AMC is Producing 2-Seasons of an Animated Sci-Fi Drama Titled PANTHEON and Here Are The Details

 AMC is getting into the animation business and they are producing two seasons of a primetime animated drama titled Pantheon. The series was created by Turn creator/executive producer Craig Silverstein and each season will consist of eight, hour-long episodes.

Pantheon is based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu, and is about “Uploaded Intelligence or, human consciousness uploaded to the ‘cloud.” Pantheon‘s visual style is described as “a fresh take on graphic realism done in a traditional 2D way, using modern tools.”

In its first season, the story focuses on Maddie, “a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being: an ‘Uploaded Intelligence’ or ‘UI’, but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.”

That certainly sounds like an interesting story. It’s not really a new concept, but I’m still curious and interested in seeing how the story of this series plays out. Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, said in a statement:

“Pantheon is an entertaining and provocative series about personal relationships and what happens to them when the boundary of life is removed from the human condition. And we’re looking to push other boundaries here too, in making an animated drama that aims to be every bit as moving, immersive and visceral as any premium, live-action scripted series. We are fortunate to have incredible source material from Ken Liu, one of the most celebrated science fiction writers at work today, and we are delighted to once again be working with Craig Silverstein. Both of these writers know how to weave the intimate and the epic into a powerful tale.”

Silverstein will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Liu will serve as a consulting producer. And the animation will be done by the independent animation production company Titmouse.

Does this sound like an animated series you’d be interested in checking out?