Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre, Carl Tart star in the series based on the 1989 game Image via Google Play
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Comedy Central announced on Wednesday that it has ordered a 10-episode animated series based on Sega's Golden Ax video game series. The show's cast includes Matthew Rhys as Gillius Thunderhead, Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, Lisa Gilroy as Tyrus Flare, Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler and Carl Tart as Chronos “Evil” Lait.
CBS Studios with Sony Pictures Television and Original Film will handle the series. They describe the series:
A fun and adorable tribute to Sega's 1989 video game series, Golden Ax, from executive producers Mike McMahon and Joe Chandler, following veteran warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they once again fight to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder who seemingly won't die. Luckily, this time they have the inexperienced and unprepared Hampton Squib on their side.
Sega's Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi and Toru Nakahara will serve as executive producers along with Neal H. Moritz, Original Film's Pavun Shetty, and Toby Ascher.
Sega announced a new untitled entry in the Golden Ax series at The Game Awards on December 7.
The Golden Ax arcade game was originally released by Sega in 1989 as a side-scrolling arcade beat-em up game.
The game series inspired a stage play in 2018.
Source: Deadline (Denise Petski) via Gematsu