Have you had enough of video game adaptations? Too bad! Another one is coming down the pike—though this one is animated. Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan and American Dad producer Joe Chandler are teaming up for a cartoon version of Golden Axe, the side-scrolling Sega game in which good guys must save the magical land of Yuria from the evil Death Adder. Also, naturally, there’s a golden axe involved.
The voice cast for this obviously epic adventure includes Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Danny Pudi (Mythic Quest), Lisa Gilroy (Glamorous), Liam McIntyre (Star Wars: Resistance), and Carl Tart (Star Trek: Lower Decks). McMahan and Chandler are co-writing the show’s first episode; Chandler will serve as showrunner.
The official description, according to Variety, goes like this: Golden Axe “follows veteran warriors Ax Battler (McIntyre), Tyris Flare (Gilroy), and Gilius Thunderhead (Rhys) as they once again battle to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder who just won’t seem to stay dead. Fortunately, this time they have the inexperienced and underprepared Hampton Squib (Pudi) on their side.”
Hard to pick a favorite from those character names, but I think I’m going with “Ax Battler.” However, Gillius Thunderhead is a grumpy dwarf, Tyris Flare is a “battle sorceress,” and Tart plays a “humanoid panther,” so you can’t really go wrong no matter which fighter you pick. (Pudi’s character, on the other hand, is a “naive, inexperienced first time adventurer.”)
Comedy Central has ordered ten episodes of Golden Axe, but no premiere date has been announced.
