Feature film / South Africa

Jungle Beat: The Movie

When an alien crashes near their jungle home, Munki and Trunk suddenly learn to speak. They must help their new extraterrestrial friend get home before his conquest-obsessed father arrives to take over Earth.

Credits & connections

Production studio: Sunrise Animation Studios Needs verification
Linked from Animation Studios; production role is not always identical to credited animation service.
Source
Production studio: Sandcastle Studios Needs verification
Linked from Animation Studios; production role is not always identical to credited animation service.
Source
Director: Brent Dawes Secondary sourceSource
Writer: Sam Wilson Secondary sourceSource

Production organisation: Sunrise Animation Studios

Production organisation: Sandcastle Studios

Source credits: Brent Dawes

Additional source credits: Writers Brent Dawes and Sam Wilson; producers Jacqui Cunningham, Phil Cunningham, Tim Keller and Rita Mbanga.

Setting and cultural context

Fictional African jungle; multinational production led from South Africa.

Where to watch

Netflix

Viewing option: Netflix

Availability details

Subscription · Unknown / not checked ·

Needs territory check

Official Netflix title listing observed in other regions. Ghana account playback/access not checked. Netflix displays 2021 as listing year; Sunrise studio lists original 2020 production. Do not overwrite production release year.

English (original); region-specific audio/subtitles vary

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Official information & coverage

Sunrise AnimationInformation / coverage

Official studio website

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