At NY Comic Con, Paramount+, Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s eOne treated fans to a panel with cast members and a trailer debut; the 3DCG series hits Paramount+ in the U.S. and on select Nickelodeon channels internationally in November.
At New York Comic Con 2022, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) debuted the official trailer for their upcoming original animated series, Transformers: EarthSpark, which kicks off with the first 10 episodes when Season 1 premieres on the streamer in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, November 11.
At the series’ event panel, fans were treated to the trailer debut along with show info and banter from voice cast members Diedrich Bader (Mandroid), Sydney Mikayla (Robby Malto), Zion Broadnax (Mo Malto), and Cissy Jones (Elita-1), along with co-executive producer Dale Malinowski and executive producer Ant Ward.
According to the network, the all-new 3DCG animated series (26 episodes) introduces a new generation of Transformers robots, the first born on Earth. Together with the human family who welcomes them in and cares for them, they'll redefine what it means to be a family.
In November, Transformers: EarthSpark debuts in the U.S. on Paramount+ and on select Nickelodeon channels internationally. The new series is the latest entry to the global Transformers franchise.
Transformers: Earthspark is created and co-executive produced by Malinowski (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and executive produced by Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). The series is developed for television by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Big Kids Animation, Nickelodeon. Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Mikiel Houser, Executive in Charge of Production, and for eOne by Kari Rosenberg.
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Other casting announcements made at the event included:
- Nolan North (Rick and Morty) is Swindle and Hardtop, Decepticon brothers and professional mischief makers.
- Michael T Downey (Chicago Fire) is Wheeljack, a resourceful mechanic and experienced scientist Autobot who spends his time working out the kinks of his most recent invention.
- Marc Evan Jackson (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is Agent Schroder, a hard-nosed G.H.O.S.T. operative on a mission to climb the corporate ladder to the executive suite where his sister comfortably sits.
- Sean Kenin Reyes (Pokemon) is Soundwave, a con of few words who maintains a cold exterior by choosing to express himself through his fists.
- Nicole Dubuc (Young Justice) is Skywarp and Nova Storm partners on an elite squad of Decepticons with jet alt-modes called Seekers.
- Martha Marion (The Wave) is Arcee, who has been an Autobot for millions of years with a wealth of experience collected along the way.
- Kari Wahlgren (Star Trek: Lower Decks) is Executive Agent Croft, an intelligent master planner and the woman pulling the strings of the Autobots; Croft has a far more nefarious scheme than any Decepticon.
- Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents) is Mr. Smelt, Witwicky Charter School’s frustrated drama teacher, who will never surrender his dreams of starring on stage and screen.
The new voice actors join previously announced cast members Mikayla (Robby Malto); Broadnax (Morgan ‘Mo’ Malto); Benni Latham (Dot Malto); Jon Jon Briones (Alex Malto); Kathreen Khavari (Twitch); Zeno Robinson (Thrash); Danny Pudi (Bumblebee); Alan Tudyk (Optimus Prime); Rory McCann (Megatron); Jones (Elita-1); and Bader (Mandroid).
Source: Nickelodeon
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
