Prime Video Announces New Animated Conan Series

A new animated series based on the classic sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian is officially in development at Prime Video. The project was announced by the streaming service during its Studio Focus panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The series will be created by acclaimed animation director Genndy Tartakovsky in collaboration with Cartoon Network Studios.

Tartakovsky, known for creating series such as "Dexter's Laboratory," "Samurai Jack," and the adult fantasy series "Primal," has been pitching an animated version of Conan since 2008. He stated that the recent success of "Primal" and the 2017 finale season of "Samurai Jack" helped the project finally gain momentum. He is also a noted fan of the original stories by Robert E. Howard, who first introduced the character in the pulp magazine "Weird Tales" in 1932.

The series will follow a battle-hardened Conan who, after finding love with the pirate queen Bêlit, defies gods, fate, and death to save her from a dark sorcery that threatens to destroy everything. Bêlit is an established character from Howard's lore, originally appearing in the short story "Queen of the Black...