LCJ Q&A Podcast

Ready for a fairy tales twist? "The Sisters Grimm" showrunner Amy Higgins and fellow EP Michael Buckley (who also wrote the books) discuss their new AppleTV+ animated series, which premieres Friday October 3rd.

A popular DreamWorks Animation series is coming to the big screen. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie opens in theaters nationwide this Friday September 26th. Director Ryan Crego shares highlights of making the charming and ambitious live-action/CG feature, which is one of the fall movie season's major family events.

Creator Matt Roller welcomes you to "Haunted Hotel", starring Will Forte and executive produced by Dan Harmon. The adult animated series that makes the most of ghosts (with laughs and scares) premieres Friday September 19th on Netflix.

Dr. Seuss: an iconic author and iconic brand when it comes to film and television. Three new animated programs are coming to Netflix this fall — Red Fish Blue Fish (Sept. 8), Horton! (Oct. 6) and The Sneetches (Nov. 3). Two-time Emmy winning executive producer Dustin Ferrer (Peg+Cat) discusses all of them.

Dete Meserve is the executive producer of highly anticipated new PBS Kids animated series "Weather Hunters", starring Al Roker. It premieres this Monday September 8th. Meserve and I discuss the show — and the lasting impact of the 2012 Richard Linklater film "Bernie", which she produced. The forecast is: Fun!

Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft present the new hand-drawn animated feature Light of the World, which opens in theaters on September 5th (John's birthday). They hope audiences, especially families, respond well to their portrayal of the story of Christ, successfully made outside the major studio system.

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are the creators and EPs of "Shape Island", the Emmy-winning and Annie Awards nominated stop-motion animation family comedy series. It returns for Season 2 this Friday Aug. 29 on AppleTV+.

Director Genndy Tartakovsky's longtime passion project, the raunchy R-rated, Sony Pictures Animation comedy "Fixed", is finally here. You can check it out now on Netflix. But first... here's a fun new conversation with three of its voice actors — Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo.