‘Artemis Fowl’: Everything We Know About the New Animated Series from Disney

Erin Maxwell November 9, 2026, 4:44 pm

Artemis Fowl: The Animated Series, Disney Channel and Disney+, — Disney

If at first you don’t succeed, try again in animated form!

Bestselling book franchise Artemis Fowl will once again be gracing screens, but this time of a smaller form, as Disney Channel and Disney+ greenlight the Eoin Colfer book series as an animated series.

Colfer announced the news at New York Comic Con during the “25 Years of Artemis Fowl” panel. He will serve as an executive producer for Artemis Fowl: The Animated Series, promising to bring his creative vision to the show, which will explore the characters and lore of the book series.

So, what can fans expect from the toon series about the 13-year-old genius, and how will it compare to the previous film? Here is everything we know so far.

When will Artemis Fowl premiere?

An official premiere date has not yet been announced for the new Artemis Fowl animated series on Disney+. Please check back here for updates.

What is Artemis Fowl about?

The official logline reads: “The action-adventure fantasy series Artemis Fowl follows 13-year-old genius Artemis Fowl as he uncovers an underground world of armed and dangerous — and surprisingly high-tech — fairies as he launches a plan to capture one and steal its magic to heal his dying mom and save his family.”

What are the books about?

The series follows Artemis Fowl II, a tween multimillionaire, child prodigy, and criminal mastermind who discovers a highly advanced, underground civilization of magical creatures. As the eight-book series progresses, Artemis morphs from a ruthless, somewhat spoiled, antihero into a defender of the world, joining forces with his former fairy enemies to stop a common enemy.

The Artemis Fowl book series has sold over 21 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 44 languages. The series is recognized as one of the best-selling children’s and fantasy book series of all time.

What happened with the film?

After nearly 20 years in development limbo, the live-action Artemis Fowl movie finally premiered on June 12, 2020, exclusively on Disney+ after its planned theatrical release was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s bestselling fantasy novels starred Ferdia Shaw as the titular 12-year-old criminal mastermind, Lara McDonnell as fairy officer Holly Short, Josh Gad as Mulch Diggums, and Judi Dench as Commander Julius Root. Colin Farrell also appeared as Artemis Fowl I, the young genius’s missing father.

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Unfortunately, the long wait wasn’t worth it. The film was a critical disaster, with reviewers and fans blasting its confusing plot, lackluster characters, and major departures from the source material. What Disney had hoped would launch a new fantasy franchise instead became a one-and-done disappointment, with no sequel ever produced.