Charlie the Wonderdog is a 2025 Canadian animated superhero comedy film directed, produced, and written by Shea Wageman. The film follows Charlie, a dog belonging to a young boy named Danny. Charlie is abducted by aliens, who give him superpowers, and he becomes Wonderdog.
The film was first released in Poland on October 24, 2025, and was released in North America on January 16, 2026.
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A little alien creature is accidentally launched into an escape pod and sent crashing to Earth, in the Mojave Desert in the year 1999, where it is discovered by a human scientist.
Fifteen years later, on his first birthday, Danny is given a puppy named Charlie as a birthday gift from his mother. Ten years later, Danny, an elderly Charlie, and the neighbor's cat Puddy are abducted by aliens and taken to be picked as a pet for an alien prince. When the prince refuses them all and tries to remove them by throwing them out the airlock, his mother, the Queen decides he is unworthy of a pet and sends them all home.
Charlie is rejuvenated to his youth and gains superpowers and the capability of speech. At the same time, Puddy discovers he too can speak, has gotten much bigger and has powers as well (telekinesis and enhanced intelligence) and begins bullying his owner, Otis, into submission. Charlie is told to keep a low profile, but is unable to stop himself from using his powers for good. Charlie is honored by the President, who uses Charlie in promoting a new brand of dog food.
