Starring: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence
The Ocean is Wilder. The Jokes Are Louder. And SpongeBob is About to Face the Most Chaos-Triggering Event in Undersea History!
SpongeBob SquarePants: Rise of the Rogue Bubble (2026) launches a brand-new, cinematic-style season where comedy, adventure, and absolute nonsense collide in a way only Bikini Bottom’s most enthusiastic fry cook can deliver—bigger, brighter, and more chaotically fun than ever before.
The iconic voices return to bring the insanity to life: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, eternally optimistic and ready to turn every global crisis into an enthusiastic musical number; Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, still loyal, still lovable, and still frighteningly stupid; Rodger Bumpass as Squidward, more miserable, more sarcastic, and just seconds away from quitting society forever; and Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, whose avarice will, inevitably, fuel the crisis.
The Bubble That Ate Bikini Bottom
The catastrophic events are triggered by a moment of pure, experimental SpongeBob genius: one of his signature bubble-blowing sessions yields an ultra-unbreakable bubble that immediately goes rogue. This bubble—infused with a volatile mix of SpongeBob’s chaos and advanced Krusty Krab chemicals—gains full sentience, an attitude problem, and the destructive curiosity of a toddler wielding nuclear abilities.
The Rogue Bubble quickly begins absorbing EVERYTHING in its path:
- Buildings, boats, and large pieces of civic infrastructure.
- Mr. Krabs’ meticulously locked safe and all its contents.
- Gary’s entire supply of gourmet snail snacks.
- Squidward’s last remaining shreds of hope and dignity.
Within hours, the Rogue Bubble escalates into a swirling, gravitational Bubble-Titan threatening to consume and erase Bikini Bottom in a single, catastrophic pop.
The Unqualified Rescue Team
To stop this gelatinous apocalypse, a wildly unqualified and reluctantly assembled team is formed:
- SpongeBob: The self-proclaimed “Bubble Whisperer” who only panics with enthusiastic determination.
- Patrick: Offers crucial moral support, strategically timed naps, and surprisingly effective peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
- Squidward: Forced to participate only because he needs the town intact so he can go back to happily ignoring everyone in it.
- Mr. Krabs: His motivation is purely capitalist—he cares only because the Bubble stole all his money and, briefly, the secret Krabby Patty formula.
- Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence): The brilliant, resourceful Texan squirrel who is the single, solitary competent person in the entire ocean.
But as the pressure mounts, things escalate faster than Mr. Krabs raising prices: the Bubble develops a chilling, high-pitched villainous laugh; local jellyfish form a cult worshipping the phenomenon as “The Holy Orb of Ooze”; Plankton tries to mind-control the massive entity (and gets hilariously eaten instead); and during a desperate counter-attack, SpongeBob’s anxiety-fueled bubble powers accidentally multiply the problem. Adding to the chaos, the Krusty Krab is turned into an unlikely floating battle fortress, and Patrick makes a disturbing discovery: he might be… part bubble?
As genuine panic spreads across the sea floor, SpongeBob must face the painful, square truth: his greatest, most joyful creation has become his greatest disaster. In the epic, ridiculous climax, SpongeBob enters the Bubble’s swirling, chaotic core—confronting its destructive, nihilistic energy with the only force stronger than pure, concentrated chaos: his own unconditional, absurdly cheerful sponge-love.
Explosive, heartwarming, and outrageously goofy, Rise of the Rogue Bubble proves one thing: Even at the end of the ocean, SpongeBob still brings the joy.