September 13, 2021 – March 3, 2022
Little Ellen is an American preschool animated television series produced by Ellen Digital Ventures and Warner Bros. Animation, and is the first Warner Bros. Animation produced series created for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service HBO Max under the Cartoonito brand on September 13, 2021. The series centers on a seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres. The second season was released on March 3, 2022. A third season was completed and slated to premiere in June 2022 before being delayed. The series was canceled in August 2022, leaving the third season unreleased.
The series is the first time since Firehouse Tales that Warner Bros. Animation has produced a series aimed at a preschool audience.
Animation services are provided by Lighthouse Studios.