Aardman delivers an early Christmas in July gift with Robin Robin teaser
The latest from Aardman Animations follows a robin raised by mice.

One of the world’s most beloved animation studios, Aardman continues to pump out stop-motion classics that charm the pants off anyone who sees them. From the Wallace & Gromit series to Chicken Run and Shaun Of The Sheep, the studio’s soft-spoken, play-doughy figurines are a welcome sight in an animation landscape filled with Boss Babies. While the quality of each entry into the canon varies, Aardman movies and specials tend to win over audiences by being heartfelt and idiosyncratic.
This brings us to Aardman’s latest, a 30-minute Christmas special called Robin Robin. By the looks of things, it’s going back to a well the studio knows best: unlikely animal pairings. Robin Robin, based on the teaser, follows a robin who is raised
by mice (though, we pine for a movie called “Raised By Rats”—doesn’t
that sound incredible? These types of stories are generally winners for the studio, dating back to Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park’s earliest outings, like Creature Comforts. Here’s how Netflix describes the special: