Amazon Prime Video announces ‘The Boys’ animated spin-off ‘Diabolical’

The anthology will feature stories by Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Eliot and Ilana Glazer, Simon Recioppa, Justin Roiland and Ben Beuth, Andy Samberg and Aisha Tyler.

Streaming platform Amazon Prime Video has rolled out “Diabolical,” an animated anthology series set in the “The Boys” universe.

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According to Variety, the eight-episode show was announced during the streamer’s Comic-Con Experience 2021 virtual panel.

The series was confirmed via a video message featuring actor Karl Urban, who played Billy Butcher in the popular show “The Boys”.

“There’s no doubt you guys are the biggest fans in the world. As a special way of saying thank you, we’ve got a little surprise for you that’s going to happen early next year… (Producer) Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg) have asked some of their celebrity teammates to cook eight deliciously unique, twisted, animated episodes set in the world of ‘The Boys’,” said Urban.

“Satanic” will feature stories from Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Eliot and Ilana Glazer, Simon Recioppa, Justin Roiland and Ben Beuth, Andy Samberg and Aisha Tyler.

Rogen and Goldberg, who also serve as writers on the show, stated that ever since they saw “The Animatrix”, a series of short animated films set in the “Matrix” universe, they were an animated anthology. want to make.

“We want to rip it off. Today that dream has come true.”

Kripke, Rogen & Goldberg as Executive Producers on “Diabolical” with Simon Recioppa, James Weaver, Neil H Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmor, Ken F. Levine, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Derrick Robertson, Michaela Starr, Lorelei Alanis work. , Chris Prinoski, Shannon Prinoski and Ben Kalina.

The show is from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios, including Titmouse, Kripke Enterprises, Original Film and Point Gray Pictures.

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