Bandera Entertainment (credited on-screen simply as Bandera) is an American animation company co-founded by ''
King of the Hill'' co-creators,
Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. He is the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present), and the co-cre ...
and
Greg Daniels.
History
It was revealed on January 18, 2022 that
Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. He is the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present), and the co-cre ...
and
Greg Daniels, the two of which previously co-created the adult animated series ''
King of the Hill'', had founded a new animation studio together known as "Bandera Entertainment",
and partnered with Dustin Davis, the former Head of
YouTube Originals.
Previous reunion panels for the series were also said to have inspired the duo to create the studio. Daniels stated that the studio is trying to "get us in more of a supervisory goal" as well as "and trying to help other people achieve their visions", with Judge also noting that while he may co-create some of the programming, he reiterated that the studio's main focus was to mentor other people.
Asked if some of his pet peeves played a part in his decision to form Bandera in an interview with ''
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
'', Judge replied that he had seen animation "done wrong so many times", as for instance, there were "many failed versions" in which they have a "celebrity doing a voice, combined with a good animation company", but "they don’t really fit together."
Television series
2020s
Upcoming
2020s
=Undated shows
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See also
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Judgmental Films
Judgmental Films (stylized as judgmental films) is the production company of Texan animator/film director Mike Judge, the creator of ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', and a co-creator of '' King of the Hill''.
Original programming Adult animation
Live ...
*
Deedle-Dee Productions
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