Nicktoons Cinematic Series

The Nicktoons Cinematic Series (NCS) is an American animated media franchise that is centered on computer-animated films based on the Nicktoons television series by Nickelodeon, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The franchise starts out with its first film Danny Phantom Returns.

Paramount Television Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio furthered the NCS with television, starting with television series Team Rocket Power; Back in the Chalk Zone; and B Mighty on Nickelodeon while television specials Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron and Captain Sheen and His Last Mission aired on CBS. The NCU later moved its television projects to streaming on the family-orriented service Paramount Prime, starting with Tails from Princess Mindy. The NCS has also had tie-in video games and merchandise.

Animation
Rather than going with traditionally hand-drawn animation from the shows, the NCS relies on various computer-animation companies for its films such as Bardel Entertainment; Reel FX Creative Studios; Mikros Image; Blur Studio; Marza Animation Planet; and Mainframe Studios.

Films
The film series has a variety of Nickelodeon's old Nicktoons series from the 1990s to the mid-2000s. However, its exceptions are SpongeBob SquarePants; Rugrats; Hey Arnold!; and The Wild Thornberrys, due to already receiving their own films (even though Doug already had its own film which was produced during its Disney-era, The Fairly OddParents already had several TV films and Invader Zim had its own film on Netflix); and Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life, due to being considered as more adult-oriented.

The films of the NCS were not allowed to have sequels, while its exceptions were Barnyard Moo and Jimmy Neutron 2.0, as their predecessors have never been part of the NCS to begin with.

Music
The films have their scores composed by well-known composers such as Brian Tyler, Hans Zimmer, Mychael and Jeff Danna, Michael Giacchino, John Debney, and Tyler Bates; while a composer to a Nicktoons series is a music supervisor.

Television series
Paramount Television Studios was onboard producing each and every NCS series and special for the sake of Paramount Pictures' connection between the franchise. Each series serves as a continuation to a preceded NCS film or existing Nicktoons franchise that does not have an NCS film.

Broadcasting
The first wave of series aired on Nickelodeon, while specials aired on CBS.

Streaming
The second wave of series and specials was released on the family-oriented streaming service Paramount Prime.

Theme park attractions
After the release of Teenage Robot Beyond Tremorton, a theme-park ride based on the film is made after production of the film finished. Entitled Teenage Robot: Escape From Contraxis, the ride depicts the film's character Garr bringing theme park attendees to Contraxis to rescue his Jenny, Brad, Tuck and Sheldon from the Contraxians. The ride has no connection to the film, nor is it a follow-up.