We've got lots of great pics... in the all-new series, Scott meets the girl of his dreams but faces certain ‘challenges’ to date her; Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, and Brie Larson lead an all-star cast – the show debuts this November.
Netflix just announced the first teaser, title, and release date for its all-new Scott Pilgrim 2D anime series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, based on the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley. All eight episodes hit the streamer November 17.
In the show, Scott meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated!
The series features an all-star voice cast including Michael Cera; Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Satya Bhabha; Kieran Culkin; Chris Evans; Anna Kendrick; Brie Larson; Alison Pill; Aubrey Plaza; Brandon Routh; Jason Schwartzman; Johnny Simmons; Mark Webber; Mae Whitman; and Ellen Wong.
Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski serve as executive producers/writers/co-showrunners alongside executive producers Marc Platt (Marc Platt Productions); Jared LeBoff (Marc Platt Productions); Adam Siegel (Marc Platt Productions); Michael Bacall; Edgar Wright (Complete Fiction); Nira Park (Complete Fiction); and Eunyoung Choi (Science SARU).
The series is directed by Abel Gongora (Science SARU) with original songs by Anamanaguchi (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game), and a score by Anamanaguchi (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game) and Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton).
The animation is produced by Science SARU (DEVILMAN crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, The Heike Story, Inu-Oh), with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Source: Netflix
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
