The classic superhero troupe will be returning to the small screen in 2019. After a near thirty year layoff from its last new episode, Entertainment Weekly has revealed a behind the scenes trailer that gives viewers a quick peak at what Warner Brothers has in store for ThunderCats Roar.
In the video, producer Victor Courtright explains, “I think the world that they built lends itself really well to comedy because of how silly and crazy and outlandish those ideas are and some of those settings are.” Courtright later adds, “But at the same time, it wouldn’t be ThunderCats if it didn’t have super cool action elements because that’s what people came back to. It’s very much something that we want to lean on. So with the new show, we’re not walking away from the action in any bit. Every step we take towards comedy, we take two more towards really cool action scenes and explosions and lasers and actions effects.”
Exclusive: @CartoonNetwork is bringing back ThunderCats for a new animated series https://t.co/9rmkxc4RE9
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) May 18, 2018
The official description of the show currently describes ThunderCats Roar as, “Staying true to the premise of the original series, Lion-O and the ThunderCats — Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Wilykat, and Wilykit — barely escape the sudden destruction of their home world, Thundera, only to crash land on the mysterious and exotic planet of Third Earth. Lion-O, the newly appointed Lord of the ThunderCats, attempts to lead the team as they make this planet their new home. A bizarre host of creatures and villains stand in their way, including the evil Mumm-Ra, Third Earth’s wicked ruler who will let nothing, including the ThunderCats, stop his tyrannical reign over the planet.”
There’s no word on when exactly in 2019 the series will air, but fans of the original can get ready for the revamp nevertheless.
