Netflix is preparing some exciting new animated shows based on popular AAA video games and original stories. The streaming giant debuted some of these shows at its inaugural DROP 01 event, a virtual showcase of its most anticipated offerings in the animated genre.
One of the series that fans are eagerly awaiting is Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, an anime series that follows the adventures of the iconic heroine Lara Croft, voiced by Hayley Atwell.
The detective adventure series is set to premiere in 2024, and Netflix has released a short teaser that shows Croft in action, using a bow and arrow, exploring dark caves and surviving fiery dangers. The series is based on the video game franchise that started in 1996 and will continue the story of the video game reboot from 2013 to 2018. The showrunner is Tasha Ho, who also works on The Witcher: Blood Origin (again, a AAA title from CD Projekt Red, adapted into an anime), and the animation studio is Powerhouse Animation Studios, the same one behind Castlevania.
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Another video game adaptation Netflix has announced is Devil May Cry, based on the Capcom action game created by Hideki Kamiya.
The show will consist of eight episodes and will feature Dante, an orphaned demon hunter who fights evil forces who want to open a portal between the human world and the demon world. The show was produced by Capcom, Studio Mir and Castlevania producer Adi Shankar, who is also the creator of the series. Alex Larsen will write. In a statement, Shankar said that he was honored that Netflix and Capcom trusted him to lead the Devil May Cry franchise, and that he and Larsen loved the characters.
Netflix also debuted Blue Eye Samurai, a new adult animated series co-created by Logan and Blade Runner 2049 co-creators Michael Green and Amber Noizumi. Set in Edo period Japan, the series follows Mizu (Maya Erskine), a mixed-race swordswoman who seeks revenge on the man who made her an outcast and a monster.
The series promises stunning animation and bloody action, and features a voice cast including Randall Park, Brenda Song, George Takei, Masi Oka, Darren Barnett and Christine Ko. The cast also includes Ming-Na Wen, Stephanie Hsu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Harry Shum Jr., Mark Dacascos and Kenneth Branagh. The series debuts November 3.
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During Wednesday’s Drop 01 event, there was a ton of exciting content revealed in addition to exclusive early screenings of the first three episodes of Castlevania spin-off Nocturne. This included trailers, clips, teasers, casting updates, the introduction of a new mobile game and highly anticipated release dates for games such as Sonic Prime, Shankar’s Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, Scott Pilgrim Takes. Off” and Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
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