Director: Andy Serkis
Animal Farm (2026) is a feature-length animated film directed by Andy Serkis, adapting George Orwell's 1945 novella for a new screen audience. Running ninety-six minutes, the United Kingdom production retells a familiar fable about a farmyard rebellion through modern animation and a large voice ensemble.
What is Animal Farm about?
On a run-down English farm, the animals grow tired of a careless human owner who takes their labour and gives little back. After the elderly boar shares a vision of a farm run by and for its animals, the herd drives the farmer out and takes charge of the land. They set down a short list of shared principles meant to keep every animal equal, and for a while the harvest and the daily chores belong to the whole community. Leadership gradually settles among the pigs, the cleverest of the group, who begin to interpret the rules and organise the work. As the seasons pass, the distance between the leaders and the rest of the animals widens, and the promises made on the first day are quietly revised. The film follows the farm across this arc while keeping its questions about power and language in plain view.
Cast & crew
The voice cast brings together a broad group of screen and comedy performers. Seth Rogen leads the ensemble, alongside Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kieran Culkin, Laverne Cox and Gaten Matarazzo. Each gives a distinct voice to the farm's animals, from the working horses and hens to the pigs who take on the role of organisers. The mix of dramatic and comedic actors matches a story that moves between lighter farmyard moments and heavier turns.
Context & significance
George Orwell published Animal Farm in 1945 as a short allegorical novella, and it has since been adapted for film, television and radio several times. This 2026 version, directed by Andy Serkis and produced in the United Kingdom, is a fully animated take rather than a live-action one. Serkis is widely known for performance-capture acting, and here he works behind the camera as director. The film is classified across animation, drama and science-fiction categories and runs ninety-six minutes. Its story unfolds in a self-contained rural world, and the political and historical ideas Orwell wrote about function within the film as the backdrop of that fictional farm.
Where & how to watch
You can watch Animal Farm on K-Time with a K-Time account; simply log in to start playback, while this page stays free to read without one. A Persian dubbed version is available, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow the film in their own language, and the K-Time interface is built for the Iranian diaspora with a Farsi-first experience. The film sits in the movie catalogue and can be found by title or by browsing the animation and drama rows.