Private company

Warner Bros. Animation

Logo: Warner Bros. Animation ( Warner Bros. Discovery ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Main animation studio owned by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Animation Inc.2 It was founded by Hal Geer.1 It is part of Warner Bros. Television Studios.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1980Founded1

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Warner Bros. Animation Inc.2

Corporate structure

Warner Bros. Animation is part of a group headed by Skydance Corporation. 1,255 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Hal Geer in 1980, in Los Angeles.1

Leadership

Who has led Warner Bros. Animation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • animated film
  • feature film
  • short film
  • television program
  • television special

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1996Acquired Hanna-Barbera1

Timeline

  1. 2022Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros. Television Studios1
  2. 2019Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros. Kids, Young Adults and Classics1
  3. 1980Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros. Entertainment1
  4. 1980Founded Founded in Los Angeles1

Sources

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