Netflix signalled its next big animated swing on Wednesday, releasing a vivid teaser trailer and the first poster for “In Your Dreams,” a musical fantasy that will debut globally on 14 November 2025. The 90-second spot, timed to the streamer’s “Next on Netflix Animation” showcase at France’s Annecy festival, introduces siblings Stevie and Elliot as they tumble through a sugar-pink dreamscape in pursuit of the legendary Sandman.
The feature marks the directorial debut of Pixar veteran Alex Woo, produced with Kuku Studios and carrying a 91-minute runtime. Voices are led by Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti and Craig Robinson, joined by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen and Omid Djalili. “I was absolutely moved reading the script,” Liu said when the cast was announced in March. Robinson, who plays a wise-cracking stuffed giraffe, called the film “a love letter to our brothers and sisters.”
Woo, speaking at a Los Angeles Q&A, said that crafting a dream-world adventure had long been “a white whale” for animation and that the story grew from his own childhood. “I wanted to explore what you do when your dreams don’t come true — and how siblings pull each other through,” he told the audience. Early footage, first screened privately to press, blends CG and hand-drawn sequences set to Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams,” prompting Slashfilm to tip the picture as Netflix’s next awards contender.
Industry watchers note that Netflix has landed seven Best Animated Feature nominations since 2020 and sees “In Your Dreams” as a family-friendly counterweight to its edgier fare; the studio is positioning the film for an Oscar run similar to “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Composer John Debney (“The Jungle Book”) is scoring, adding musical weight to what Netflix bills as a “full-throttle comedy adventure.”
Analysts at Hindustan Times point to the November release — two weeks before U.S. Thanksgiving — as a bid to anchor the platform’s holiday slate and stimulate fourth-quarter subscriptions. Whether the gamble pays off will hinge on word of mouth; for now, the dream begins with 90 seconds of kaleidoscopic promise and a poster that simply reads, “Be careful what you wish for.”
