Despite reports over this past summer that the series order for Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had been upped from two seasons to four, it's now been confirmed that season two will be the final installment.
The report stemmed from a Playmates Toys licensing presentation, which purported that the episode count was upped to account for the sequel being pushed from 2026 to 2027.
Earlier this year, executive producer Seth Rogen revealed that the animatics had been completed. The animatic, which serves as a crucial blueprint for an animated production, is a rough, timed-out edit of the entire film utilizing storyboards and temporary audio, effectively locking down the film's structure and pacing.
However, given the latest news regarding the premature end of the animated series, combined with the original film's somewhat tepid global box office performance, one has to seriously question the production status of Mutant Mayhem 2. The sequel's long-term viability and whether it will proceed as planned, or potentially be shelved indefinitely, have become topics of serious speculation on social media
In the wake of the Paramount Skydance merger, Paramount Animation president Ramsey Naito resigned in late October. With the merger, the new company now has two animation studios, along with John Lasseter's Skydance Animation. It seems inevitable that at some point, the two studios will merge or at least eliminate jobs that overlap.Naito's exit comes amid 1,000 initial job eliminations across the newly created company. Additional reports state that its expected that the layoff number will climb to 2,000 once the restructuring is complete.
The animated series served as a continuation of the 2023 animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Directed by Jeff Rowe, and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Mutant Mayhem earned $180.5M worldwide from an estimated production budget of $70M.
The Paramount+/Nickelodeon series was meant to bridge the gap between an animated film sequel, which will introduce the Shredder. The sequel is currently set to hit theaters on September 17, 2027.
From Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian) and Alan Wan (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President of Big Kids Animation and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.
Paramount+ will begin streaming Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on August 10. The show will mark the first time that a 2D Nicktoon will premiere on Paramount+ first.
Flying Bark Productions, who animated the film, will also be handling production duties on the series.
The first season consisted of 12 episodes.
Actors Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. ( Michelangelo), Brady Noon (Raphael), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), and Ayo Edebiri reprise their roles from Mutant Mayhem.