Zita the Spacegirl (film)

Zita the Spacegirl is a 2024 American computer-animated science fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Rowe from a screenplay by Morgan Jurgenson and Alex Ankeles. It is based on the graphic novel trilogy of the same name by Ben Hatke. It follows the titular heroine, who has to save her best friend from an alien doomsday cult, while navigating through intergalactic worlds along the way.

In September 2016, it was announced that 20th Century Animation (then 20th Century Fox Animation) had acquired the rights to produce an animated film based on the series, with Peter Chernin to produce the project. However, the film was later abandoned by the company until independent company New Eden Pictures acquired the project in March 2022, with Mikros Animation handling animation and Netflix acquiring distribution rights.

Zita the Spacegirl held its world premiere at the Annency International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2024, and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on June 21, 2024 before it was released on Netflix on June 28, 2024. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its animation, humor, voice acting, and faithfulness to the series, but received criticism for its runtime. The film is the first in an adapted trilogy, with the sequels Legends of Zita the Spacegirl: Part Two and The Return of Zita the Spacegirl: Part Three also based off the sequel novels and being released weeks later.