“The IP of the game is unbelievable and it did set up some relationships,” Wesson explained at the time, “but we’ve taken it into another place that is really about the two brothers. Netflix first teased The Cuphead Show! at the 2020 Annecy Animation Festival, where Segurson, producer Dave Wasson (Mickey Mouse Shorts), and art director Andrea Fernandez explained how they found their way into adapting the game. The tease gives fans their first look at how director Cosmo Segurson ( Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling) and his animation team translated StudioMDHR’s retro gameplay for the small screen, and (re)introduces King Dice, voiced by Wayne Brady. The two get up to all kinds of wild antics including crossing paths with the fiendish gambler and the villain of the original game, The Devil himself. Netflix debuted a first look for the The Cuphead Show! on Friday during its Geeked Week presentation, promising more of the 1950s style that made the video game so great.Īs veteran Cuphead players might expect, The Cuphead Show! will follow the adventures of Cuphead and his sidekick Mugman. The Cuphead game's art style was modeled after that of cartoons from the 1930s such as works created by Fleischer Studios, so the transition back to a TV series from a game seemed like it'd be a pretty natural one.A video game based on fake cartoons now has its own real cartoon series. To celebrate, here’s an exclusive clip from the show!! /TWAUuQ4EGCįrom seeing The Cuphead Show! in action now, it should look pretty close to what Cuphead fans were expecting from it given that the game already had roots in cartoons. The clip featured Brady himself confirming his involvement in the show before introducing King Dice and the first clip showing off the tone of The Cuphead Show! and his character.Įxtra! Extra!! Hot off the presses from Word is out that none other than the wonderful, whimsical will be voicing The Devil’s right hand man King Dice in the coming soon to Netflix. The TV series adaptation of the Cuphead game was one of the main productions touted during this day of Netflix news with much of Friday focused on Netflix's adaptations of different gaming properties. The clip from The Cuphead Show! can be seen below courtesy of Netflix's Geeked Week announcements.

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