Warner’s handling of Cartoon Network and its animated legacy in recent months is something that could diplomatically be described as “not ideal,” between the closure of the iconic Cartoon Network Studios building last year, the cancelation of multiple series, and, most recently, the surprising complete closure of Cartoon Network’s website and its archive of free streaming clips and episodes. Now, there’s even further tumult, after several popular CN series found themselves vanished from Max today..
. after Warner Bros had already redirected fans away from other places to watch those shows to watch them on Max instead. Today several users reported that a handful of significant Cartoon Network shows—including Ben 10 , Steven Universe , Regular Show , the 2016 Powerpuff Girls revival , Amazing World of Gumball , We Bare Bears , and Chowder— were suddenly no longer streaming on Max with the turn of the month, with no prior announcement of their impending removal.
Interestingly, coinciding with the sudden removal, Max’s “Kids and Family” section had its branding updated to replace included images of Gumball and Steven Universe flanking Bugs Bunny to replace them with a Care Bear and Fred Flintstone, respectively. While most of the removed shows are available to stream elsewhere, the move is awkward in the wake of several of Warner Bros’ recent decisions around its animated catalogue and its ongoing attempts to streamline its finances . Weeks ago, the studio an.