A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do – even if it requires CGI animation.

Tommy, Chucky, Angelica, Phil and Lil and the rest of the Rugrats kids (and their families) are headed to the real world, but only the adults will be played by humans. The under-10 gang will be brought to life through the magic of animation and will interact with the real-world setting.

Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect, Sisters) will direct from a script by Saturday Night Live‘s Mikey Day and SNL head writer Streeter Seidell penned the script. Karen Rosenfelt will produce, along with Rugrats co-creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó.

The completely animated Rugrats adventures began on Nickelodeon in 1991, part of a slate of new comedies that included Doug and Ren and Stimpy. Rugrats involved a group of babies – intrepid Tommy, timid Chucky, and twins Phil and Lil – who all hung out together along with Chucky’s disagreeable cousin Angelica – who had a series of adventures that their parents and other adults were completely oblivious to.

The original Rugrats series aired for nine seasons through 2004 on Nickelodeon. The show also spawned a sequel series, All Grown Up, that ran for five seasons on the same network between 2003 and 2008 after a pilot movie in 2001. It has already spawned three animated movies and gained new life on streaming, at least until this year.

Paramount launched a CGI revival of Rugrats on Paramount+ in 2021. After a 24-episode season, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2023. The series was unexpectedly pulled from the service earlier this year.