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Paramount Reorients TMNT Toward Families With YouTube Series, Mattel Deal and Themed Pizzerias

The studio has shelved the planned R-rated 'Last Ronin' film to concentrate on kid-focused projects spanning media, merchandise, locations.

Overview

  • Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles, a 30-episode CG series of roughly four-minute installments, will launch on YouTube later this year targeting young viewers.
  • Two books are dated: a prose adaptation of The Last Ronin by Erik Burnham from Abrams in June 2026, and Scholastic’s middle-grade Splinter’s Dojo in September 2026.
  • Paramount named Mattel its new global toy partner, with product waves tied to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2 in 2027 and a live-action/CG film in 2028.
  • TMNT-themed pizzerias are planned to open later this year in Santa Monica, California, Monterrey, Mexico, and São Paulo, Brazil.
  • The release calendar remains set with Mutant Mayhem 2 on September 17, 2027, a live-action/CG reboot on November 17, 2028, and a one-week 35th-anniversary re-release of 1991’s The Secret of the Ooze from March 13–19, 2026.