Adventure Time

December 16th 2025

‘The Elephant’ Delivers a Blissfully Playful Collaboration From Cartoon Network Legends

The creators of 'Adventure Time,' 'Steven Universe,' 'Over the Garden Wall,' and 'OK K.O! Let's Be Heroes' make an experimental three-act special.

io9 Reviews Isaiah Colbert Dec 16

October 29th 2025

‘Fionna and Cake’ Season 2 Brings the Best of Both Worlds

The 'Adventure Time' spin-off features crossovers but also forges its own community.

io9 Reviews Sabina Graves Oct 29

October 28th 2025

How ‘Fionna and Cake’ Reflects the Legacy of ‘Adventure Time’

Showrunner and producer Adam Muto discusses how the second season of his 'Adventure Time' spinoff builds out its fantastical world.

Television Sabina Graves Oct 28

October 12th 2025

The ‘Fionna & Cake’ Trailer Promises a ‘Bigger and Crazier’ Season 2

Fionna & Cake are back in goofy, animated action in the next season of their HBO Max series.

Television Justin Carter Oct 12

June 12th 2024

Adventure Time Is Coming Back With a Movie and New Spinoffs

Distant Lands showrunner Adam Muto will return for the movie, alongside fellow Adventure Time veterans Rebecca Sugar and Patrick McHale.

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 12

January 15th 2024

BoxLunch Celebrates Cartoon Network’s 2000s Era With New Merch

The retailer celebrates the aughts in a new collection featuring Steven Universe , Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls , and more.

Television Sabina Graves Jan 15

December 13th 2023

20 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2023

This year, the io9 staff couldn't stop watching Doctor Who , The Last of Us , One Piece , Our Flag Means Death , and more.

io9 James Whitbrook Dec 13

July 20th 2023

Go Back To Distant Lands with Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

The new trailer for the Max animated series debuted at San Diego Comic Con 2023.

Trailers Sabina Graves Jul 20

December 8th 2021

The First Dragons: The Nine Realms Trailer Is Mysterious as Hell

The secrets run deep in the modern-day sequel to the How to Train Your Dragon series.

Television Rob Bricken Dec 8

September 10th 2021

Image: Lucasfilm, Amazon Studios, Netflix, and Disney

2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

From sci-fi bounty hunting to epic fantasy, this autumn's going to be a great time to stay inside for new and returning television.

Television James Whitbrook & Rob Bricken & Germain Lussier & Cheryl Eddy & Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 10

August 17th 2021

Adventure Time Fan-Favorites Fionna and Cake Are Getting Their Own Spin-Off Show

The gender-bent, multiversal counterparts of Finn and Jake will star in a new series on HBO Max.

Television Rob Bricken Aug 17

May 24th 2021

Adventure Time: Distant Lands—Together Again Trailer Shows the Reunion You’ve Been Waiting For

Finn and Jake finally find each other just in time for their ultimate adventure.

Television Cheryl Eddy May 24

April 20th 2021

Adventure Time: Distant Lands Reunites Finn and Jake for One Last Quest

It’s a new Adventure Time trailer, come on and grab your friends, and we’ll go to HBO Max’s Distant Lands—specifically, “Together Again,” the third special in the four-part series which brings back the stars of the original show. The trailer is short, but it’s incredibly sweet to see Finn and Jake back together. Plus, it…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 20

December 12th 2020

This Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Relationship Recap Is the Wholesome Gay Content Your Weekend Needs

Look at them. They’re gay. (Well, Princess Bubblegum is bi, if we’re being exact.) Good for them. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline ofAdventure Time are queer animation icons, and for good reason: they’re cute and love each other and have a compelling romance that is both the focus of their own HBO Max special and a…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 12

November 9th 2020

Adventure Time: Distant Lands‘ New Trailer Has Bubbline, Evil Dragons, and a Sick Ride

Buckle up, friends: Marceline and Bubblegum are back.

Trailers James Whitbrook Nov 9

August 14th 2020

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6 Delightfully Absurd TV Shows to Help You Ignore Reality

Absurdism, as a philosophy and artistic movement, is about humanity’s inability to find meaning in our strange, chaotic universe. Instead, we seek to embrace the bizarre, finding comfort in the things that exist outside of our reality. Given the state of the world right now, is it any wonder we might need that? Here’s a…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 14

July 24th 2020

Adventure Time and Summer Camp Island Are Going Even Deeper on HBO Max

A key element of HBO Max’s animated offerings is a number of brand new cartoon shows created for the streaming platform. But that’s not to discount the inclusion of a handful of shows like Adventure Time and Summer Camp Island that originated on Cartoon Network. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the creative teams behind some…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 24

June 8th 2020

Rick and Morty Creator Justin Roiland’s Voice Was Wrecked By a Surprising Character

Everyone knows all of the charactersRick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has voiced over his career basically sound the same: whiny, high-strung, and on the verge of mental collapse. But that doesn’t mean that each of the animator’s roles has been effortless for him to pull off in the sound booth. Quite the opposite, in…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 8

May 13th 2020

Doom Patrol‘s Season 2 Premiere Is Coming in Fast and Hot

While we knew that Doom Patrol’s second season would air on both DC Universe and the new HBO Max streaming service, what we didn’t know is just how soon the new episodes would actually begin dropping. Thank Danny, the wait won’t be all that long. Plus we have a few other new HBO Max premiere…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore May 13

May 8th 2020

In the Adventure Time: Distant Lands Trailer, BMO Is Here to Save a ‘Terrible Land’

An alien world stands on the brink of destruction. All hope seems to be lost. That is, until Adventure Time’s handheld video game console arrives to save the day. A new trailer has arrived for the first episode in the Adventure Time: Distant Lands limited series on HBO Max, which stars the wacky and appropriately overconfident…

Trailers Beth Elderkin May 8

Adventure Time

‘The Elephant’ Delivers a Blissfully Playful Collaboration From Cartoon Network Legends

‘Fionna and Cake’ Season 2 Brings the Best of Both Worlds

How ‘Fionna and Cake’ Reflects the Legacy of ‘Adventure Time’

The ‘Fionna & Cake’ Trailer Promises a ‘Bigger and Crazier’ Season 2

Adventure Time Is Coming Back With a Movie and New Spinoffs

BoxLunch Celebrates Cartoon Network’s 2000s Era With New Merch

20 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2023

Go Back To Distant Lands with Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

The First Dragons: The Nine Realms Trailer Is Mysterious as Hell

2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

Adventure Time Fan-Favorites Fionna and Cake Are Getting Their Own Spin-Off Show

Adventure Time: Distant Lands—Together Again Trailer Shows the Reunion You’ve Been Waiting For

Adventure Time: Distant Lands Reunites Finn and Jake for One Last Quest

This Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Relationship Recap Is the Wholesome Gay Content Your Weekend Needs

Adventure Time: Distant Lands‘ New Trailer Has Bubbline, Evil Dragons, and a Sick Ride

6 Delightfully Absurd TV Shows to Help You Ignore Reality

Adventure Time and Summer Camp Island Are Going Even Deeper on HBO Max

Rick and Morty Creator Justin Roiland’s Voice Was Wrecked By a Surprising Character

Doom Patrol‘s Season 2 Premiere Is Coming in Fast and Hot

In the Adventure Time: Distant Lands Trailer, BMO Is Here to Save a ‘Terrible Land’

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