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Here at studio soi, we’ve been plotting a rebellion!
Together with author Marc-Uwe Kling, X-Filme and Warner Bros., we’re currently bringing the children’s book The Unicorn That Said No to the big screen.
The film features a mix of handcrafted model sets and characters that you just want to reach out and play with (but watch out, they might object)
The Unicorn That Said No arrives in German cinemas on January 1st, giving us all the perfect excuse to embrace our inner naysayer and delightedly reject any unwelcome expectations for the new year! Grab a first peek here:

DAS NEINHORN – Teaser Trailer Deutsch German (2027) ► Warner Bros. präsentiert den Trailer zu DAS NEINHORN ► ...

EGGS, BUNNIES AND ....PUMUCKL!

With Easter comes the opportunity to watch more Pumuckl chaos! Six brand-new episode are popping up over the long weekend.
RTL is airing these starting mid-afternoon on Sunday of Easter 2026. Perfect timing if you’re in that post-lunch, slightly-too-much-cake sort of mood. Expect some new turmoil: Pumuckl getting up to no good with a yo-yo, declaring war on tidy desks and even having a go at flying a miniature plane… which, doesn’t go entirely to plan.
If you want a bit more of the little troublemaker, there are reruns lined up for Monday afternoon as well. And if you’d rather watch at your own pace, RTL+ has the lot ready to go whenever you fancy more stories with Pumuckl.

READY FOR ADVENT MISCHIEF? PUMUCKL RETURNS!

Following the warmly received Pumuckl TV series, the little “kobold” has now hit the big screen! Pumuckl and the Great Misunderstanding jumped straight to the top of the German box office after its release in late October 2025. As the Deutsche Presse Agentur enthused: “The film offers not just a good hundred minutes of delightful entertainment… Pumuckl’s boundless zest for life reminds us to laugh, have fun and enjoy ourselves, even in the middle of everyday life – if only with a big bowl of chocolate ‘puddeling’.”

Here at Studio Soi we’ve also been busy working on the second season of the TV show which will be released just in time for the festive season and is available to stream from December, 4th on RTL+. The perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit in true Bavarian style!

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New episodes, same wonderfully weird Gumball 🐱🐡💙

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Season 2
✨ Hulu & Hulu on Disney+ | December 22nd (US)
✨ International | Cartoon Network & HBO Max | Feb 2026

BEN, MATT AND ERIK TALK GUMBALL

Animation Magazine’s Jeff Spry interviewed Gumball’s creator Ben Bocquelet and executive producers/series directors Matt Layzell and Erik Fountain as the new series the wonderful wacky world of Gumball is streaming now on Hulu in the US.

Read here: https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/07/the-wonderfully-weird-world-of-gumball-creator-ben-bocquelet-dishes-on-his-critically-acclaimed-shows-comeback/

STAYIN' AWAKE

Just in time for the travel season in Germany, our latest short film premieres this Sunday on Ki.Ka and das Erste, as part of Sendung mit der Maus:
It’s the middle of the night, pitch black outside, and Jaro, a young boy and his family are on a long car ride to the seaside. To pass the time, he makes a bet with his father to not fall asleep. Easy, right?
Wrong.
Because nothing tests your willpower quite like sheep grazing by the roadside who are practically begging to be counted. And that’s when things start to get… odd.
Suddenly, there’s a trucker belting out tunes in the passenger seat. Dad’s riding a sheep like a cowboy. The baby’s behind the wheel. -Steering the car up into the sky above Italy’s countryside.
Jaro starts to question what’s real, and whether the promised ice cream reward is really worth all the trouble.

DRAGONS & ELEVATORS

This weekend, Tier is furious with Trude for sending him into the cave of a fearsome dragon. He’s very reluctant to forgive her, even though Trude explains that he simply dreamt about it, and it didn’t actually happen. Eventually, they decide that Tier’s dragon nightmares can only be stopped by confronting the source of his fears. So they set off on a daring adventure to the basement, where they hear growling and hissing from what must be the lair of a real dragon. Will they bravely open the door and confront what lurks in the dark?

In the second episode, the tables are turned as Trude confesses one of her own embarrassing weaknesses and finds that she too must face her own fear.

Two brand-new episodes of Trude’s Flatmate premiere on Sunday, 10th November, on KiKa at 17:30. You can also catch these episodes and last week’s episode, Hallo Suse, on the KiKa webpage:
https://www.kika.de/trudes-tier/trudes-tier-100

LUCKY LEEK

Oh, the horror! Trude has to give an important presentation. On a Friday, the 13th! With all the bad luck that comes with a day like this, will she even make it to the presentation on time? How can Tier and his lucky charm – a special leek from the grocery store – help her to turn her bad luck around? Watch this episode on Sunday, Jul,y 14th 2024 on on “Sendung mit der Maus” on KIKA and ARD or on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6sXyDSer2w&cbrd=1