A collage of four digital art scenes inspired by Netflix Million-Follower Detective TV Series titles by Mixcode: a person in a mirrored hallway, a figure among glowing panels, a hand texting, and a figure amid floating screens with eyes and faces. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Mixcode Opens “Million-Follower Detective” on Netflix

Mixcode Studio in Taipei, whose seemingly endless array of animation styles you can witness here, just dropped these illustration-based titles for the Taiwanese Netflix crime-thriller Million-Follower Detective. [Watch]

A collage of twelve colorful images from Stash 177, featuring animated characters, abstract art, a beetle, a mushroom, a baby on a swing, people in various artistic styles, and a creature with large eyes and Japanese text. Frame from Stash Magazine article.
A colorful, abstract painting by Roberts Rurans features geometric buildings, arches, and shapes. A small figure in a hat kneels on orange steps, holding a magnifying glass to observe a tiny black object. The vibrant background bursts with pink, yellow, and blue. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Roberts Rurans & Eduards Balodis Open “Kultureshock”

Playful abstract animation may not be what comes to mind to open an investigative journalism program, but Riga-based director/illustrators Eduards Balodis and Roberts Rurans do exactly that for Latvian Television (LTV). [Watch]

A top-down view of a metallic surface with intricate golden patterns, surrounded by dark panels and glowing orange flames, evokes the intense atmosphere of Man on Fire’s Main Titles for Netflix. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

yU+co Shreds “Man on Fire” Main Titles for Netflix

Studio longevity in the motion design world is all too rare, so it’s a pleasure to see yU+co, founded in LA by Garson Yu in 1998, still operating at the top of their game with these titles for the Netflix action-thriller series Man on Fire. [Watch]

A young girl in a blue dress with a red bow kneels on a sidewalk, peering into a storm drain—a nod to IT: Welcome to Derry. A bicycle lies nearby, and a missing person flyer rests on the ground in this small-town scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Filmograph Reveals the Fear (and Fun) Under the Fantasy in “IT: Welcome to Derry” Titles

Following their 2025 Emmy-nom for The Penguin titles, CD Aaron Becker and the motion crew at Filmograph reteam with HBO but shift to a campy mid-century illustration style in this open for supernatural horror series It: Welcome to Derry. [Watch]

A stylized, grayscale illustration of a raven with textured, abstract orange lines and splatters evokes a moody, artistic feel—perfect for The Dark Wizard Doc’s HBO Opening Titles, set against faint, sketchy cliffs in the background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Brut Works Opens “The Dark Wizard” Doc Series on HBO

Barcelona studio Brut Works, whose many styles of animation we track here, assembles the energetic yet unnerving titles for a new HBO doc series, all powered by a foreboding track from American composer Dan Deacon. [Watch]