A brand new Pokémon movie is coming much sooner than many fans expected thanks to Netflix!
The streamer has unveiled the first look at the anime Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which is technically the 23rd movie in the franchise's history – if you're keeping count.
Secrets of the Jungle was originally released in Japan last year, but is now coming to the West on Netflix with an English-language cast providing a voice dub.
Sarah Natochenny reprises her iconic role as Ash Ketchum when the trainer and Pikachu visit the Forest of Okoya to explore the mystical Great Tree.
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In the forest, Ash meets Koko and the Pokémon Zarude, who'd adopted Koko when he was abandoned as an infant.
Ash isn't the only one to find the Forest of Okoya — a scheming scientist Dr Zed, from the Biotope Company, tries to steal the natural healing resources from the Great Tree to use for his own gains.
Netflix is going to begin streaming Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle in the US, the UK and other countries beginning Friday, October 8.
It was also announced over the summer that Lucifer boss Joe Henderson is teaming up with Netflix on a new live-action Pokémon series. Very few details are known about the project right now, including which Pokémon will feature.
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The previous live-action Pokémon film, Detective Pikachu, starred Ryan Reynolds as the furry, yellow sleuth when it was released in May 2019.
While the film set up a sequel, the film's star Justice Smith expressed doubt that Detective Pikachu 2 would happen.
"I would love to participate in Detective Pikachu 2," he told Inverse. "I don't know if it's going to happen.
"I think we have to just kind of bury our hopes. I don't think it's going to happen. I really hope so though. Honestly, I'm such a huge fan, who knows, who knows? I hope so."
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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