Nimona

 is an animated science fantasy adventure comedy movie directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane. It is based on the graphic novel of the same name. It is produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Annapurna Pictures. The film was released in select theaters on June 23, 2023, before debuting on Netflix on June 30, 2023.

Summary
"A knight framed for a terrible crime turns to a shape-shifting teenage girl to prove his innocence. But what if she's the monster he's sworn to destroy?"

- Official Netflix synopsis

"When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona — a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he's sworn to destroy."

- Official Netflix logline

"When Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona’s the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc. Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona, a shapeshifter who insists on being the sidekick to Ballister Blackheart.
 * Riz Ahmed as Ballister Blackheart, a former knight for the Institution who was kicked out when he lost an arm in a joust with Ambrosius Goldenloin.
 * Eugene Lee Yang as Ambrosius Goldenloin, the champion knight of the Institution.
 * Frances Conroy as The Director
 * Lorraine Toussaint as Queen Valerin
 * Beck Bennett as Sir Thoddeus Sureblade
 * RuPaul Charles as Nate Knight
 * Indya Moore as Alamzapam Davis
 * Julio Torres as Diego the Squire
 * Sarah Sherman as Coriander Cadaverish