New Pokémon feature and D&D series announced

ICV2’s entertainment roundup shared on X on September 8 pulled together several separate studio and trade announcements into one fall pipeline snapshot, highlighting newly announced Pokémon screen projects and a live-action Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft series. The underlying items did not come from a single studio slate reveal. They came from separate announcements over the past two weeks, including Pokémon updates tied to the franchise’s world championships and a Netflix development report on Ravenloft. The Pokémon side of the item refers to two distinct projects. Variety reported on August 30 that a movie titled *Pokémon: Wild Card* was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco and is set for a 2027 worldwide release. Variety separately reported on August 28 that Disney+ and The Pokémon Company International struck a global distribution deal that includes a new stop-motion series due in 2027. (icv2.com) The Dungeons & Dragons reference points to a television adaptation rather than a tabletop or comics release. Deadline reported on September 3 that Netflix is developing a live-action *Ravenloft* series from writer John August, producer Alfonso Cuarón and Hasbro, and said the project succeeds an earlier *Forgotten Realms* effort that did not move forward. ### Which Pokémon projects were actually announced? San Francisco hosted the 2026 Pokémon World Championships when *Pokémon: Wild Card* was unveiled with an anime teaser, according to Variety’s August 30 report. (variety.com) The trade said the feature centers on a trading card game player and the ghost Pokémon Mimikyu, and that the film is scheduled for release in 2027. Disney+ was named two days earlier in Variety’s August 28 report on a broader distribution agreement with The Pokémon Company International. (deadline.com) That deal includes a new stop-motion series for 2027, giving the franchise both a feature film and a separate television project on the current forward calendar. ### What is Netflix’s Ravenloft project? Deadline reported on September 3 that Netflix is developing *Ravenloft* as a live-action series based on the gothic horror Dungeons & Dragons setting. (variety.com) The report named John August as writer and Alfonso Cuarón among the producers, with Hasbro also attached. Deadline said the project has no connection to the previously pitched *Forgotten Realms* series. That matters because the ICV2 roundup grouped the item with broader franchise activity, while the underlying report describes a newly configured TV effort built around a different corner of the Dungeons & Dragons universe. (variety.com) ### Why were Hunger Games and Social Network mentioned in the same roundup? Lionsgate’s next *Hunger Games* film is the prequel *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*, which Deadline’s franchise page lists for release on November 20, 2026. (deadline.com) The project has also generated recent promotional materials and casting updates, making it part of the near-term movie calendar referenced in trade roundups. Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook follow-up is now titled *The Social Reckoning*. (deadline.com) Deadline’s August 26 item said the film will open in theaters on October 9. Separate Deadline coverage earlier this year referred to Jeremy Allen White’s involvement in the *Social Network* sequel project, linking the newer title back to the long-discussed follow-up. ### Was this one coordinated studio event? ICV2’s September 7 roundup was a curated trade summary, not a single investor day or fan convention announcement. (deadline.com) Its headline bundled multiple unrelated developments, including the Pokémon items, the *Ravenloft* series, and other television changes, into one show-business digest. The dates show how spread out the source material was. Pokémon’s Disney+ series report was published August 28, the feature film report on August 30, Netflix’s *Ravenloft* report on September 3, and ICV2’s aggregation on September 7 before the post circulated on X on September 8. (deadline.com) ### What comes next on the calendar? October 9 is the scheduled theatrical opening for *The Social Reckoning*, and November 20 is the listed release date for *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*. (icv2.com) The Pokémon feature *Wild Card* and Disney+’s new stop-motion Pokémon series are both slated for 2027, while Netflix’s *Ravenloft* remains in development with no release date announced. (deadline.com) (variety.com)