Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O’Hara, Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez and Charles Demers join Nick Wolfhard as lead character Jack Sullivan in new animated series for Netflix.
VANCOUVER -- Penguin Random House and Atomic Cartoons, the kids division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group have announced new details for The Last Kids on Earth franchise, which includes the star-studded voice cast for the upcoming animated series, and cover for the highly anticipated fifth novel, “The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade.”
Developed by Atomic Cartoons, the animated series will begin streaming later this year on Netflix, featuring the voice talents of Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O’Hara, Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez and Charles Demers, in addition to Nick Wolfhard as the lead character Jack Sullivan.
Written by Max Brallier, The Last Kids on Earth follows 13-year-old Jack Sullivan and a band of suburban middle schoolers who live in a decked-out tree house, play video games, gorge themselves on candy, and battle zombies in the aftermath of the monster apocalypse. It’s a hilarious series filled with wisecracking kids, crazy gadgets, a lifetime supply of zombies and giant-sized monsters.
“The way the series resonates with readers around the world -- it’s absolutely humbling. I’m so pleased that the adventures of Jack Sullivan and his friends will continue to grow, both on the page and now on screen,” says Brallier. “I couldn’t ask for better partners -- Atomic Cartoons, Netflix and Penguin -- to help me share these stories. And I’m beyond excited to reveal the newest cover while announcing this incredible cast. Seeing these actors bring the characters to life is a dream come true.”
The news follows a recent announcement that Atomic Cartoons entered into a worldwide licensing agreement for the series with Cyber Group Studios, the Paris and Los Angeles-based animated production and distribution company. Under the terms of the agreement, Cyber Group Studios becomes the sole and exclusive representative worldwide for merchandising, ancillary and second window TV rights for the series.
Atomic cartoons acquired the IP for The Last Kids on Earth in 2017, and the animated series was ordered to series by Netflix in February 2018. Brallier is participating in the series as creator and executive producer, along with Scott Peterson, who is the showrunner and also an executive producer. Matthew Berkowitz and Jennifer Twiner McCarron are executive producers on the show on behalf of Atomic.
Source: Thunderbird Entertainment Group
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
