Director: Dave Needham
Cast: Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass
Plankton: The Movie is a 2025 American animated comedy film directed by Dave Needham, spinning off from the SpongeBob SquarePants universe to place its pint-sized villain front and center in a full-length adventure about love, ambition, and what happens when a plan goes spectacularly wrong.
What is Plankton: The Movie about?
Sheldon Plankton has always wanted to rule the world, but his most formidable challenge turns out to be his own marriage. His wife Karen — a highly intelligent, self-aware computer — has grown tired of playing second fiddle to his schemes. When she finally decides to act on her own agenda, the stakes spiral far beyond anything Plankton anticipated, turning a domestic dispute into a genuinely world-threatening crisis. With familiar faces from the Bikini Bottom community caught in the crossfire, the film balances slapstick chaos with an oddly heartfelt look at what it means to be seen and valued by the person closest to you.
Cast & crew
Director Dave Needham brings his animation background to this SpongeBob spin-off, with the original voice cast fully intact. Mr. Lawrence and Jill Talley reprise their long-running roles as Plankton and Karen respectively, while Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, and Mary Jo Catlett all return to give the Bikini Bottom world its familiar warmth and comic energy.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking families in the diaspora, Plankton: The Movie offers a rare chance to revisit a beloved animated world with the whole household — children who grew up watching SpongeBob and parents who enjoyed its absurdist humor alongside them. The film is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, making it fully accessible for younger viewers or anyone who prefers to watch in their native language. Animated comedies built around a lovable villain with an unexpectedly complicated home life carry broad cross-cultural appeal, and Plankton's particular brand of outsized ambition meeting everyday relationship friction translates well for diaspora audiences who appreciate both the nostalgia of the SpongeBob franchise and the universal comedy of a well-laid plan falling apart.
Where & how to watch
Plankton: The Movie is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, so the whole family can follow along in Persian. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.