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List of Pixar television series

Pixar Animation Studios is an American CGI film production company based in Emeryville, California, United States.

The following is a list of television series or specials that Pixar has released or plan on releasing. Some of the television productions were produced by Pixar, while others were produced by Disney Television Animation, but based on Pixar's films.

Television series

Released

Upcoming

Television specials

Cancelled projects

A Tin Toy Christmas

A half-hour television special, serving as a sequel to the short Tin Toy (1988) was considered, but Pixar felt convinced they could produce a feature film instead.[23] The project later became Toy Story (1995).

1906 TV series

In 2005, Brad Bird was collaborating with Pixar, Disney, and Warner Bros. on a live-action film and television series adaptation of James Dalessandro's novel 1906.[24][25] In 2010, Disney and Pixar left the project due to script problems and an estimated budget of $200 million.[26]

Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs: To Protect and Serve

At the 2013 Disney D23 Expo, it was announced that a fifth episode of the television series Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, entitled To Protect and Serve, was in production.[27][28]

Untitled Win or Lose follow-up series

A follow-up television series of Win or Lose was in development, but it was quietly cancelled.[29][30][31]

What's Your Toy Story?

In May 2022, an eight-episode competition series based on the Toy Story series titled What's Your Toy Story? was in development.[32][33]

See also

References

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