Key points
- Disney Jr quietly launched Ozzy Fox on YouTube and YouTube Kids in mid-July 2026: the first original series from AI studio Animaj, co-developed with Disney Jr.
- Disney and Animaj frame the series as creator-led, with Animaj's AI tools accelerating production workflows while creative teams drive storytelling and quality.
- Neither company has disclosed to what extent generative AI was used to develop and produce the series, a gap noted by the trade press.
Summary
Ozzy Fox, a preschool series about a family of foxes, premiered on YouTube and YouTube Kids in mid-July 2026 with no press release. It is the first original series from Animaj, the Paris- and London-based AI-driven children's studio behind Pocoyo and Maya the Bee, co-developed with Disney Jr after Animaj joined the Disney Accelerator programme. The companies describe a creator-led project in which Animaj's AI tools accelerate production workflows; the extent of generative AI use on the series itself is undisclosed. An adoption landmark: the first Disney-branded series made with an AI-native studio partner.
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Source
Source: Animation Magazine / C21Media ↗ (Trade Press)
Cite this item
Animation Magazine / C21Media (2026). ‘Disney Jr launches Ozzy Fox, its first series made with AI-native studio Animaj’, Animation Magazine / C21Media. Available at: https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/disney-jr-launches-ozzy-fox-series-collab-with-ai-kids-content-co-animaj/
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