Paw Patrol Heads for a Fourth Film, With a 2029 Cinema Target
Spin Master, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies are teaming on a fourth Paw Patrol film, currently titled Paw Patrol 4, Deadline reported on 28 October 2026. The film is eyeing a theatrical release in 2029 through Paramount, which means a run in cinemas rather than a debut on a streaming service.
Cal Brunker is returning to direct. He will also co-write the script with Bob Barlen. Brunker has worked on this franchise before, directing PAW Patrol: The Movie and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, and he also directed the animated comedy Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, according to a Spin Master press release.
The first three films have done well at the box office. PAW Patrol: The Movie, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie have together grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide, a figure that counts ticket sales in every country where they played.
The franchise is much bigger than its films. The show debuted in 2013 and has ranked as the No. 1 preschool programme on Nick Jr., the children's channel. Its characters have reached more than 190 territories and are dubbed into 33 languages. The brand has more than 10 million subscribers on YouTube, and more than 1,000 licensees, the companies that pay for permission to put the characters on their products. Deadline puts lifetime retail sales of Paw Patrol goods at $18 billion.
The most recent film, The Dino Movie, was a dinosaur-filled island adventure from Paramount Animation. Spin Master, the Canadian toy company that owns the franchise, has built much of its business around the show and its spin-offs, and this new film extends that partnership with Paramount and Nickelodeon.
No cast, budget or final title has been announced, and the 2029 date is a target rather than a confirmed slot on the release calendar. Paramount and Spin Master have not yet set out what the new story will involve. For now, the news is simple: a fourth film is in development, its director and writer are set, and the studio is aiming for cinemas three years from now.
For young viewers, that gap is a long time. For the parents who buy the toys and the tickets, it is a reminder that a children's franchise is planned years ahead, with the film, the television show and the merchandise all moving on linked timetables.
