We know that there’s an animated spinoff series in the works, but according to Paramount’s new slate (via ComicBookMovie), the sequel to Mutant Mayhem is now eyeing a release for October 9, 2026. Jeff Rowe is expected to return as director, and we should also expect a returning voice cast which includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr. Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, and Ayo Edebiri.

Let’s also not forget Jackie Chan as Splinter as well as Seth Rogen, John Cena, Paul Rudd, and more to voice the Turtles’ new mutant family.

We don’t have an official breakdown for the sequel yet, but the first movie did tease the arrival of the Turtles’ most infamous nemesis the Shredder:

And although Cynthia Utrom (Maya Rudolph) does play a supporting role, I’m expecting that she’s going to be showing her true colors by the third film in the form of the Turtles’ alien adversary Krang. Of course, they could just bring Krang into the second film and have a new enemy for the third movie, but it would be great if a character like Shredder and his Foot Clan could have the majority of the spotlight.

Until we get an official update, we’ll just have to wait and see.

For now, the sequel to TMNT: Mutant Mayhem is expected to release on Oct. 9, 2026.

Paramount has actually released a look at Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and it gives us a good feel of what the series is going to look like. Check this out:

Here’s the description for the series:

The new series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, streams this summer exclusively on Paramount+. Reprising their roles from the film for the series are Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon as the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles will be challenged like never before as Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey each go it alone for the first time. Faced with new threats and teaming up with old allies, the Turtles will discover who they really are when they don’t have their brothers at their sides.

Though the series is going to be bringing back the original voice actors for the Turtles, it’s not clear if they’ll be able to have the other actors from the movie reprise their roles. It’s likely Jackie Chan won’t be voicing Splinter for the show, and after all the success that Ayo Edebiri has undergone since Mutant Mayhem came out, I can imagine she’ll be too busy to come back and voice April O’Neill for a series.

Then again, we’ll just have to wait and see.

I personally love the emphasis of the ‘teenage’ in TMNT, but I felt that all the characters aren’t as distinct as they are in previous incarnations. Hopefully they manage to develop them more in this series and the sequel film.

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is expected to start streaming this summer on Paramount+.

Just in, the latest reveal has fans getting a first look at a playable Karai, Shredder’s (sometimes) adopted daughter:

Show off your ninja skills with fan-favorite Karai joining the fight! Catch a glimpse of the Foot Clan’s fiercest fighter as she charges enemies with lightning-fast moves alongside her four favorite Turtles. Karai joins the razor-sharp Miyamoto Usagi, star of the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series. With both at your side there’s no stopping the Turtles as they kick, punch and party their way across the various new worlds in Dimension Shellshock’s Survival Mode.

There have been multiple versions of Karai’s story with every iteration of TMNT, and she’s usually one of the head liutenants of Shredder, sometimes even being his daughter. Karai is said to be at constant odds with Leonardo, and that’s why they both wield the same weapon; however, it looks like the game is going to be giving her a kusarigama—that and some special powers that could also be Shredder’s.

So far, Shredder’s Revenge has been getting some great reviews, and a lot of fans particularly love the blend of retro gaming and modern action gameplay. While the core game is short, fans are hoping that Dimension Shellshock will add a ton more content to play around with in this world.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Dimension Shellshock launches for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on Aug. 31.

Here’s the reveal for TMNT: The Last Ronin:

The official description reads:

Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost.

From the minds of the creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and based on the best-selling comic book event by Eastman, Waltz, Bishop, Delgado, and the Escorza Brothers: the official video game adaptation of TMNT: The Last Ronin.

Though TMNT is widely considered a kid-friendly property, dedicated fans know that the original comic from Eastman and Laird was a dark and gritty tale—the same vibe that The Last Ronin was going for.

No gameplay was actually revealed during the announcement, but back in March, it was said that The Last Ronin was going to get inspiration from the latest God of War titles. Some fans thought that it would be closer to the exploration of the Batman: Arkham games, but we’ll just have to wait and see for more updates down the line.

In the meantime, fans should check out the Last Ronin comic now available in stores.

No official release date has been revealed for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, but it’s possible it could release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC sometime in 2025.

Here’s the announcement for the TMNT x Street Fighter 6 collaboration:

Cowabunga! Scarf down that slice of pizza and get ready for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Street Fighter 6 collaboration on August 8.

Get radical with TMNT gear and emotes, new Titles, TMNT stamps, in-game device wallpapers, camera frames in Photo Mode, and turn your World Tour and Battle Hub custom avatar into your favorite Turtle.

Though the Turtles themselves won’t be playable characters in the game, the collab does give out some character-specific costumes, so you can customize the Turtles to fight as you see fit.

Not only will players be able to unlock costumes, but they’ll also be able to access all kinds of cosmetics like gear, emotes, and in-game wallpapers. With the positive buzz going around for TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, the announcement for this collab is perfect timing; it’s just kind of a bummer that the cosmetics are only for the classic TMNT and we don’t have anything for the latest version of the Turtles—not even anything from older shows like Rise of the TMNT.

Either way, it makes for some fun brand synergy. What fighting game do you think the Turtles could show up in next?

The TMNT x Street Fighter 6 collab launches on Aug. 8. Street Fighter 6 is now playable for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and PC.

Talking to Collider, Rowe likens the direction of future films to high school, with Mutant Mayhem acting as the Turtles’ Freshman year. He explains:

“I had a teacher in high school that told me, ‘freshmen know nothing and know they know nothing; sophomores know nothing but think they know something; juniors know something but think they know nothing; and seniors know something and know they know nothing,’ and I think they just went through the phase where they don’t really know anything and they’re kind of aware of it, and I think they’re probably going to go into a new movie with a lot of confidence that will then be tested by the world and the social ecosystem of high school.”

Interestingly enough, the movie does end with a new teaser for a villain, and it’s possible that the producers already know what direction to take the TMNT with future movies.

It was kind of great that they managed to make a first film that doesn’t focus on characters like Shredder or Kraang; while at the same time really digging deep into the lore of the franchise and breathing new life into existing characters like Genghis Frog, Mondo Gekko, Wing Nut, and more.

So far, reception for the movie has been great, with some saying that the film is actually a contender for best animation against Across the Spider-Verse. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see until the end of the film’s theatrical run to see just how Mutant Mayhem really performed.

Catch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem now showing in theaters.

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Though there have been multiple takes on the Turtles over the years, it has been odd how the stories don’t really engage with the ‘teenage’ element of their title. With Rogen now going for a ‘coming-of-age’ angle with the Turtles, we now have a more interesting direction to take Mutant Mayhem besides the Turtles being brothers who can do martial arts and fight all kinds of bad guys.

The featurette also goes into the art style for the film, who a lot have likened to the look of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. While Spider-Verse does embrace the comic book aesthetic, it’s neat how TMNT goes for the messier, non-symmetrical look; trying to emulate the doodles and notebooks of teenagers in school.

I didn’t really have any issue with the ‘Bayverse’ Turtles who I thought were fun on their own, but I am excited to see this whole new take of the TMNT. Though there are already some who like to stick to the original Turtles they grew up with, I think what’s great about this franchise is that it can keep reinventing itself to appeal to a whole new generation of teenagers.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem comes to cinemas on Aug. 2.

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The promo has the Turtles checking out Barbie Land from the sewer, and both are rendered in that signature Robot Chicken stop motion. The TMNT promo ends with some new clips from the film, and we have the spotlight on Mondo Gecko, another new mutant played by Paul Rudd.

With the movie having a ton of references to real-life, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mutant Mayhem made some kind of jab at Barbie. After all, there’s always a teen who just gets into all the artsy movies, and they’re bound to have something to say about all the ones that come out.

The new TMNT film is set to release in a few weeks, and hopefully by then it doesn’t have to compete too much with the box office hype around Barbie.

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Watch out for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem when it comes to cinemas on Aug. 2.

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Probably the more unique takes on the origin is how Splinter was able to learn martial arts. In the original comic, he was the pet rat of a master called Hamato Yoshi who was killed by Shredder. In other incarnations, Splinter is Yoshi himself who was transformed into a giant rat.

When it comes to Mutant Mayhem, it looks like Splinter will originally be a rat, but we don’t know exactly how he’s going to teach his kids how to do martial arts. In the live-action Michael Bay movies, he learns from a discarded kung fu book, but maybe they found a more interesting way for him to learn when it comes to this film.

Here’s the official description for the movie:

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Catch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem when it premieres in cinemas on Aug. 2.

Just in, Paramount has released a new featurette, and it has Seth Rogen emphasizing just how necessary it was to cast actual teens to play the TMNT for the first time in their cinematic history. Watch this:

“I grew up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the ‘teenage’ part was always the most underexplored part,” says Rogen, “I always thought it would be really interesting to explore them in that way, especially because from my understanding, every version of them has been performed by adults.”

Though the film has managed to nab some A-list actors for the cast including Jackie Chan, Paul Rudd, and Ice Cube, the Turtles are played by mostly newcomers Nicolas Cantu (Leo), Sharon Brown Jr. (Mikey), Brady Noon (Raph), and Micah Abbey (Donnie).

It’s actually interesting how the actors’ chemistry actually informed the characterization of the Turtles, and even the showrunners would allow them to use all the new slang that kids have been using around the internet (like the word ‘rizz’).

While pop-culture references have a tendency to age over time, I always like the idea of the Turtles getting rebooted every generation to represent a new batch of kids. I guess this TMNT is going to be for Generation Alpha.

Watch out for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem when it comes to theaters on Aug. 2.

Just in, we have a new featurette for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and it has Seth Rogen introducing everyone in the cast including the new main Turtles as well as the star-studded supporting cast. Watch this:

Though the movie did cast some smaller names for the main cast of Turtles, they definitely managed to nab a lot of talent when it comes to the secondary characters including Paul Rudd, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, Rose Byrne, Hannibal Buress, and more.

Admittedly, I think every A-list cast member only has one or two lines of dialogue in the movie, but I am excited to see how the Turtles in the movie will bound off each other, seeing as their chemistry was based on the actual voice actors’ chemistry with each other.

The film is already looking very promising, and I can’t wait for one last trailer.

Here’s the official synopsis for the movie:

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Watch out for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem when it releases in theaters on Aug. 2.

Check out the new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featuring Leo, Raph, Don, and Mikey with their main adversary, Superfly:

Here’s the official movie description:

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

When it comes to TMNT movies, the brothers are always pitted against a human like Shredder or some kind of alien like Krang, but Mutant Mayhem is probably the first time they’ll come face to face with other mutants like them.

Though I was fine with the Michael Bay turtles, I do love the style they’re going for with Mutant Mayhem, which feels a lot like Into The Spider-Verse’s ‘living comic’ aesthetic. Plus, I’m always excited to see how they change the TMNT formula every few years to see how they appeal to kids at that time.

Watch out for TMNT: Mutant Mayhem when it comes to cinemas on Aug. 2.

The film is set to come out in August, and thanks to Empire, we have a new image of Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey. Check this out:

https://twitter.com/empiremagazine/status/1655984832466255874

With the Turtles being reinvented time and again, director Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs The Machines) talks about how the film kind of takes inspiration from films like Stand By Me and Lady Bird. He explains that they wanted to make:

“the ultimate teenage coming-of-age film… They’ve got a lot of that inauthentic confidence that teenagers have: when you’re a teen, you don’t know any better, so you operate with this hyped-up sense of, ‘We can do anything!’”

Though the TMNT movies are all focused on fun and selling action figures, it’s actually interesting how this upcoming film is actually going to try and become a coming-of-age tale—which is kind of expected when you have a story about young teens.

With the new photo drop, I imagine a new trailer for the film is going to be dropped soon. With release set for August, a new trailer drop in June makes sense; especially since it’s also said they’ll be releasing the new toys around that time as well.

Catch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem when it comes to cinemas on Aug. 4.

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The official description reads:

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

With Rise of the TMNT having some clear influence from anime, it looks like Mutant Mayhem is going to be embracing the stylized comic book appearance that was made popular by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Though the Shredder is usually the antagonist for every new batch of turtles, it looks like the gang is going to be taking on other mutants like themselves, including Bebop and Rocksteady, as well as a bunch of other weirdos voiced by a star-studded cast which includes Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph, Seth Rogen, John Cena, Hannibal Buress and more.

Did I also forget to mention that Jackie Chan is going to be Master Splinter? This movie is going to be off the hook.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem comes to theaters on Aug. 4.

We’ve had rumors about the film for a while, but Rogen has now officially announced the title and release date. Check out the promo for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem which is set to come out August 04, 2023.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is in theaters one year from today!!!!! pic.twitter.com/bm1jVyawa6

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 4, 2022

We don’t have any official details on the story, but last year, Rogen did give us a unique teaser in the form of a page from Leonardo’s notebook:

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— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 1, 2021

Not only does it inform on the character of the teenage Leonardo, but we also have confirmation of April O’Neil as a character, plus a classification of mutants.

With TMNT being a kids’ franchise, we should expect a reboot every few years—the same with characters like Batman or Ben 10. While I am excited for Rogen’s take on the Heroes in a Half Shell, I do suggest that fans check out Rise of the TMNT, which has some great animation, and a very unique take on the Turtles, with them having some swapped out weapons as well as mystical powers.

We don’t know exactly how Rogen plans to embrace his versions of Mikey, Leo, Donny, and Raph, but I’m always eager for a special twist to the classic Turtle formula.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is set to hit theaters Aug. 04, 20

Check the TMNT movie clip down here: 

While everyone has a pretty good idea of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rise really embraces the anime genre and has granted each Turtle specific powers. The opening clip alone has Michaelangelo going full hokage on a bunch of Krang robots.

The story is essentially Terminator with Casey filling in the role of Kyle Reese, but I guess it makes the character more interesting. While I suspect that the team will manage to save the future, I have a feeling that Casey is going to be staying in the present and become a series regular.

I’ll admit, a lot of OG Turtle fans found Rise a bit jarring, but the reboot is actually pretty fresh and puts a new spin on some classic characters. If you haven’t checked out the show yet, maybe this movie is going to be a great jumping point into the franchise.

Traveling from the future, Casey Jones has one mission: find the key that stops the Krang to save the world! But he’ll need the cowabunga crew’s help in this epically awesome adventure based on the “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series.

Catch Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie when it premieres on Netflix on Aug. 5.

Here’s the trailer for Rise of the TMNT: The Movie:

With Rise giving its own special twist on the turtles with their differences in weapons and powers, they’ve also done the same thing to legacy characters like Casey Jones and Krang.

This time around, Casey is actually a soldier from the future (not too different from Terminator’s Kyle Reese), and he consideres the older versions of the turtles as his mentors. It’s a pretty cool concept, seeing that Casey is dressed in sports gear because he’s salvaged it as armor.

We also don’t know how different Krang will be in this series, but I’m guessing their sibling dynamic is going to mirror that of the turtles in the movie. While the live-action films have always been kind of mediocre, I always expect animation to have a completely smoothed out story—especially since it’s a medium that can’t afford as many mistakes and deleted scenes as live-action.

When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.

Catch Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie when it streams on Netflix on Aug. 5.

According to Deadline, Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost, along with his brother Casey, have been tapped to write the next live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, and Michael Bay is also attached as a producer.

We don’t know yet if the film is going to follow the continuity of the reboot, but after Raphael actor Alan Ritchson revealed how disrespected he was during the production of the last two movies, it’s possible that Paramount could be looking to reboot for live-action as well; then again, I thought that the last two films were pretty solid (at least for the kids), and it would be great if we can get a proper conclusion to this version of the characters. The Turtles’ chemistry was still gold, and the action was solid and fun.

On the other hand, a reboot for live-action seems to be warranted. It’s been seven years since the release of 2014’s TMNT, enough time for that kid-audience to outgrow that iteration of the turtles. Though the franchise has a history, it does need to keep reinventing itself every few years for a new generation of kids who have yet to get into “Turtle Power”.

No release date has been set for the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

Rogen posted this on Twitter with the caption following, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… Aug 11 2023 (Leo takes notes like I used to)”:

#TMNT pic.twitter.com/NXAIufxYMe

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 1, 2021

Though Leonardo is portrayed as the leader of the group most of the time, it looks like this reboot’s take will really lean in on his ‘teenager’ side, complete with high-school-esque note-taking.

In the note, we have Leo possibly researching the ‘ooze’ that led to his (and his brothers’) mutation, and we also have some nods to the Turtles’ human friend April O’Neil. We also have some kind of clue with the Turtrles’ dynamic, as Leo jots down that he still has no idea what Donnie is good at (with Mikey good with drama, and Raph good at Math).

Of course, no teenage boy’s notebook is complete without a drawing of a sword surrounded by burning words Honor and Loyalty.

Though TMNT is an old franchise, it surely is interesting to see how it manages to have a multi-generational appeal; that’s why the cartoons get rebooted once every few years—so that kids can always have a version of the Turtles that is theirs. Let’s hope that Rogen and his team will just be focused on bringing some fun Turtle Action to a new generation of kids rather than focus on pandering to an old fanbase that has a tendency to take things way too seriously.

…at least that’s my opinion.

Catch Rogen’s animated TMNT which is set to come out on Aug. 11, 2023.