Film guide
- Fantasy
- Children's
- Fantasy comedy
- Stars
- Bill Hader · Quinta Brunson · Giancarlo Esposito
Images: Warner Bros. Pictures
Where to watch The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat is theatrical-only. It opened in US theaters and IMAX on November 6, 2026. Warner Bros. has not announced a digital or streaming date; any site claiming otherwise is not showing this film.
Release details in the United States, updated Nov 12, 2026. More from catinthehatfilm.com.
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A new Cat, not a remake of the 2003 one
This is Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s own take, not a sequel or a remake of 2003’s live-action version with Mike Myers. Bill Hader voices the Cat as an employee of the I.I.I.I. — the Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration — sent to cheer up two siblings, Gabby and Sebastian, who are struggling to settle into a new town after a move. It is a fully animated film this time, built around the Cat’s usual trick of turning a bad day into chaos first and a lesson second.
The supporting cast carries a lot of the comedy: Quinta Brunson and Bowen Yang play I.I.I.I. staff who complicate the Cat’s assignment, Giancarlo Esposito voices Mr. Hoogeboom, and Tituss Burgess gets one of the stranger roles in the film as a psychic narwhal. Matt Berry’s talking goldfish, Waffles, is the closest thing the film has to a straight man.
Nothing about the premise requires the 2003 film or the original Dr. Seuss book first — it is a fresh start with a new cast and a new animation style. The production record has the full credits. It opened in theaters and IMAX on November 6, 2026; Warner Bros. has not said when or whether it moves to streaming, so for now a theater is the only place to see it. Everything else we track by release date is in our watch guides.
The Cat in the Hat cast 10
Bill Haderthe Cat in the Hat
Quinta BrunsonSherrie from HR
Giancarlo EspositoMr. Hoogeboom
America FerreraCarmen
Bowen YangGary- Xochitl GomezGabby
- Tiago MartinezSebastian
- Matt BerryWaffles
- Paula PellPatty
Tituss Burgessthe Psychic Narwhal
- Directors
- Erica Rivinoja, Alessandro Carloni
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Bill Hader: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0; Quinta Brunson: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0; Giancarlo Esposito: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0; America Ferrera: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bowen Yang: Andrew Lipovsky, CC BY-SA 4.0; Tituss Burgess: Rubenstein, CC BY 2.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch The Cat in the Hat (2026)?
Only in theaters, checked November 12, 2026. It opened in US theaters and IMAX on November 6, 2026, and Warner Bros. has not announced a digital or streaming date.
How long is The Cat in the Hat (2026)?
107 minutes.
Who voices the Cat in the 2026 Cat in the Hat movie?
Bill Hader voices the Cat in the Hat, with Quinta Brunson, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Bowen Yang and Tituss Burgess.
Is this a remake of the 2003 Cat in the Hat movie?
No. This is a new animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, the second feature adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book after the 2003 live-action version with Mike Myers, and shares no cast or continuity with it.
