SZA to Star in Animated ‘CoComelon: The Movie’ With Nicholas Hoult, Sarah Sherman & More
The children's film is set to arrive in 2027.
Black News 
SZA is taking her talents to Hollywood and joining the CoComelon universe. The “Snooze” singer has joined the cast of CoComelon: The Movie, in which the Grammy winner will voice a new character in the children’s series, it was announced Thursday (May 14).
Kat Good will serve as director for the film arriving in theaters next year. Other new cast members joining what a press release described as an “epic adventure” include Nicholas Hoult, Sarah Sherman, Cristo Fernandez, Ike Barinholtz, Ego Nwodim, Josh Johnson, Matt Friend and Rhys Darby.
There’s plenty of returning star power to the CoComelon universe, with Camden Brooks playing Cody, Connor Esterson as JJ, Aerina DeBoer as Cece and Olivia London Leyva back in the role of Nina.
Per the press release, the film “invites families to go beyond the world of CoComelon that they know, following JJ, his friends and an exciting new cast of characters on a cinematic journey filled with original music and rich storytelling.”
CoComelon: The Movie is slated to hit theaters on Feb. 19, 2027. CoComelon originally launched in 2006 as a YouTube series, then exploded into a global phenomenon as an animated series when it landed on Netflix. However, the children’s series’ licensing deal expired with the streaming giant and it will be headed to Disney+ in 2027.
SZA has some previous experience in the film and TV worlds. She was in a 2020 episode of Insecure and notched a starring role opposite Keke Palmer in the 2025 comedy One of These Days.
Get a first look at SZA’s character in CoComelon: The Movie below.
