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The "Pacific Rim Netflix Series" is an upcoming project produced and distributed by Legendary Entertainment and Polygon Pictures in association with Netflix.[2] The series is slated for a 2020 release.[1]
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Background
Pre-Production
The untitled Pacific Rim series was announced November 7, 2018. The series was among a hundred announced or returning original series produced by Netflix as their first "content showing" for Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.[3][4]
Craig Kyle, co-writer of Thor: Ragnarok, and Greg Johnson, head writer of the 2000 series X-Men: Evolution were announced as the series showrunners.[3][4]
July 2019, during the Los Angeles Anime Expo, Legendary Entertainment announced the series would debut in 2020 with an initial plan for two seasons. The Tokyo-based animation company, Polygon Pictures, would co-produce the series. Elie Dekel, vice president of brand development and consumer products for Legendary Entertainment, cited that the production would be one of the most expensive for Netflix's original anime series.[1][note 1]
Format
The untitled Pacific Rim series will be episodic, building upon the story of the original film and Pacific Rim: Uprising. The series will follow a brother and his twin sister piloting an abandoned Jaeger across hostile territory in search of their parents.[3][note 2]
Episodes
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Main characters
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Cast
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Trivia
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Notes
- ↑ Dkel: "The series will be produced by Legendary in partnership with Tokyo’s Polygon Pictures. “[This is] one of the biggest budget anime series I’ve had the pleasure of working on, and I think that speaks to the commitment of Netflix and Legendary [to anime]” said Dekel."
- ↑ Hollywood Reporter: "Pacific Rim. Returning to the epic battle of Kaiju and Jeagers, this original anime series will expand upon the story of the first two live action movies and follow two siblings — an idealistic teenage boy and his naïve younger sister — who are forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents. Co-showrunners: Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) and Greg Johnson (X-Men: Evolution). Production Company: Legendary Entertainment (Kong: Skull Island; Pokemon: Detective Pikachu)."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Netflix's Pacific Rim Anime Is Coming in 2020, Confirmed for Two Seasons
- ↑ Netflix Announces Anime series based Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Pacific Rim' and 'Altered Carbon' Anime Projects Among Netflix's New Slate of Asian Originals
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon anime shows are coming to Netflix
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