Best Animation Studios in Atlanta (2026)

Introduction

These 10 animation studios have an active Atlanta base in 2026, covering episodic series for networks and streamers, 2D character work, brand and explainer animation, and real-time 3D built in Unreal Engine. Some make television for Adult Swim, Fox and FX, and others work mainly for brands such as Delta, Coca-Cola and the NCAA.

Adult Swim is the anchor of Atlanta animation. Its production arm, Williams Street, still works from Williams Street NW, and studios such as Awesome Inc, Bento Box Atlanta and Floyd County Productions grew up around its shows. Ownership above it is changing: Paramount Skydance agreed to buy all of Warner Bros. Discovery in February 2026, and an antitrust trial is scheduled for March 2027. Georgia's film tax credit, which refunds up to 30% of qualifying production spend, also applies to animation. The scene has lost names too: Radical Axis, which animated early Adult Swim shows, was dissolved in 2021.

Every studio here showed an Atlanta address, an Atlanta job listing or dated 2026 work on a page we checked. The list runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right studio depends on whether you need a series, a campaign or an interactive piece.

The best animation studios in Atlanta

1. Williams Street

Part of The Cartoon Network, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery) · Midtown · adultswim.com

Williams Street is the in-house production company behind Adult Swim, based at 1065 Williams Street NW. It makes animated and live-action series, specials and films for the network, and Michael Ouweleen has been president of The Cartoon Network, Inc. since 2022. Adult Swim and Cartoon Network sit in Warner Bros. Discovery's Global Linear Networks division, which is part of the company Paramount Skydance agreed to acquire in February 2026.

Recent Williams Street productions include the anime co-productions Uzumaki and Ninja Kamui, and Adult Swim's 2026 slate includes President Curtis, a Rick and Morty spin-off streaming on HBO Max. Williams Street is a commissioner as much as a studio, so for most outside work the practical route is through the Atlanta studios that animate its shows.

2. Bento Box Atlanta

Owned by Fox Entertainment · Atlanta · bentoboxatl.com

Bento Box Entertainment opened its Atlanta studio in September 2012, and Fox acquired the company in 2019. The Atlanta team works in 2D, including traditional, puppeted and hybrid animation, and covers the full pipeline from development and storyboards through animation and editorial. Co-founder Joel Kuwahara stepped down as president of production in September 2025.

Clients listed by the studio include Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Fox, Syfy, Netflix, Hulu, Disney and Broadway Video. It makes pilots, series, features, commercials and music videos, and its careers page is collecting portfolios for Atlanta design and animation roles.

3. Floyd County Productions

Founded by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson · Atlanta · floydcountyproductions.tv

Adam Reed and Matt Thompson started Floyd County Productions in 2009, and the studio has grown from eight artists to more than 200 staff. Archer, which the studio made until the series ended in 2023, won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Other series include Hit-Monkey, Dicktown and the feature America: The Motion Picture.

The studio also animates sequences for live-action shows, with credits on Atlanta, Legion, Fargo and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Its careers page lists no openings at present, so ask about current capacity and what the studio is working on before approaching it.

4. Awesome Inc

Woman-owned, independent · Westside · awesomeinc.com

Ashley Kohler and Drew Tyndell founded Awesome Inc in 2005, and it has been certified woman-owned since 2013, with Kohler as president and CEO. The studio specialises in 2D character animation and comedy, and works from Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on the Westside. Kohler sits on the board of ASIFA-South.

It is best known for Adult Swim work, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, 12 oz. Mouse and Birdgirl, and ViacomCBS (now Paramount) chose it in 2021 to animate Jodie, the Daria spin-off. Brand and network clients include FX, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Wieden+Kennedy, for whom it animated a 2017 short about KFC's giant chicken landmark in Georgia.

5. Fern

Founder-led · Atlanta and Tokyo · fern.team

Fern is an animation and motion design studio founded in 2016 by James Mabery, its animation director. It works in brand animation, 2D cel animation, motion graphics, narrative film and illustration systems. The studio has won a Communication Arts award and was featured in American Inno's "Atlanta's Top 50 on Fire".

Its 2026 work includes "The Now Era" and "Draw the Line" for the NCAA, an illustration system for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a launch film for Arena AI. Earlier clients include Apple, Google, Netflix, YouTube, Asana and Wimbledon.

6. Millions of Tiny Robots (MotR)

Independent · Atlanta · motr.net

MotR describes itself as an animation and interactive production studio, with 19 years of work behind it. It builds in Unreal Engine across animation, VFX, virtual production, real-time product rendering and VR and AR, and works from Boulevard SE.

Projects include interactive floor graphics for Illuminarium Atlanta, driven by a LiDAR system across 10,000 square feet, and virtual production for 15 Sonic Drive-In commercials with RiTE Media. A September 2026 case study describes a Formula 1 racing simulator it built for FC100 at the Miami Grand Prix in 31 days. It suits brands that want animation to run live at an event or in an app.

7. TRICK 3D

Independent · West Midtown · trick3d.com

TRICK 3D is a CGI and virtual production studio headquartered on Huff Road, with a second office in Dublin. Chad Eikhoff and Aaron Soriero opened an XR virtual production stage in Atlanta in 2021, and the studio also makes AR, VR and mixed reality work.

It made The Jolliest Elf, a 12-episode holiday series animated and directed inside Unreal Engine with motion capture, co-produced with Discovery Kids Latin America. For the Delta Flight Museum it built eight AR experiences in the museum app. Case studies cover Delta, Nissan, Stanley Black & Decker, Holiday Inn, Virgin Australia and Cartoon Network.

8. The Sketch Effect

Independent · Atlanta · thesketcheffect.com

The Sketch Effect was founded by William Warren, now CEO, with Meg Harrison as president and COO. It started in live graphic recording and now makes custom animated videos in whiteboard, 2D, motion graphics and narrated time-lapse styles, all illustrated in-house. The studio is on Dutch Valley Place NE.

Clients include Delta, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, BCG and Acuity Brands, and most projects are explainers, training, internal communications and product launches. Projects typically take 10 to 12 weeks from kickoff to final edit.

9. Bark Bark

Female and Black-owned · Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles · barkbark.com

Bark Bark is an entertainment and content studio run by partners Daniel Sattelmeyer, Tabitha Mason-Elliott and Ann Daykin, with offices in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. Animation and graphics sit alongside brand content, network promos, key art and live event marketing.

Its animation work includes Cartoon Network campaigns for Disney and Pixar's Elio and Hoppers and Disney's Zootopia 2. Other clients include Netflix (Arcane season 2, Blue Eye Samurai), Hulu, ESPN and GEICO, which makes it a fit for entertainment marketing that mixes animation with live action.

10. Splice

VFX and motion design studio · Atlanta · splicehere.com

Splice is a VFX and motion design studio based in Atlanta and Minneapolis, working for Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios. It is a Trusted Partner Network (TPN) partner, which matters to streamers handling unreleased material.

Alongside episodic VFX, it designs main title sequences and branded content. Credits include The Boys, The Walking Dead, Daredevil and Arrow, so it is a natural call for a show that needs titles and motion graphics from a team already trusted with the footage.

What to look for in an Atlanta animation studio

Start with the kind of animation you need. Series studios such as Bento Box Atlanta, Floyd County and Awesome Inc are built for long episode orders and network notes. Brand studios such as Fern and The Sketch Effect are set up for single films and campaigns, and MotR and TRICK 3D work in real time, which suits events, apps and virtual production.

Look at technique as well as reel. 2D character animation, puppeted rigs, motion graphics and Unreal Engine pipelines need different staff and schedules. Ask which software and pipeline the studio will use, and whether the style you like on its reel was made in-house or by a partner.

Ask about capacity and timing. Atlanta's series studios staff up and down with network orders, and the Warner Bros. Discovery sale may shift Adult Swim's commissioning over 2026 and 2027. Brand studios quote 10 to 12 weeks or more for a custom film, so allow time for scripts, voice records and storyboards before animation starts.

Finally, agree how files and reviews will run. Animation produces scripts, storyboards, animatics, rigs, renders and many cuts, and feedback lands at each stage. Settle where the latest version lives, how comments are gathered on each cut, who signs off, and who owns the project files and character designs at the end.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best animation studio in Atlanta?

It depends on the job. For episodic series, Bento Box Atlanta, Floyd County Productions and Awesome Inc all have long network credit lists. For brand animation, Fern's 2026 work for the NCAA and The Sketch Effect's corporate explainers are good starting points, and MotR and TRICK 3D lead on real-time 3D.

Is Adult Swim still made in Atlanta?

Yes. Williams Street, Adult Swim's production company, is still based at 1065 Williams Street NW. Its parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, agreed in February 2026 to be acquired by Paramount Skydance, and the deal faces an antitrust trial scheduled for March 2027.

Who made Archer?

Floyd County Productions, the Atlanta studio founded by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson in 2009. Archer ended in 2023 and won four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Which Atlanta studios make animated explainers for companies?

The Sketch Effect specialises in whiteboard, 2D and motion graphics explainers for clients such as Delta, Chick-fil-A and Coca-Cola. Fern takes on brand films and illustration systems, and Awesome Inc also works for agencies and brands.

Where can I find VFX studios in Atlanta?

Several Atlanta studios focus on compositing and effects for film and episodic work rather than animation. See our list of the best VFX studios in Atlanta.

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