Rockstar has made a cartoon. Not a gag that loops on a television in the background of an apartment — an actual animated series, with a title sequence, a cast and a premiere date. Macca & Friends arrives on Weazel, the TV network inside Leonida, on November 19. Confirmed
The 30-second teaser went out through DiscussingFilm, a film and television account that says it teamed up with Rockstar for the reveal, on November 13 at 14:00 UTC. Confirmed
Who Macca is
Macca is a pink alligator in sunglasses. The teaser sets up a rent problem — his landlord is a crab named Pinche — and a supporting cast that includes a talking sun, also in sunglasses. One sequence has the group impersonating police officers to get inside a precinct, which is about as GTA as a children's-format cartoon can get. Confirmed
The official line is that the series “follows the adventures of Macca the Gator and his wetland friends across the state of Leonida”. Confirmed
He has been hiding in plain sight
Macca is not new. He has been threaded through the marketing for months: on the physical Leonida maps, on the Collector's Box, on merchandise, and on a mural at Miami's Kaseya Center in October carrying the line “Coming November 19 on Weazel” — next to a real-life Burger Shot stand. Reported
Read in order, that is a fictional network running a months-long promotional campaign for a fictional show, in the real world, which then actually premieres inside the game. It is the Vice City marketing conceit taken to its conclusion.
It isn't the only one
According to Kinda Funny, Rockstar hired an animation studio and produced several in-world shows, among them a novela and a second animated series called The Johnsons. Rockstar has not confirmed any of that, and no other show has been shown publicly. Unconfirmed
If it holds up, it changes the scale of what in-game television means here. GTA has always had TV you could sit and watch; the suggestion is that GTA 6 has a schedule.
What we still don't know
Rockstar has not said how many episodes there are, how long they run, or whether new ones appear over time. The teaser gives a premiere date and nothing else. Confirmed
Macca & Friends premieres on Weazel when GTA 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026. Confirmed
FAQ
What is Macca & Friends?
An animated series set inside the world of Grand Theft Auto VI, following Macca the Gator and his wetland friends across the state of Leonida. Players watch it on Weazel, the in-game television network.
When does Macca & Friends premiere?
November 19, 2026, the same day GTA 6 launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
What is Weazel?
Weazel is the fictional television network that has appeared across the Grand Theft Auto series. In GTA 6 it is the channel that carries Macca & Friends.
Who is Macca?
A pink alligator in sunglasses. The teaser shows him struggling to pay rent to a crab landlord named Pinche, alongside a supporting cast that includes a talking sun.
Are there other shows in GTA 6?
Kinda Funny has reported that Rockstar hired an animation studio and made several in-world shows, including a novela and another animated series called The Johnsons. Rockstar has not confirmed this.
How many episodes are there?
Rockstar has not said. The teaser gives a premiere date but no episode count or running time.
Sources
- Insider Gaming — New GTA 6 'MACCA & FRIENDS' in-game trailer revealed
- Gematsu — Macca & Friends teaser trailer
- Push Square — Macca & Friends hints at the game's absurd scope
- Bubbleblabber — Rockstar unveils Macca & Friends
