A new red‑band trailer has set the tone for Genndy Tartakovsky’s hand‑drawn feature Fixed, confirming that the R‑rated comedy will hit Netflix worldwide on August 13 after a protracted search for a distributor. The clip introduces Bull, a blue bloodhound voiced by Adam DeVine, tearing through a neon suburb on the eve of his neutering, surrounded by giddy canine mayhem.
Bull’s last‑night‑of‑freedom is sound‑tracked by an ensemble that includes Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett and River Gallo, with director‑writer Tartakovsky describing the project as a “‘rated‑R Lady and the Tramp’ taken to cartoon extremes”. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and completed in 2022, the 86‑minute film pairs Tartakovsky with longtime collaborator Michelle Murdocca, marking Sony’s first adult‑targeted, traditionally animated feature.
The movie’s road to release was circuitous: Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema abandoned its planned theatrical rollout during a 2024 cost‑cutting wave, sending rights back to Sony, which shopped the finished picture until Netflix stepped up this spring. Industry reports place the budget near $30 million—modest for U.S. feature animation—yet the director’s Hotel Transylvania trilogy has already grossed over a billion dollars, underscoring his box‑office reliability.
Fixed bowed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11 to enthusiastic responses and will close Montreal’s Fantasia fest in early August, a festival run that positions the raunchy canine caper for awards‑season visibility before its streaming launch. Hand‑drawn in 2D by an international crew, the film leans on Tex Avery–style exaggeration while keeping the dogs anatomically honest—an aesthetic choice that prompted spirited studio debates over backside censorship during post‑production.
Netflix’s pickup extends the platform’s recent appetite for adult animation, joining titles such as K‑Pop Demon Hunters and Arcane spin‑offs. Tartakovsky, who first pitched the story in 2009, says the rescue “felt like a New Year miracle,” and he hopes audiences will embrace Bull’s chaotic sprint toward the inevitable snip.
