20th Television Animation (formerly known as Fox Television Animation) is an American

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and

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that creates, develops, produces, publishes, and distributes primarily adult animated

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and specials. It is a unit of

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, a subsidiary of

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, which is a division of

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History

1999–2019: As a unit of 20th Century Fox Television / 20th Television

The studio was established on May 19, 1999. Its first project was the continued production of ''

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'' for its second season, which it took over from the series' previous home at

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for season one, following "production differences". The studio would become the home of future animated series co-created by

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: ''

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'' and '' The Cleveland Show''. In 2016, Fox Television Animation assumed production of

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's ''

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'', once again taking over from Film Roman. Most animated projects from 20th Television Animation are subcontracted to third party animation production companies such as

, Titmouse, Inc., Bento Box Entertainment, and Rough Draft Studios, but the company maintains 20th Television Animation as an in-house option. Because the company acts as a production house for hire, it is not treated as a labeled division of

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like Touchstone Television or

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. The studio specializes in animation pre-production and post-production, while the actual animation production is handled by studios in

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. 20th Television Animation's frequent contractors include Digital eMation, Yearim, AKOM, and Rough Draft Korea. The studio maintains a location in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of

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2019–present: Under Disney Television Studios

In March 2019, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Television, and Fox Television Animation were acquired by

and integrated into Walt Disney Television as part of

. In September 2020, the company was renamed as 20th Television Animation starting with newer episodes of shows in production at the company. In December 2020, it was announced that 20th Television Animation would be relaunched as a standalone unit from 20th Television. In March 2021, Marci Proietto was tentatively named as president of the company. 20th Television Animation focuses on producing and developing animated projects targeted at teens and adults, as opposed to their children-targeted sister studio Disney Television Animation. Under the new incarnation, 20th Television Animation would assume executive supervision of the production of all animated projects that had, up to that point, been overseen by 20th Television. This allowed series that 20th Television Animation was already producing animation for under 20th Television's watch to be brought entirely under one company, while series whose animation was produced by a third-party company would retain that relationship, with 20th Television Animation only absorbing the above-the-line production and acting as the new client for the animation contractor. On March 16, 2022, it was announced that the studio would collaborate with children-targeted sister studio Disney Television Animation, for the creation of young adult animated series, miniseries and films for

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. In April 2025, Disney announced that it would not renew its lease with Fox Corporation and that it would vacate the Fox Studio Lot in Century City at the end of 2025. As a result, 20th Television Animation will relocate to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.

Filmography

Television series

Specials

Short films

Theatrical

Direct-to-video

Streaming

Miscellaneous

Theatrical films

Notes

References

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