Pixar’s Inside Out franchise is continuing to expand with the announcement of a new spinoff series entitled Dream Productions which is due to land on Disney+ in 2024. Set between the first and second Inside Out movies, Dream Productions will center on the corner of Riley’s head that is responsible for producing all of her dreams. Modeled after a film studio, the titular production company faces the usual trials and tribulations of fast-paced schedules and razor-thin budgets all to help Riley get a good night’s sleep and make sense of the world around her.
Much like Pixar’s Monsters at Work series, Dream Productions explores another aspect of the Inside Out franchise, and expands upon a moment that was shown briefly in the first film. Inside Out 2‘s massive box office success has proven that the series is another bona fide Pixar blockbuster, but Dream Productions offers new storytelling possibilities without the grandeur of a theatrical release. Though many details surrounding Dream Productions are unknown, it will act as an “inbetweenquel” that fills in the story gaps between the two beloved Pixar films.
Dream Productions Latest News
A Release Date & Trailer Are Revealed
The Disney+ original series is getting closer than originally expected, and the latest news comes in the form of the release date and trailer for Dream Productions. Though initially slated for a 2025 debut, it has now been revealed that the spinoff series will land on Disney+ on December 11, 2024.
The one-minute trailer does double duty and advertises both Dream Productions and Win or Lose, with the Dream Productions half showing off the mockumentary style of the series. Though the clips aren’t particularly revealing, the teaser shows Joy being interviewed as well as some behind-the-scenes action as the eponymous studio crafts Riley’s dreams. The trailer also announces that Dream Productions will consist of four episodes.
Dream Productions Release Date
Dream Productions Hits Disney+ In December
Though Disney initially offered a somewhat tentative release window of 2025 for their Inside Out TV spinoff, it has now been confirmed that Dream Productions will arrive in 2024 instead. Arriving in the same year as the box-office-smashing Inside Out 2, Dream Productions will now release all four episodes on Disney+ on December 11, 2024.
Inside Out 2
premiered on June 14, 2024.
Dream Productions Cast Details
Riley’s Original Emotions Will Also Appear
With Dream Productions set to arrive in 2024, Pixar has revealed many details about the voice cast of the upcoming spinoff. The cast of Inside Out 2 was much larger than its predecessor, but only Riley’s classic emotions will be able to appear because it takes place before the events of the sequel. Kensington Tallman will be returning to voice Riley once again, and she’ll be joined by Amy Poehler (Joy), Phyllis Smith (Sadness), Lewis Black (Anger), Tony Hale (Fear), and Liza Lapira (Disgust).
The Pixar website now features a section about Dream Productions, and even seemingly reveals who the main characters of the show will be. According to Pixar, Paula Pell’s Paula Persimmon (Dream Productions’ intrepid director) will be the central focus of the series alongside Xeni, (played by Richard Ayoade) an aspiring young dream maker. This also opens the door for other staff members from the studio to appear as characters, but nothing else has been revealed yet.
The confirmed cast of Dream Productions includes:
Actor | Dream Productions Role | |
|---|---|---|
Paula Pell | Paula Persimmon |  |
Richard Ayoade | Xeni |  |
Amy Poehler | Joy |  |
Phyllis Smith | Sadness |  |
Lewis Black | Anger |  |
Tony Hale | Fear |  |
Liza Lapira | Disgust |  |
Kensington Tallman | Riley |  |
Dream Productions Story Details
Riley’s Dream Factory Struggles To Create New Stories
Much like a Hollywood film studio, Dream Productions is on a tight time crunch and inspired director Paula Persimmon is the one who has delivered hit after hit for years.
Pixar’s next foray onto the small screen was shrouded in mystery for quite some time, but now Dream Productions‘ story is much clearer. T he series will take place on the lot of Dream Productions, the studio inside Riley’s head that is responsible for making her dreams each night. Much like a Hollywood film studio, Dream Productions is on a tight time crunch and inspired director Paula Persimmon is the one who has delivered hit after hit for years. However, as Riley begins to age, Paula finds that her usual glittery dreams of princesses and rainbows don’t cut it anymore.
This inspires Paula to seek out the help of aspiring young dream director Xeni, who might just have what it takes to make new dreams for the burgeoning teenager. Along with that basic framework, Pixar has also noted that Dream Productions will take the form of a mockumentary (much like The Office) and will presumably feature a documentary crew following Paula and Xeni as they try to make Riley’s dreams a reality.
Dream Productions Trailer
Watch The Teaser Trailer Below
In September 2024, Disney revealed the first official look at Dream Productions via a trailer for the new limited series. Opening with a mockumentary style interview with Joy, the teaser then shows behind-the-scenes antics at the eponymous studio. Though a lot of the story is kept out of the trailer, the teaser does establish the wacky tone of the Inside Out spinoff.
