Kuku Studios

Kuku Studios is an independent animation and storytelling company based in Berkeley, California. Founded in 2016 by Pixar alumni Alex Woo, Stanley Moore and Tim Hahn, the studio develops original animated feature films and episodic television. Its work centers on character-driven stories for children and families, combining computer animation with story development, visual development and original world-building.

The studio's capabilities span creative direction, storyboarding, story editing, narrative consulting, character design and animation production management. Its development work brings together storytelling and visual planning for both feature-length and episodic projects, with an emphasis on original intellectual property.

Original series and features

Kuku launched its debut preschool series, Go! Go! Cory Carson, in 2020. Co-created by Woo and Moore in partnership with VTech Electronics, the Netflix series established the studio's presence in children's television. The property expanded into holiday, seasonal and musical specials, including A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas, A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween and A Go! Go! Cory Carson Summer Camp.

The studio's debut original animated feature, In Your Dreams, premiered globally on Netflix in November 2025. Directed by Woo and co-directed by Erik Benson, the film follows two siblings traveling through a dreamscape in an effort to save their family. Woo, Benson and Moore contributed the story, while Sony Pictures Imageworks provided animation services in partnership with the production.

Production partnerships

Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year overall production agreement with Kuku in September 2019. The studio's productions combine its own creative development and storytelling team with external production and distribution partnerships. These collaborations support its work across streaming series and animated features while the company remains independently managed.