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Fans ofThe Boys, rejoice!
On Sunday, Prime Video announced that an animated, eight-episode spin-off series of the Emmy-nominated show will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform next year.
Series star Karl Urban announced news of the forthcoming show via a recorded message that played during Prime Video’s block of virtual panels duringCCXP Worlds 2021.
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“Surprise! We’re almost finished with eight episodes of our animated series,Diabolical,” said Kripke in a press release. “We gathered together some incredible creators and we gave them one rule…just kidding, there’s no rules.”
“They blew the doors off it, delivering eight completely unexpected, funny, shocking, gory, moist, emotional episodes. You thinkThe Boysis nuts? Wait till you see this,” he continued.
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Executive producers and writers Rogen and Goldberg added, “Ever since we saw the animated filmThe Animatrix, a series of short animated films set in the universe ofThe Matrix, we’ve wanted to rip it off. Today that dream has come true.”
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“Expanding the universe ofThe Boyshas been an amazing journey. Fans will get all-new stories, with all the fun and outrageous humor ofThe Boysthat they know and love—plus some great surprises,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon Studios. “Eric, Seth, and Evan have assembled incredible talent to bringDiabolicalto life, and we can’t wait for our Prime Video customers to see this new, wild ride.”
source: people.com
