Between us, the pandemic-era video game sensation is getting an animated series adaptation. According to Variety, CBS Studios has partnered with an indie developer inner slot to bring the series to a mainstream audience. Owen Dennis, the animator and artist best known for Infinity Train, will serve as creator and executive producer of the animated series. There is currently no information on which streaming platform or network it will appear on, but the official logline states that the show will follow the same premise as the video game, which will see some crew members of a spaceship gradually and after being replaced by shapeshifting aliens sabotage the ship and kill everyone. Basically it’s a thriller.
The report adds that tit (Big mouth) will serve as the animation studio for the Between us Series and that it’s covered by The Animation Guild and not the Writers Guild of America (WGA) – so the ongoing writers’ strike shouldn’t impact production. As already mentioned, Dennis will oversee direction of the series, having previously worked on it Cartoon Networks Infinity Train takes place in a seemingly never-ending train that travels through a barren landscape. It’s unclear how they intend to integrate dialogue exchanges between crew members, as the players’ arguments and statements were the most important parts in deciphering who the impostor is. Maybe just normal voice output? I could also imagine the big reveal being saved for the season finale.
Among Us was originally released in 2018 but spread across the internet in 2018 mid 2020 If Pull out Streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris launched the game in front of over 20,000 viewers, sparking interest from viewers and countless other streamers who followed suit. It broke and surpassed several records steam Player base charts and mobile downloads – with 4 billion views youtube until the end of 2020. The COVID-19 The lockdown was also a good catalyst for its popularity to surge, as people who couldn’t interact with others in real life did so in-game. Its success also spawned a virtual reality game called ” Among Us VR and plans for a possible sequel – however, the latter was then abandoned to focus on revamping the main game.
Lately, Hollywood couldn’t ignore the influence of video games and used the existing popularity to develop more and more adaptations. We started the year with HBO’s Live action adaptation of The last of us, who is a leading force in awards season. Not to mention Sony’s PlayStation The production unit is looking to expand into mainstream media under the direction of David Harbour Gran Turismo Movie Release in August and even a God of War series order from Amazon Prime Video. Even the BAFTA Awarded horde battle game Vampire Survivor is turned into an animated series.
There is currently no release window or streaming/network details for the Among Us animated series.
