Smation

Smation was an animation studio currently run by Kevin Hart as a subsidiary of Dreamworks. It produced the Back At Hyrule Series (back at the barnyard clone that is endorsed with nintendo that was aired in 2008 on Cartoon network) and the South Park spinoff Planet Cartman for youtube originals. It was founded in 2017 by Kevin Hart's brother in law, in conjuction with animators who formerly worked at Omation and DNA Productions. Smation was working on a new South Park live action film for Paramount Pictures and Comedy Central set for a release in 2019, but it appeared to have been cancelled, presumably due to the massive flop of Planet Cartman. The project was later revived in April 2023 as a adult live action/animated hybrid film for Comedy Central, albeit without the involvement of Smation.