Orion and the Dark is a 2024 animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Sean Charmatz (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Charlie Kaufman, based on the award-winning children's book of the same name by Emma Yarlett. The film is produced by DreamWorks Animation.
Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid, shy, un-assuming, harboring a secret crush. But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a very anxious boy, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cell-phone waves, murderous gutter clowns and even falling off of a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he's the most afraid of is what he confronts on a nightly basis: the Dark.
Orion and the Dark is set to debut February 2nd only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.