Festival News: Stuttgart And Annecy Appearances ; Hulu Headed To ATX 2025

The summer 2025 festival season is heating up and we’ve got a number of the hot panels to look out for across the world that should help clue in which series are closest to debuting. Included in this look is Get Jiro, King of the Hill, and more.

Annecy

Warner Bros. Animation’s Get Jiro

When: June 9th to 15th.

From Warner Bros. Animation and based on the New York Times bestselling DC/Vertigo graphic novel, Get Jiro* is set in a not-too-distant future Los Angeles where master chefs rule the town and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurants. A mysterious sushi master named Jiro enters a bloody culinary war to craft his recipe for revenge. Join members of the creative team for an exclusive exploration of the creative and production process of bringing this exciting graphic novel to life.

---

Adult Animation at Warner Bros. Discovery – Studio Focus
Adult Swim and Warner Bros. Animation spotlight their strategy and efforts in the booming adult animation space. Michael Ouweleen (President, Adult Swim) and Peter Girardi (Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Warner Bros. Animation) preview current and upcoming projects and share their team’s strategies to ensure Warner Bros. Discovery remains the destination for adult animation.

---

When: June 9th

During a Making-of Session on Monday, June 9, Marvel Animation will host an exclusive premiere screening of the first episode of the action-adventure series Eyes of Wakanda. The story follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are the Hatut Zaraze and this is their story.

---

When: June 10th

Matt Groening will be honored and then both Matt Selman and David Silverman will take part in a Q&A panel.

---

ATX Festival

King of the Hill

Premiere Date: Summer 2025 TBA

Panel Date: May 30 at 7 p.m. at The Paramount Theatre

King of the Hill depicts the life and times of Hank Hill (Mike Judge), his family and their neighbors in the fictional suburb of Arlen, Texas, the heartland of America. A hard-working, loyal family man and proud Texan, Hank is assistant manager of Strickland Propane. He’s a blue-collar Everyman who sees himself as the voice of common sense and reason in a world of incompetent sales clerks, meddling bureaucrats and do-good liberals.

Stuttgart

School Presentation: Animation Lucerne meets adult swim

When: Thu 8.5.25 10:00–11:20

Speaker: Mark Taynton, head of Adult Swim Europe.

For more than 20 years, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) has provided an education in all main disciplines of animated film that is unique in Switzerland. The cooperation with Cartoon Network and now Adult Swim has been an integral part of the BA programme since 2011. The MA Animation programme, newly formed in 2021, offers individual specialisations for students with a focus on Production, Concept and Exploration. The „Animation Lucerne meets Adult Swim“ programme shows BA and MA graduation films, the newly created idents and current series highlights from Adult Swim, followed by a Q&A

---

Adult Swim presents: Common Side Effects

When: Wed 7.5.25 18:00–18:45

With critics calling it one of the best adult animated series ever, you won’t want to miss back-to-back episodes of Adult Swim’s genre defining series “Common Side Effects”. The comedic thriller tells the story of former classmates Marshall and Frances as they uncover a sinister conspiracy to destroy a mushroom that can cure all the world’s diseases.

From co-creators Joe Bennett (“Scavengers Reign”) and Steve Hely (“American Dad!,” “The Office”). Episodes include the Pilot Episodeand Lakeshore Limited.

---

Adult Swim Presents: Stop Motion Showcase

When: Thu 8.5.25 22:30–23:56

Calling all stop motion lovers! Join the Adult Swim Special as we pay homage to the genre in a lovingly curated session packed full of stop motion goodness. From cult classics to fan favourite series and previews of the channel’s most talked-about new and returning series and specials. Join us for an exclusive screening of “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” from series creator Gonzalo Cordova and a sneak peek of “The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special” and much more.

Includes: –

Moral Orel

The Shivering Truth

Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special Preview – Robot Chicken – Chipotle Miserables –

Adult Swim Presents: Live Drawing Challenge Fri 9.5.25 14:30–16:30 After making a big splash in 2024, and because you demanded it, Adult Swim is bringing back a supersized version of the live drawing challenge! Artists, unleash your creativity once again in an epic game of Exquisite Corpse, and new for this year, take part in an Individual Drawing Challenge where the winners will receive a paid commission for Adult Swim Europe’s social media channels.

---

Adult Swim Presents: Rick and Morty Season 8 Preview

When: Fri 9.5.25 18:00–19:30

Adult Swim’s global smash hit Rick and Morty returns this year and what better way to celebrate than with an exclusive preview of episodes from season eight. Of course, it would not be Rick and Morty without a world-bending surprise or two, so keep an eye out for further announcements that will make this one of the hottest sessions in any of the multiverses. Includes the first two episodes of Season 8: Summer of All Fears, and Valkyrick.