Dream Lego Licensed Themes

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, vizzitor said:

Definitely a long shot and probably not right but what about Portal?

It has been suggested before and would fit well, but in that case I‘d be a bit miffed about the whole „returning theme“ rumour. Dimensions doesn‘t count

Also, what relevance does Portal have right now? It‘s not like a third game is right around the corner!

[vizzitor]

I suppose, yeah. Although it's Portal 2's 15th anniversary in April, which I refuse to believe!

[Accio Lego]

14 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

This makes me think Stonewars were mistaken and it‘s not a gaming IP after all. But which theme would return with nothing but an 18+ set? This fits neither SpongeBob, ATLA, nor TMNT. 

I wouldn’t rule them out – all of them have been around long enough that they’ve got a solid stable of adult fans. Sesame Street and Winnie the Pooh both got larger sets than you’d expect from their target audiences too. They were both Ideas sets, but the point stands that Lego knows they can sell $100+ standalone sets of a kid friendly IP. 
 

The Ideas submissions for ATLA, for instance, often feature fairly sizable buildable Appas and half a dozen minifigs — probably already pushing the ‘P’ price tag, and if you add a side build…

Likewise, a well done Krusty Krab could easily make the $160 range. 
 

Admittedly, my experience with TMNT is almost exclusively through seeing commercials for the toys as a kid, but I remember enough to know you could easily throw together an appropriately priced set for them, especially since it would need to be even more minifigure heavy than the other two. 

[jonwil]

I could easily see an 18+ Krusty Krab set similar to the Krusty Burger in size/price point/etc (although obviously differently shaped)

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

I don’t think it makes sense to open a separate thread for it, so I’ll put it here  The Project Hail Mary set has just leaked! Looks good!

[squiz18]

25 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I don’t think it makes sense to open a separate thread for it, so I’ll put it here  The Project Hail Mary set has just leaked! Looks good!

I'm on the fence with it. I want to love it as the book is so good, but I'm not a fan of the scale, especially in relation to the huge stand 

[BrickBob Studpants]

And it’s been officially revealed now too! Well that was a short-lived leak

[Meaf]

On 2/4/2026 at 8:52 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

It has been suggested before and would fit well, but in that case I‘d be a bit miffed about the whole „returning theme“ rumour. Dimensions doesn‘t count

Also, what relevance does Portal have right now? It‘s not like a third game is right around the corner!

I feel like Portal is enough of a classic that it could happen, but I do agree it seems a little more likely to be something more relevant.

[G_Brickley]

On 2/4/2026 at 11:25 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Now that we know that the returning theme is „P“ with a $160 18+ set, I‘m kinda stumped. If Stonewars were correct with classifying it as a gaming theme, the only options are Overwatch, Pac-Man, or Atari, but the latter two had Icons sets before, which wouldn‘t fit with the set number, and the former has no chance of returning amidst all the controversies. People have also suggested Horizon, apparently forgetting the last set came out less than a year ago

This makes me think Stonewars were mistaken and it‘s not a gaming IP after all. But which theme would return with nothing but an 18+ set? This fits neither SpongeBob, ATLA, nor TMNT. 

Complete tinfoil hat and unlikely theory, but maybe Tron?

It had one previous set with the ideas set, has marginal modern relevance with a (admittedly pretty poor) film released last year, is receiving a bit of a merch push with a 1/12 Hasbro line at some point this year based on Legacy, could fit the price range with either an upscaled lightcycle or a minifig scaled recogniser, AND could explain the gaming confusion since the film takes place inside a game...

Yeah that'll never happen, but it'd be nice if we finally got the rest of the Tron Legacy cast from Lego! 

[jonwil]

I would LOVE more Tron product.

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

On 2/5/2026 at 3:04 AM, Accio Lego said:

I wouldn’t rule them out – all of them have been around long enough that they’ve got a solid stable of adult fans. 

Any of the these 3 cartoon themes could easily get an 18+ set, but that’s not my point ^^ My point is it’s unlikely they would only get an 18+ set and nothing else (besides BrickHeadz perhaps). 

Sure, other themes that had playsets in the past have returned with 18+ sets and little else, like LotR and PotC, but I can’t imagine SpongeBob or ATLA going down the same route. A wave of regular playsets for kids and an 18+ set for millennials would make way more sense!

[Lion King]

I would LOVE to see new licensed theme or sets based on Studio Ghibhli. CMF would be great. 

[RichardGoring]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Any of the these 3 cartoon themes could easily get an 18+ set, but that’s not my point ^^ My point is it’s unlikely they would only get an 18+ set and nothing else (besides BrickHeadz perhaps). 

Sure, other themes that had playsets in the past have returned with 18+ sets and little else, like LotR and PotC, but I can’t imagine SpongeBob or ATLA going down the same route. A wave of regular playsets for kids and an 18+ set for millennials would make way more sense!

Agree with you on this. All three of those have active media aimed at children, so both playsets and an 18+ set would make sense.

[Siroco]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

I would LOVE to see new licensed theme or sets based on Studio Ghibhli. CMF would be great. 

Agreed!

That would be my first choice, but I don't know if they are as popular in America as they are in Japan and Europe and that may influence TLG choices.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Any of the these 3 cartoon themes could easily get an 18+ set, but that’s not my point ^^ My point is it’s unlikely they would only get an 18+ set and nothing else (besides BrickHeadz perhaps). 

Sure, other themes that had playsets in the past have returned with 18+ sets and little else, like LotR and PotC, but I can’t imagine SpongeBob or ATLA going down the same route. A wave of regular playsets for kids and an 18+ set for millennials would make way more sense!

I actually could see ATLA at least starting out with just the one 18+ set. Unlike Spongebob, ATLA's had a much more difficult time staying popular with kids, I could 100% see lego deciding that a 18+ Appa with the main cast would be the way to go to start out.

3 hours ago, Siroco said:

Agreed!

That would be my first choice, but I don't know if they are as popular in America as they are in Japan and Europe and that may influence TLG choices.

I don't know how popular they are among kids here, but they're certainly beloved enough by plenty of adults. If you're suggesting a line of playsets I don't know that they would do well, but a line of 18+ or an Icons subline would both do just fine.

[Siroco]

10 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

 

I don't know how popular they are among kids here, but they're certainly beloved enough by plenty of adults. If you're suggesting a line of playsets I don't know that they would do well, but a line of 18+ or an Icons subline would both do just fine.

Altough my favorites are Chihiro and Mononoke I belive Howl's Moving Castle could be an amazing set.

[Lion King]

I wonder if we would see Persona video game would have their standalone sets somedays? Like LeBranc Cafe or Mementos from Persona 5? This is my dream…. Of course, it’s for young adults so this one is not likely.