' Original Animated Series From Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Starring Lamorne Morris

PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, GARFIELD (W/T), FROM NICKELODEON ANIMATION STUDIOS, STARRING EMMY^® AWARD-WINNING LAMORNE MORRIS

March 6, 2026 – Paramount+ today announced the new original 2D-animated GARFIELD (W/T), featuring the iconic lasagna-loving orange cat. Garfield will be voiced by Emmy^® Award-winning actor, comedian and podcast host, Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Fargo, Spider-Noir).

• Inspired by the original comic strip by Jim Davis, the series features the chonky feline at his finest, with each episode featuring the pop culture icon’s signature sarcasm and hilarious lackadaisy.

• The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, with Dave H. Johnson (Middlemost Post) and John Trabbic III (SpongeBob SquarePants, Middlemost Post) serving as Executive Producers.

• With over 200 million daily comic readers and millions of social media followers, the Garfield brand’s massive global presence has spanned over 47 years and multiple generations.
• Since Garfield's integration into the Paramount Products & Experiences portfolio, the property has shown continued growth with global partnerships across categories spanning apparel, toys, publishing, food, pet and more.

• GARFIELD (W/T) will deepen the kids & family offerings on Paramount+, joining recently greenlit children’s programs on Paramount+ including THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE SHOW! and THE PIGEON SHOW! STARRING THE PIGEON.

• Morris is an Emmy Award winner for his standout performance in FX’s Fargo. He will next star in Prime Video’s highly anticipated Spider-Noir and is currently in production on Jumanji 4. He is also the host of The Lamorning After podcast, which he co-hosts with Kyle Shevrin as well as New Girl rewatch podcast, The Mess Around with former cast mate Hannah Simone.

• Morris is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, The Lede Company and Myman Greenspan.

 

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A premiere date for Garfield (w/t) will be announced sooner to the show's launch.

This pickup of Garfield, which is currently in production, brings to an end the project’s lengthy road to the screen. It started back in 2019 — two Paramount mergers and regimes ago — when Nickelodeon’s then-parent Viacom acquired the IP to the franchise, along with  (a.k.a. Orson’s Farm) from owners Paws, Inc. and announced the development of a new Garfield animated series.

Under the agreement, Paramount predecessor Viacom also took over managing the global merchandising rights to the property. Since then, the Garfield character has been integrated into the Paramount Products & Experiences portfolio across categories spanning apparel, toys, publishing, food, pets and more, including such Nickelodeon game franchises as All-Star Brawl and Kart Racers, in which the Mondays-loathing cat was voiced by Frank Welker.

Meanwhile, the animated series has taken awhile to come together, spending seven years in development and production.

It is the first Garfield animated series since Paws’ 2009 The Garfield Show, which ran for five seasons on Cartoon Network/Boomerang in the U.S. with Welker voicing the title character.

Separately, there is Alcon/Sony’s Garfield 3D CGI animation feature franchise with Chris Pratt as the voice of the tabby cat. The first film, The Garfield Movie, was released in 2024; plans for a sequel, with Pratt reprising his role were announced last year. It is moving forward.

Since its launch in 1978, Davis’ syndicated comic strip has chronicled the life of the eponymous cat, his owner Jon Arbuckle and Odie the dog, as well as various friends. The brand currently counts over 200 million daily comic readers and millions of social media followers.

Garfield marks the latest new series pickup at Paramount+ by the streamer’s new post Skydance-Paramount merger team led by Cindy Holland, Paramount’s Chair of Direct-to-Consumer, and Paramount+‘s Head of Originals Jane Wiseman.

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Originally published: March 06, 2026 at 23:38 GMT.

H/T: Animation Magazine, special thanks to @royalsmurf2023 for the news! Additional source: Deadline.

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Nickelodeon UK Enrolls In 'My Weird School' [Encore: April 10]

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland will premiere My Weird School, an all-new feature-length movie based on the book series by New York Times best-selling author Dan Gutman, on Friday 13th February 2026!

Update (14/3): Nickelodeon UK will repeat My Weird School on Friday 10th April 2026!

Produced by Nickelodeon Studios, the movie will follow middle school student A.J. as he finds himself joining forces with faculty and friends to save the world from an alien invasion. Production on My Weird School commenced in Vancouver, Canada in October 2024.

“We are so excited to bring this beloved book series to life with a dream cast of actors and influencers we know our audience will love, and a creative team lead by Jonathan Judge who will elevate the movie in a hilarious way for Nickelodeon’s kids and family audience,” said Shauna Phelan, who served as EVP, Live Action Series and Film, Nickelodeon & Awesomeness when the movie was first announced in October 2024.

In the movie, A.J. hates middle school but is willing to give it a chance to prove him wrong. Upon arriving for the first day, he is convinced this year will be just like any other, until he meets his really weird teachers and soon finds himself saving the world from an alien invasion.

The movie's official logline reads: "AJ hates school. So when his school is threatened by aliens it's shocking to everyone when he and his best friends team up with the most unlikely of allies...their teachers."

Featuring My Weird School promo/trailer

My Weird School stars Hero Hunter as “A.J.,” Harper Zilmer as “Lex,” Aaron Harris as “Ryan,” Nakai Takawira as “Andrea,” Sean “SeanDoesMagic” Sotaridona as “Todd,” Liv Pearsall as “Mrs. LaGrange” and Adam Rose as “Mr. Small.”

My Weird School made its world debut on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Tuesday, December 30. The film was originally scheduled to premiere on Nick UK & Eire on Wednesday 31st December 2025, however, got postponed. The movie is also set to air on Nickelodeon channels around the world. Premiere details will be announced at a later date.

With more than 100 titles and 35 million copies sold, Dan Gutman’s My Weird School book series, published by HarperCollins, follows the day-to-day life of wisecracking A.J., his loyal pals Ryan and Michael, and his archenemy, smarty-pants Andrea, as they face a set of wacky teachers at Ella Mentry School—the weirdest school ever.

My Weird School is directed by Jonathan Judge (The Really Loud House) and is produced by Judge, Bobby Bowman, and Ron French. Production of the movie is overseen by Shauna Phelan, formally EVP, Live Action Series and Film, Nickelodeon & Awesomeness, along with Executives Brin Lukens and Brittany Cope.

Hero Hunter

Harper Zilmer

Aaron Harris

Nakai Takawira

Sean “SeanDoesMagic” Sotaridona

Liv Pearsall

Adam Rose

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Nickelodeon UK to Premiere New 'The Boss Baby: Back in Business' Episodes From March 30

It may be the Easter holidays, but it's business as usual for Boss Baby when The Boss Baby: Back in Business returns for more brand new episodes, premiering weekdays beginning Monday 30th March 2026 on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland!

'The Boss Baby: Back In Business' | Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

In The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Boss Baby, with the help of his big brother and partner-in-crime Tim, continues to navigate the cutthroat corporate jungle gym of Baby Corp., while angling to achieve the near-impossible: the work-life balance of a modern career baby.

Monday 30th March 2026 - As the Diaper Changes: When Grandma Templeton comes to stay, Boss Baby and Tim struggle to be roommates. Meanwhile, Baby Corp's new CEO trusts Boss Baby with the new Stinkless Serum. (S1, ep 14)

Tuesday 31st March 2026 - Super Cool Big Kids Inc.: Convinced old people are the new enemy, Boss Baby uses Tim to create havoc at the senior center, but a war soon begins when the seniors rally against babies. (S1, ep 15)

Wednesday 1st April 2026 - P.U.: Boss Baby must "de-stink" Simmons after a misfire of Stinkless Serum, and Tim & Danny try to upgrade their smallscale taxi business. (S1, ep 16)

Thursday 2nd April 2026 - Hush, Little Baby: When Frederic Estes tries to get babies banned from the local library, the babies fight back in a war for story time. (S1, ep 17)

Friday 3rd April 2026 - Night of the Frodarg: On a dark and stormy night, Tim's fears of a local legend and Boss Baby's fear of a PuppyCo agent make the brothers to unite to stay safe as the house is infiltrated. (S1, ep 18)

Monday 6th April 2026 - Fugitive's Day Out: Fugitive's Day Out: Boss Baby is framed for leaking info about the Stinkless Serum to PuppyCo and must flee on the run via Errand Day with the family. (S1, ep 19)

Tuesday 7th April 2026 - El Apasionado Negocio de la Ninera: El Apasionado Negocio de la Ninera: Frederic makes a play to take over the town's babysitters by instituting "senior sitting". (S1, ep 20)

Wednesday 8th April 2026 - Plushythingy: When Frederic Estes creates the cutest plushy ever that is the hottest toy in town, the field team must destroy the last remaining one but are powerless against its cuteness. (S1, ep 21)

Thursday 9th April 2026 - Number One Problem: Number One Problem: After Boss Baby allows Gigi to pottytrain him, he realizes being nude might make him a better businessman, but Tim refuses to let that happen. (S1, ep 22)

Friday 10th April 2026 - Picture Perfect: Picture Perfect: Tim and Boss Baby want to bond with Dad by recreating a perfect "Dudes Weekend' camping trip, culminating in a photo opp, but everything seems to go wrong. (S1, ep 23)

From DreamWorks Animation and Emmy-winning executive producer Brandon Sawyer (Penguins of Madagascar), the series features the voice talents of JP Karliak (Wabbit: A Loony Tunes Production) as the Boss Baby; Pierce Gagnon (Looper, Tomorrowland) as the Boss Baby's brother and best friend, Tim; YouTube sensation Flula Borg as Boss Baby's supervisor Mega Fat CEO Baby; Kevin Michael Richardson (All Hail King Julien, Cleveland Show) as 99th percentile bruiser baby Jimbo; along with special guest voice appearances from Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development) and Nicole Sullivan (MADtv, King of Queens). The Boss Baby: Back in Business is distributed by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.

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Nickelodeon UK to Premiere New 'Wylde Pak' Episodes From March 30

Summer is arriving early as Wylde Pak returns with brand new episodes this Easter on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland! Fans can catch the latest all-new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit Emmy and Annie award-nominated original animated series, premiering weekdays beginning Monday 30th March 2026 on Nick and also streaming on Paramount+!

Wylde Pak follows half-siblings Jack and Lily as they are pushed outside their comfort zones and learn to coexist while navigating new family dynamics, friends, and endless hijinks, all while helping run the family’s pet grooming and boarding business, when they are thrown together for a summer. With guidance from their parents and grandmother, the two learn about each other’s previously separate lives, blended identity, vibrant culture, and the importance of family, often through chaotic, hilarious, and occasionally emotional adventures around Canyon Valley.

Monday 30th March 2026 - Basic Zipper Merging Etiquette / How to Bag a Beast: A traffic jam turns into anarchy in Basic Zipper Merging Etiquette', then in 'How to Bag a Beast', Jack and Lily try to catch a legendary fish. (S2, ep 1)

Tuesday 31st March 2026 - Wrong Text / Emergency Family Tribunal: Jack gets his first phone and mistakes are immediately made in 'Wrong Text', then in 'Emergency Family Tribunal', when the last hallasand goes missing, fingers point to Halmoni. (S2, ep 2)

Wednesday 1st April 2026 - J-LAS / Big Honey: LAD has a sleepover and Jack makes a promise in 'J-LAD', then in 'Big Honey', when Will's parents visit Canyon Valley, news of the sale of their bee farm sends the family into a spiral. (S2, ep 3)

Thursday 2nd April 2026 - And...Action!: Seeking closure on her favourite K-Drama, Lily films her own finale with her family as the cast & crew. (S2, ep 4b)

Friday 3rd April 2026 - Caught Rubber - Handed / And...Action!: Chuck moves in after Lil & Jack accidentally destroy his house in 'Caught Rubber - Handed', then in 'And... Action!', Lily films her own K-Drama finale with her family as the cast & crew. (S2, ep 4)

Monday 6th April 2026 - Just a Little Pipe Problem / Camp Chuck: The family scrambles to prep for inspection in 'Just a Little Pipe Problem', then in 'Camp Chuck', Chuck's theatre camp goes haywire. (S2, ep 5)

Tuesday 7th April 2026 - Prison Break / Canyon Valley Film Festival: The family gets grounded in 'Prison Break', then in 'Canyon Valley Film Festival', Jack enters the town's film festival. (S2, ep 6)

Wednesday 8th April 2026 - Dubu/Jack's Day Off: Halmoni kidnaps a dog in 'Dubu', then in 'Jack's Day Off', Jack struggles to manage the Groom & Board alone. (S2, ep 8)

Thursday 9th April 2026 - Putting Up with the Plovers: Putting Up with the Plovers: When Will accidentally befriends an annoying man, his sorry attempts at a break-up make things painfully awkward for the whole family. (S2, ep 9b)

Friday 10th April 2026 - Summer Chuseok/Putting Up with the Plovers: Lily uses a holiday to avoid the dentist in 'Summer Chuseok', then in 'Putting Up with the Plovers', Will makes an annoying new friend. (S2, ep 9)

More About Wylde Pak

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Wylde Pak stars Nikki Castillo (K.C. Undercover) as the voice of Lily Pak, a competitive and fun-loving 11-year-old, and Benjamin Plessala (SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run) as Jack Wylde, Lily’s 13-year-old adventurous half-brother who just came into town for the summer. Additional voices include Ben Pronsky (The Loud House) as William Wylde, Jack and Lily’s fun-loving dad, Jee Young Han (Unprisoned) as the voice of Min-Ju Pak, Lily’s energetic mom and Jack’s stepmom, and Jean Yoon (Kim’s Convenience) as the voice of Halmoni, Min’s unpredictable mom, and Lily and Jack’s caring yet stubborn grandma. Additional voice cast members including Gillian Jacobs (The Bear) as Alice Kelly, Jack’s biological mom and a world-renowned documentarian taking on adventures abroad and Jon Glaser (Running Point) as Chuck, the family’s happy-go-lucky and eccentric neighbor who always seems to know a guy.

Wylde Pak made its world debut on Friday, June 6 on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and premiered later in the year internationally, including on Monday 6th October 2026 on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. Prior to its debut, Nickelodeon treated viewers to a full sneak peek of the premiere episode “Best Summer Ever?” on YouTube.

Wylde Pak is the second short from Nickelodeon’s Intergalactic Shorts Program to be greenlit into a series. It is co-created by Paul Watling (The Tiger’s Apprentice) and Kyle Marshall (The Loud House), who both serve as executive producers alongside Seonna Hong (My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Wild Robot) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek). Development and production was overseen by Claudia Spinelli, formally Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Daniel Wineman, Vice President of Original Animation Development. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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BET+ Set To Be Folded Into Paramount+ As Tyler Perry’s Stake Is Acquired By Paramount

Paramount, which three years ago had three SVOD platforms available in the U.S. – Paramount+, SHOWTIME and BET+ – will soon have only one. Paramount+ will absorb BET+ at the beginning of June, when more than 1,000 hours of BET+ content – originals, movies, and specials – will migrate to the flagship streamer.

Landman, Tulsa King, Yellowjackets, Special Ops: Lioness, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, All The Queen's Men, Zatima, The Ms. Pat Show and Diarra From Detroit | Paramount+ and BET+ | Composite by Deadline

The news was shared internally earlier today (March 13) by BET Networks President Louis Carr in a memo, a copy of which was provided to Deadline by a Paramount spokesperson.

“This powerful next step ensures the stories we champion, the creators we support and the culture we represent go further than ever before,” Carr wrote. (You can read his email in full below.)

The consolidation – part of the new Paramount leadership’s effort to gain scale and improve economics in the streaming space – became possible after Paramount bought out Tyler Perry Studios’ ownership in BET+, believed to be 25%. Financial details have not been revealed, but Perry’s stake had been valued at tens of millions of dollars.

“As part of this evolution, Paramount acquired Tyler Perry Studios’ equity stake in BET+,” a Paramount spokesperson said in a statement. “We share the same ambition to expand the reach of BET content, and Tyler will continue to be a valued and important partner through his overall programming agreement.”

Tyler Perry | Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix

Perry’s most recent nine-figure overall deal with BET Media Group, which was announced in 2024 and goes until 2028, has him delivering hundreds of new episodes to BET and BET+ (soon to be Paramount+) across existing and new series.

Current BET+ users who subscribed directly through the app will be offered a discount to join Paramount+ when the app is sunsetted. (BET+ prices are $5.99/month for essential, $10.99/month for premium; Paramount+ rates are $8.99 and $13.99, respectively.)

Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations. That includes the extensive Tyler Perry library of film, TV, and stage works.

BET+ series whose upcoming seasons will launch on Paramount+ this year after the transition include Perry’s Ruthless, Divorced Sistas, All the Queen’s Men and Zatima, as well as Average Joe and Diarra from Detroit. Divorced Sistas last summer logged the most watched series premiere on BET+.

Original series that originated on BET+ will also continue to be renewed following the move to Paramount+, with some pending, including flagship comedy The Ms. Pat Show whose fifth season just wrapped its run on BET+.

On Paramount+, BET+ content will live in the existing BET Hub, which currently houses scripted and unscripted originals and acquired content carried by the linear BET network as well as library titles from other Paramount cable brands that feature Black stories. (There already has been some overlap, with most BET Network series also streaming on BET+.)

The hub can be accessed via the platform’s Collections in Navigation, via a tile in the Brand Selector Carousel and via the BET Collection Carousel on the homepage.

The relocation will expand BET+ content’s reach and visibility, moving from a platform with a number of subscribers estimated to be close to 3.5M to Paramount+’s 80M. (Though BET+ has a strong identity, with all subscribers coming specifically for its programming.)

The folding of BET+ into Paramount+ follows a similar move Paramount Global made in June 2023 with Showtime’s standalone streaming platform. The Showtime content was integrated into the top subscription tier, Paramount+ Showtime, which was recently rebranded as Paramount Premium, dropping the Showtime name.

Two other big media companies, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery, also have done some integration of their streamers, though they have stopped short of one fully absorbting another. Hulu has become a tile on Disney+, but it is also still available as a stand-alone service. After the 2022 WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, flagship streamer HBO Max added a considerable amount of Discovery programming, but Discovery+ was also kept as a separate offering.

Following Paramount Global’s August 2025 acquisition by Skydance, the combined company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Ellison announced the consolidation of Paramount+, BET+ and AVOD platform Pluto TV onto one shared technology platform. With that process still ongoing, the company is now taking that one step further with Paramount+ and BET+.

The number of Paramount’s current streamers won’t go up again if/when the company closes its proposed $110M acquisition of WBD. Ellison recently said that Paramount+ and WBD’s HBO+ will become one streaming service post-merger. (Internationally, Paramount is part of the SkyShowtime joint venture, which operates a streamer in a number of European markets. Its future is unclear.)

Ellison and his senior team have cited the streamlining of streaming platforms as an example of their ability to take costs out of mature media businesses, with the Paramount+/BET+ consolidation a possible preview of what is to come for Paramount+ and HBO Max. Paramount says it will be able to realize $6 billion in cost savings with efficiencies from the WBD merger. Some of it, inevitably, will come from layoffs.

The integration of BET+ into Paramount+ had been in the works for months, long before Paramount reached an agreement to acquire WBD two weeks ago. It was telegraphed during the December restructuring of the BET Media Group following the departure of the division’s President and CEO Scott Mills. The realignment was unveiled by George Cheeks who, following the Skydance-Paramount merger, added BET Media Group to his portfolio as Chair of TV Media. He addressed BET Networks, now run by Carr, and BET Studios, led by Aisha Summers-Burke, which became a label within CBS Studios, but not BET+ or its future.

In his company email today, Carr echoed comments the new Paramount leadership has made after the merger about their plan to hold onto BET due to the strength of the brand. 

“BET is a cornerstone of Black culture and an essential part of Paramount’s portfolio and long‑term content strategy,” he said. “BET’s linear channel will continue to have a strong presence, and BET Studios remains fully active, producing the compelling, creator‑driven content that defines who we are. BET Digital remains central to our multiplatform strategy as well, driving real-time conversation, audience engagement and measurable growth across social and emerging platforms.

Perry had been a minority owner in BET+ since the platform’s 2019 launch as a joint venture between BET and TPS. In 2023, he made a bid to acquire a majority stake in the entire BET Media Group from then-Paramount Global but the sale did not materialize.

Read Carr’s memo to staffers about the move to phase out BET+ as a stand-alone service and move its content over to Paramount+:

Team BET,

As we continue to drive BET’s growth, our stories have to live in more places. Beginning in June, we are expanding our reach by making Paramount+ the new home for BET+ content. This powerful next step ensures the stories we champion, the creators we support and the culture we represent go further than ever before.

Paramount+ will bring global fans over 1,000 hours of iconic series, films, originals and cultural touchstones that reflect the full spectrum of the Black experience, including hits like THE MS. PAT SHOW, ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN, ZATIMA, AVERAGE JOE and DIARRA FROM DETROIT. Our celebrated Black storytelling will live alongside Paramount’s premium series, sports, specials and films, where it will be clearly branded, prominently featured and easy to find in the BET Hub.

BET is a cornerstone of Black culture and an essential part of Paramount’s portfolio and long‑term content strategy. BET’s linear channel will continue to have a strong presence, and BET Studios remains fully active, producing the compelling, creator‑driven content that defines who we are. BET Digital remains central to our multiplatform strategy as well, driving real-time conversation, audience engagement and measurable growth across social and emerging platforms.

BET has already seen strong momentum by meeting audiences where they are. Through the growth of our FAST channels, we have expanded reach, increased engagement and introduced BET content to new viewers.

What I want you to take away today is this: BET remains strong because of you, your creativity, your resilience and your unwavering belief in the power of our stories. This moment is about growth and about ensuring BET’s voice continues to shape culture at an even greater global scale.

Thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do to move this brand forward.

– Louis

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Originally published: March 14, 2026 at 00:2x GMT.

Additional source: Variety; H/T: @kalenvx123.

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