Futuristic KING KONG Animated Series Coming to Netflix
Netflix has announced a new CG animated series based on the legendary King Kong. The series will be called Kong - King of the Apes, and it will tell a very different story than what we are use too. According to EW the show is set in 2050. Here's a description of the story:
Kong becomes a wanted fugitive after wrecking havoc at Alcatraz Island’s Natural History and Marine Preserve. What most humans on the hunt for the formidable animal don’t realize, though, is that Kong was framed by an evil genius who plans to terrorize the world with an army of enormous robotic dinosaurs. As the only beast strong enough to save humanity from the mechanical dinos, Kong must rely on the help of three kids who know the truth about him.
The series is bring produced by Avi Arad (Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men), and it will be geared toward kids. They will kick it off with a feature-length film in 2016, which will then be followed by 12 half-hour episodes. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement,
“We’re thrilled to be working with Avi who has made some of the most successful action and adventure franchises today and whose Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventure series has been very popular on Netflix around the world. With 41 Entertainment as our partner on this, we continue to work with some of the finest animation studios around the world to create shows that will appeal to kids of all ages globally.”
Arad said,
“I always loved King Kong. This is a unique opportunity to introduce him in brilliant CGI animation to kids worldwide with the power of Netflix.”
This sounds like it will be a fun show to watch with the kids. I'm not sure if my girls are into King Kong though.