The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball is an animated comedy television series created by Ben Bocquelet and produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Serving as a revival (originally referred to as a seventh season) of the Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019), the series premiered on Hulu in the United States on 28 July 2025, and internationally on Cartoon Network and HBO Max on 6 October. The second season was released in the United States on 22 December 2025, and premiered internationally on 2 February 2026. In December 2025, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season, ahead of the second season's premiere.
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Premise
Like its predecessor, the series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a mischievous blue 12-year-old cat, along with his 10-year-old adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school.
Voice cast and characters
Main
Alkaio Thiele as Gumball Watterson, a cynical yet good-natured blue anthropomorphic cat.
Hero Hunter as Darwin Watterson, a silly goldfish with legs who is Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother.
Kinza Syed Khan as Anais Watterson, an intellectual pink rabbit and the younger sister of Gumball and Darwin.
Teresa Gallagher as Nicole Watterson, a temperamental workaholic blue cat and the mother of the Watterson family.
Dan Russell as Richard Watterson, a lazy and immature pink rabbit and the father of the Watterson family.
Production
During a press interview with WarnerMedia on 21 September 2021, a seventh season and film adaptation of The Amazing World of Gumball was announced to have been greenlit. The film adaptation was originally intended to serve as a conclusion to the original program and "a new beginning in establishing the world for the accompanying series". At the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the seventh season was officially confirmed to be in production, initially without a confirmed release date. An EIDR listing subsequently revealed that the season would consist of 40 episodes. At the following year's festival, Warner Bros. Animation showcased the project during their slate presentation, confirming it had entered full production and previewing the premiere episode, "The Burger".
On 19 May 2025, it was announced that the series would officially be retitled The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, scheduled for release on Hulu in the United States and on Cartoon Network and HBO Max internationally. Bocquelet later explained that the name change was a deliberate choice to distinguish the Hulu-bound revival from the original Cartoon Network run, serving as a fresh jumping-on point for new audiences while reflecting the slightly more mature, surreal direction of the updated series. The show has been branded as a revival series, though during production it was continually referred to as the seventh season of The Amazing World of Gumball.
All three Watterson children were recast: Alkaio Thiele, Hero Hunter, and Kinza Syed Khan were cast as the new voices of Gumball, Darwin, and Anais respectively, marking the first time Kyla Rae Kowalewski did not voice Anais. Teresa Gallagher and Dan Russell returned as Nicole and Richard Watterson. In exclusive interviews, the new cast members teased the revival's "unique spin" on the Watterson family, noting that the characters would face new, complex dynamics—such as Darwin moving into his own bedroom—while retaining the show's signature meta-humor.
German-based Studio Soi and French-based Bobbypills provide animation and storyboard services, respectively; the former had worked on the original series. Executive producers Matt Layzell and Erik Fountain had previously worked on the Netflix interactive series Battle Kitty, serving as series creator and supervising director, respectively.
A release date of 28 July 2025 was confirmed in June 2025. Following the series premiere on Hulu, Bocquelet confirmed that the series would eventually resolve the cliffhanger ending of the season 6 finale, "The Inquisition", in an episode titled "The Rewrite". The show began its international rollout on Cartoon Network and HBO Max on 6 October 2025.
Episodes
Luke Allen and James Lancett serve as the directors of the revival, credited as such for all episodes, though it is unknown if they directed episodes separately.
Reception
Ratings
According to Nielsen rankings, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball debuted with 363 million minutes watched in its first week, and was ranked 10th in most streamed originals.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive. Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media rated the series a three-out-of-five stars, stating the series has "more social and political commentary, with implied meanings that might be tricky for younger kids to grasp." David Kaldor of Bubbleblabber.com gave the series a 7 out of 10, noting that "there's no time skip or aging up of the characters" and that "everyone's pretty much exactly where they left off at the end of the last show."
