![]() ![]() Planet Earth II made me reach into an emotional vault I haven’t accessed for decades. The dynamics of such scenarios, triumph and disaster, the symphony of co-operation, the elation of escape, underdogs battling desperate odds – these are the cornerstones of narrative, the stuff that drove us to invent language in the first place. ![]() The iguana hatchlings chased by snakes were the jewel in its crown, closely followed by the famished lions making an Ocean’s Eleven, last-ditch punt at a giraffe. But I find myself transfixed by its first principle: that we all have a visceral connection to nature, root for it, mourn with it, rejoice with it. The editing is seamless, the scripts are arresting, the perfectionism is there in every particular. And there is more going on than the majesty of nature. It will be produced by Rooster Teeth Studios.Planet Earth II is a stunning ensemble of talent, beyond David Attenborough’s sober poetry, which he deploys judiciously, modestly and obliquely to remind the audience not just that macaques are cheeky, but that the cameramen are shit hot as well. Bendis will write the series and Mack has signed on to direct. The story is an espionage thriller and conspiratorial love letter to the comic book industry. Andrew Guest is also an executive producer/writer.Ĭover is an adaptation of the DC comic book of the same name created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack, which was nominated for multiple Eisner Awards. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Helms’s and Mike Falbo’s Pacific Electric Picture Company. Creators and executive producers Brendan Walter and Greg Yagolnitzer are joined by executive producer Ed Helms. Uncanny Valley tells the story of three awkward domestic helper robots who kill their human owners and try to assume their identities. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Michael Schreiber for Studio71, and David Devries. It is adapted from Obi Arisukwu’s popular Instagram comic strip and co-created by Arisuwku and Arthur Harris ( The Last OG). Obi is about a 30-year-old man-child chasing his dream to become an artist while navigating adulthood with his friends. Hello Paul, from musician and creator Sean Solomon, is about a neurotic millennial cat whose intense job and freeloading mouse roommate stress him out. The platform has also unveiled four new shows in development: ![]() These series join HBO Max’s growing roster of current and upcoming adult animated shows, including Harley Quinn, The Prince, Santa Inc., 10 Year Old Tom, and the Boondocks reboot. Season two is set to premiere on February 25. The Cartoon Network Studios series follows a couple living in Los Angeles as they transition from their 20s to their 30s. Quintel ( Regular Show), has been renewed for two additional seasons following its season one release on HBO Max in 2020. It remains to be seen how this strategy will change once the company has launched Paramount+, a bona fide streaming competitor of its own, on March 4.Ĭlose Enough, from Emmy-winning creator J. With the rise of streaming, ViacomCBS is also starting to produce shows for third parties: for instance, spin-off films for series like Hey Arnold, Invader Zim, and Rocko’s Modern Life have all gone to Netflix rather than its own channels. We knew that a Clone High revival was in the works at MTV, whose parent company ViacomCBS is pulling from the back catalogs of its channels (which also include Comedy Central and Nickelodeon) to create new animated content. Clone High is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios. Erica Rivinoja ( South Park, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), who wrote on the original Clone High, is returning as showrunner. Lord and Miller are set to return as writers and executive producers, and Lawrence will also be returning as an executive producer. The show is set at a high school for clones of historical figures. ![]() The new Clone High, which has a two-season order, will be a “modern refresh” of the original series (image at top) by Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence, which initially aired in 2002–03. The streamer has also renewed Close Enough, another adult animated series, and unveiled a slate of animated originals in development. Three new adult animated series have received orders from HBO Max, including Scooby-Doo spin-off Velma and a reboot of the vintage MTV show Clone High. ![]()
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