The Magic Portal in New York

The Magic Portal in New York is an American animated television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 3, 2021. It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and serves as a sequel series to the film, Tom & Jerry, which was released in theaters and HBO Max on February 26, 2021.

With episodes directed by Darrell Van Citters, the show has the same art style as The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) with the original crew returning along with William Hanna (via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry.

It features the cast of William Hanna (archived recordings), Kath Soucie, Joey D'Auria, Rick Zieff and Sam Kwasman.

Plot
The series follows The Magic Portal in New York having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over New York City.

Main

 * El
 * Pee
 * Captain Paranoia
 * The Plasticene

Recurring

 * The Monster

Various recurring

 * The Creator

Release
In the United States, the series premiered on July 1, 2021 on HBO Max. In Canada, the series will premiere later that year on And Nine Network And Teletoon.

Development
On October 29, 2020, The Magic Portal in New York was first shown during WarnerMedia's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as The Magic Portal in the Big City and hidden away under Max Originals, fourth in a row alongside Craftopia, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and The Fungies!.

On May 28, 2021, on the official WarnerMedia Twitter, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year Max Originals and squeezed in-between Tig n' Seek and Circe, was The Magic Portal under a new title of in the Big City,

On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of Tom and Jerry in New York, which premiered on The Magic Portal starting July 3, 2021.

Renegade Animation's Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postelwaite who produced The Tom and Jerry Show during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.