According to Revenge of the Fans, several voice actors have joined the cast of Amazon’s eight-episode, hour-long animated series. The show is based on Kirkman’s comic of the same name.
‘The Walking Dead’ alums Steven Yeun and Khary Payton reteam with Kirkman to lend their voices to the animated series. Yuen’s credits also include ‘Final Space’ and ‘Sorry to Bother You.’ Payton has an extensive voice acting career, notably ‘Teen Titans’ and ‘Young Justice.’
But that is just the beginning, below is the remaining cast members:
- Zazie Beetz (‘Atlanta,’ ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Joker’)
- Clancy Brown (‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ ‘Avengers Assemble,’ ‘Thor: Ragnarök’)
- Chris Diamantopoulos (‘Mickey Mouse,’ ‘Ducktales,’ ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’)
- Gillian Jacobs (‘Community,’ ‘Love,’ ‘Weird City’)
- Jason Mantzoukas (‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ ‘The Good Place,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’)
- Andrew Rannells (‘Big Mouth,’ ‘A Simple Favor,’ ‘Black Monday’)
- Zachary Quinto (‘Star Trek,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘NOS4A2’)
However, the roles are currently undisclosed for all of the cast members.
The premise is below:
“Mark Grayson is a normal teenager, except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his 17th birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage. The series is suspenseful, action-filled and emotion-packed, yet builds upon poignant and heartwarming moments of love, friendship and humanity.”
Moreover, Kirkman’s Skybound is producing, with Simon Racioppa (‘Teen Titans’) is the showrunner. Also, Kirkman, Racioppa, David Alpert (‘The Walking Dead’) and Catherine Winder (‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’) are executive producers. Further, Justin and Chris Copeland (‘Ultimate Spider-Man’) will serve as supervising directors.
There is currently no premiere date yet.
Source: Revenge of the Fans and The Hollywood Reporter