Netflix and Rooster Teeth have announced a new Transformers Universe Origin Story (cartoon) coming to in 2020.
Not much is known about the new show, but we’ve gotten some basic bullet points on what the show plans to do:
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Netflix and Hasbro have partnered with Rooster Teeth to bring War For Cybertron to Netflix members around the world in an original series to launch in 2020 – complete with a new animation look and style that presents the Transformers like you’ve never seen them before.
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Rooster Teeth will produce the original series for Netflix and Polygon Pictures will serve as the animation studio.
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Transformers veteran FJ DeSanto (Transformers: Titans Return, Transformers: Power of the Primes) will serve as showrunner on the series with several contributing writers, including George Krstic (Megas XLR), Gavin Hignight (Transformers: Cyberverse), and Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, Transformers: Rescue Bots).
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“In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe of Cybertron in a way that audiences have never seen before – to the delight of both existing fans and those coming to the franchise for the first time,” said John Derderian, Director of Anime for Netflix. “The Transformers brand is a global phenomenon and we are thrilled to partner with Hasbro, Rooster Teeth and Polygon to bring this exciting new series to our members around the world on Netflix.”
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“We’re thrilled to work with Rooster Teeth’s new premium studio division to bring an all-new Transformers fan-oriented series to Netflix,” said Tom Warner, Senior Vice President for the Transformers franchise for Hasbro. “Transformers has a rich history of great storytelling and War for Cybertron is an exciting new chapter in the Transformers Universe.”
Are you looking forward to this new cartoon? What do you hope it does or doesn’t do?
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