Over the past few years, Netflix has cemented itself as a strong contender in the animated feature space, releasing Academy Award–nominated movies like The Sea Beast, Nimona, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Could the upcoming film In Your Dreams join their ranks?
In Your Dreams is the first feature from Kuku Studios, which was founded by the film’s director and co-writer, Alex Woo. Woo is both the creator of the Emmy–winning series Go! Go! Cory Carson and a Pixar alum, having worked on movies like Ratatouille and WALL-E. In Your Dreams marks his feature directorial debut.
The film transports us to a magical place where anything is possible: the dreams of siblings Stevie (voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and Elliot (voiced by Elias Janssen). The pair discover a mysterious book titled The Legend of the Sandman, which turns their dreams into a reality. In their own personal dreamlands, they’ll encounter enchanting new landscapes, talking food, and Elliot’s snarky stuffed giraffe, Baloney Tony (voiced by Craig Robinson).
In Your Dreams isn’t just an adventurous romp through dreams, though. It’s also a tale of two kids trying to reunite their family. Stevie and Elliot hope to find the Sandman (voiced by Omid Djalili) so that he can grant their deepest wish: to save their parents’ (voiced by Cristin Milioti and Simu Liu) marriage. But to get to the legendary ruler of dreams, they’ll have to brave monstrous hot dogs, terrifying storms at sea, and the queen of nightmares.
Get a sneak peek at In Your Dreams‘ fanciful dreams — and nightmares — in the trailer above.
In Your Dreams also features the voices of Gia Carides, SungWon Cho, and Zachary Noah Piser.
In Your Dreams hits Netflix Nov. 14.
