Todd McFarlane Developing RAW10 Adult Animated Series Inspired by His Action Figures
Todd McFarlane and his McFarlane Films are partnering with wiip and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Rooster Teeth Studios to develop an adult animated series titled RAW10. The series was created by Dan Dominguez (Gen: Lock), and it will be based on McFarlane Toys’ action figure line.
The RAW10 toyline consists of cybernetically enhanced animals, and the show will satirically explore the tropes of ’80s-era animation. It’s explained that the series will be “an R-rated Saturday morning cartoon for adults, through the lens of the toyline.”
This sounds like it could actually be a fun and crazy series! It will feature toyline characters such as Fren-Z (a robotic blend of a great white shark and prehistoric megalodon), Battlesnake (a super genius reptilian monster) and Cy-Gor, who is part gorilla, part cyborg. Cy-Gor was originally introduced in the Spawn universe, so his Spawn backstory could come into play, but the RAW10 series will be separate from the Spawn franchise.
McFarlane said in a statement: “Having fun in the older-skewing animation space is always something I am thinking about. With the off-beat mind of writer Dan Dominguez and the experience of Rooster Teeth, we are all hoping the combined total will be a wild and entertaining ride for everyone. Animation lets our minds have an unlimited budget to create everything.”
Dominguez went on to say: “When I was a kid, I loved Saturday Morning Cartoons and, as I got older, my love of animation only got stronger thanks to anime. So many of the great R-rated toons out of Japan showed me that genre animation could be made for grownups. That they could be darkly hilarious, thematically rich, cerebral, violent, and seductive. So when I got the chance to come up with the world’s first adult Saturday morning cartoon, and to do it with Todd McFarlane – a personal hero who opened my eyes to how grown up comic books could be… needless to say, this project has been a dream come true. So get ready for deeply unsettling, grown-up style laughs! Thrills! Chills! Gore! Sex! Adult themes! And… emotions! Yes, I do in fact plan on having a 30 foot tall cybernetic gorilla make you cry.”
Creative executive and producer, Mark Roybal said: “With Todd’s highly anticipated return to TV animation, Dan’s blistering run of genre defying shows, and Rooster Teeth’s flawless track-record, wiip couldn’t be in better company to launch our first animated show. We’re always going to bet on the most original, daring and creative filmmakers – and that’s what we have with Todd, Dan, and Dan. This show is definitely going to wake up the whole house on Saturday morning.”
Producer Dan Shorr added: “I had a Spawn movie poster at my Bar Mitzvah, which is a choice that feels officially justified. We’ve absolutely loved working with our partners at McFarlane Films and wiip and reuniting with our brilliant gen:LOCK Executive Producer Dan Dominguez to help put together this unique love letter to genre storytelling.”
I’m excited about seeing how this animated series turns out!
Source: Deadline