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Cartoon Network Greenlights Tartakovsky’s Frog Heist Series

6/26/2026

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Cartoon Network Studios greenlit Heist Brothers after Genndy Tartakovsky pitched it at Annecy.
The series is a comedy about frog brothers who rob a bank in ten 15-minute episodes.
Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Fixed, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania, will lead the show.
Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen said he is seeking a European project and mentioned a Rick and Morty spin-off and a Get Jiro! based on Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel.

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Cartoon Network Studios greenlit Heist Brothers after Genndy Tartakovsky pitched it at Annecy.
The series is a comedy about frog brothers who rob a bank in ten 15-minute episodes.
Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Fixed, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania, will lead the show.
Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen said he is seeking a European project and mentioned a Rick and Morty spin-off and a Get Jiro! based on Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel.