LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[karrit]

I too hope it's totally separate from the CMF's like those listed above and the Super Mario ones.  I don't think these will sell well at all.  They definitely should not be classified as CMF's.  

[Roebuck]

4 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

So the latest rumor I’m seeing on instagram is that the upcoming F1 series doesn’t have any minifigure parts at all? Apparently it’s half micro cars and half buildable helmets? This has gotta be something completely separate like the bandmates or unikitty at this point right? There’s no possible justification for including this in the Minifigures theme at this point. 

That is good news, no way they are part of the CMF line now, just like I hoped/guessed for something separate I can just ignore

[Classic_Spaceman]

5 hours ago, Roebuck said:

That is good news, no way they are part of the CMF line now, just like I hoped/guessed for something separate I can just ignore

Absolutely! Also, it means that the original leaker was just mistaken when they said that this line would be a CMF series, so we should be getting two more CMF series in 2025! 
At least one of these will be licensed, so what are we thinking? Marvel S3 will probably not happen until 2026 (given project release dates), DC is unlikely until the DCU ramps up and proves itself, and Harry Potter would just be a bunch of rehashes (I think the first two series covered everything that would be in a CMF, from my understanding). Disney is always possible, Fortnite would be an excellent choice (and my personal hope!), or maybe Sonic or Animal Crossing to expand the population of those respective sets. A DnD S2 would be amazing, but unless LEGO is sitting on a dozen ready-made ‘figs that they chose not to include in the first series, I doubt that we will see a second series until 2026. 
 

[FinlayTheFaithful]

1 minute ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Absolutely! Also, it means that the original leaker was just mistaken when they said that this line would be a CMF series, so we should be getting two more CMF series in 2025! 
At least one of these will be licensed, so what are we thinking? Marvel S3 will probably not happen until 2026 (given project release dates), DC is unlikely until the DCU ramps up and proves itself, and Harry Potter would just be a bunch of rehashes (I think the first two series covered everything that would be in a CMF, from my understanding). Disney is always possible, Fortnite would be an excellent choice (and my personal hope!), or maybe Sonic or Animal Crossing to expand the population of those respective sets. A DnD S2 would be amazing, but unless LEGO is sitting on a dozen ready-made ‘figs that they chose not to include in the first series, I doubt that we will see a second series until 2026. 
 

Fortnite and Sonic seem like the most likely options in my eyes, but I kinda wanna see them do another more teen-oriented CMF like the DnD one

[Classic_Spaceman]

5 hours ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Fortnite and Sonic seem like the most likely options in my eyes, but I kinda wanna see them do another more teen-oriented CMF like the DnD one

I am not sure what the production timeline for CMFs is (sets are ~1.5 years), but IMO it is more likely that we will see DnD S2 in 2026 (or late 2025 at the earliest). 
 

[Accio Lego]

3 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I am not sure what the production timeline for CMFs is (sets are ~1.5 years), but IMO it is more likely that we will see DnD S2 in 2026 (or late 2025 at the earliest). 
 

2026 is the earliest, I don’t think there’s ever been an outside property that’s had CMFs two years in a row. Probably a combination of most license holders aren’t keen on agreeing to another series before they see that the first one sells and Lego themselves not wanting to fatigue customers to a particular theme. 

[Roebuck]

The last CMF F1 leaker is fake so back to the cars with heads was it Strange that that "joke" never gets old
Could still be something else like Mario

[Classic_Spaceman]

Just now, Accio Lego said:

Probably a combination of most license holders aren’t keen on agreeing to another series before they see that the first one sells and Lego themselves not wanting to fatigue customers to a particular theme. 

True. One difference in the case of DnD, however, is that it has far more material to work with than other licenses (other properties rely primarily on named characters, while DnD can just be twelve generic [Species] [Class] ‘figs without feeling repetitive). 
 

2 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

The last CMF F1 leaker is fake so back to the cars with heads was it Strange that that "joke" never gets old
Could still be something else like Mario

Hopefully just a Minifig head and helmet is not enough for LEGO to consider them “Minifigures”! 🫤
 

[Robert8]

6 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Absolutely! Also, it means that the original leaker was just mistaken when they said that this line would be a CMF series, so we should be getting two more CMF series in 2025! 
At least one of these will be licensed, so what are we thinking? Marvel S3 will probably not happen until 2026 (given project release dates), DC is unlikely until the DCU ramps up and proves itself, and Harry Potter would just be a bunch of rehashes (I think the first two series covered everything that would be in a CMF, from my understanding). Disney is always possible, Fortnite would be an excellent choice (and my personal hope!), or maybe Sonic or Animal Crossing to expand the population of those respective sets. A DnD S2 would be amazing, but unless LEGO is sitting on a dozen ready-made ‘figs that they chose not to include in the first series, I doubt that we will see a second series until 2026. 
 

Simpsons

[MAB]

1 hour ago, Robert8 said:

Simpsons

Yep, 2014 and 2015.

 

And I imagine they design way more than 12 for the original D&D series.

Edited September 27, 2024 by MAB

[Accio Lego]

2 hours ago, Robert8 said:

Simpsons

 The Simpsons was the very first licensed CMF and the theme ended pretty quickly. Are we really surprised Lego hasn’t wanted to repeat licenses in back to back years since then? After years of seeing feedback, they have to realize that repeating a license too soon will draw annoyance from fans who are interested in other subjects. 

[Black Falcon]

 

9 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Absolutely! Also, it means that the original leaker was just mistaken when they said that this line would be a CMF series, so we should be getting two more CMF series in 2025! 
At least one of these will be licensed, so what are we thinking? Marvel S3 will probably not happen until 2026 (given project release dates), DC is unlikely until the DCU ramps up and proves itself, and Harry Potter would just be a bunch of rehashes (I think the first two series covered everything that would be in a CMF, from my understanding). Disney is always possible, Fortnite would be an excellent choice (and my personal hope!), or maybe Sonic or Animal Crossing to expand the population of those respective sets. A DnD S2 would be amazing, but unless LEGO is sitting on a dozen ready-made ‘figs that they chose not to include in the first series, I doubt that we will see a second series until 2026. 
 

As said before I wouldn´t put to much into the leakers saying it is a CMF series. Beeing the same concept of the CMF like Vidiyo Bandmates or the Mario Buildable Charakters were is already enough to be called that IMO.

Personally I wouldn´t be surprised about another Harry Potter one but there are so many possibilities for new series we never had before. I mean who would have guessed we would get a D&D one?

3 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I am not sure what the production timeline for CMFs is (sets are ~1.5 years), but IMO it is more likely that we will see DnD S2 in 2026 (or late 2025 at the earliest). 
 

Yeah, the next two series for sure are already planned now, not sure how far they are with the third one - probably it is also already to late for that one.

3 hours ago, Roebuck said:

The last CMF F1 leaker is fake so back to the cars with heads was it Strange that that "joke" never gets old
Could still be something else like Mario

Buildable helmets wouldn´t make sense at all, so not surprised here. Could see them using just head and helmet for the series though.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

19 minutes ago, Black Falcon said:

Yeah, the next two series for sure are already planned now, not sure how far they are with the third one - probably it is also already to late for that one.

If we did get DnD series 2 next year, they might as well have made it an entire theme at that point

[Robert8]

I meant Simpsons CMF as the third series of 2025

(Thats my guess)

1 hour ago, Accio Lego said:

 The Simpsons was the very first licensed CMF and the theme ended pretty quickly. Are we really surprised Lego hasn’t wanted to repeat licenses in back to back years since then?

They did

Batman Movie CMF S1 and S2

[1Panda]

I’d guess another Disney series and a Fortnite series for next year

[FinlayTheFaithful]

8 minutes ago, 1Panda said:

I’d guess another Disney series and a Fortnite series for next year

The latter I agree on, we have a mountain of skins that didn't make it into the battle bus. (I personally wanna see Spooky Team Leader)

[Accio Lego]

6 hours ago, Robert8 said:

I meant Simpsons CMF as the third series of 2025

(Thats my guess)

They did

Batman Movie CMF S1 and S2

TLBM is kinda an odd man out since it’s technically a licensed series but for something that’s also partially a Lego property and was trying to work in tandem with the actual movie. Series 2 also flopped pretty hard from what I remember, so that would just be reinforcement on why lego wouldn’t want to repeat the pattern  

Simpsons being the September series next year would make much more sense based on rumors of its return (which seem credible since it’s a Disney property now, and you know how Disney is). I’d be about as interested in that as the F1 series, but it would have much more broader appeal, so I could understand Lego going that direction. 

[Lion King]

Is it me who thinking  we won’t get Disney series in 2025?

[FinlayTheFaithful]

I personally think 3 is enough for a while since a handful of themes could use a CMF more

[JohnTPT17]

Honestly, the F1 Series really throws things off. I think most people here agree it's a wasted slot that no one wants, so that means that, at most, we only will have one more licensed series next year. And, as far as Disney specifically goes, they've always been a summer release, so I doubt it will take the third spot for next year. If we keep getting minifigure-based sets, I'll be pacified for the time being, but I'd love to get another one at some point.

[Renny The Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

Is it me who thinking  we won’t get Disney series in 2025?

Hopefully not, it already has so many, plus a constant stream of sets, PLUS a good chunk of the non-disney CMFs are just other disney properties. 

[Black Falcon]

1 hour ago, JohnTPT17 said:

Honestly, the F1 Series really throws things off. I think most people here agree it's a wasted slot that no one wants, so that means that, at most, we only will have one more licensed series next year. And, as far as Disney specifically goes, they've always been a summer release, so I doubt it will take the third spot for next year. If we keep getting minifigure-based sets, I'll be pacified for the time being, but I'd love to get another one at some point.

Since I am still pretty sure the F1 series will be no CMF series but just like one and wont take a slot from CMF but be an additioonal offer - I don´t see a reason why they couldn´t do two licensed series still.

[Robert8]

But here is the thing

If the F1 wave isnt the may CMF series, then what is it?

If it is a licensed CMF we surely would know by now and yet we only know about this F1 rumor

[Lion King]

2 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Hopefully not, it already has so many, plus a constant stream of sets, PLUS a good chunk of the non-disney CMFs are just other disney properties. 

Agreed. I can’t see another Disney Series in 2025 since we had so-called Disney Series 3 “Disney 100” last year.  I’m pretty sure Lego will continue doing minifig sets next yea. 

2 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

But here is the thing

If the F1 wave isnt the may CMF series, then what is it?

If it is a licensed CMF we surely would know by now and yet we only know about this F1 rumor

Personally, I refer non-liencsed F1 series with my ideal minifigures… instead of the licensed weird buildable stuff. 

[Black Falcon]

6 hours ago, Robert8 said:

If it is a licensed CMF we surely would know by now and yet we only know about this F1 rumor

Well it could aswell be a unlicensed series. But also, it is still a long time till then, so I wouldn´t rule out that it is a licensed either. Eitherway I am sure the F1 will be a thing on its own like Vidiyo or the Mario Boxes.