Apple has placed a direct-to-series order for an animated adaptation of "Strange Planet. "The show hails from creators Dan Harmon and Nathan Pyle, with Pyle creating the webcomic and graphic novels of the same name. Amalia Levari will act as showrunner.
The "Strange Planet" series is said to tell deep and moving stories about beings on a distant planet not unlike our own. Harmon, Pyle and Levari are all executive producers on the project. Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico are executive producers of ShadowMachine. Steve Levy and Taylor Alexy Pyle also serve as executive producers. Mike Roberts directed the pilot and will serve as supervising director. Apple Studios will produce along with animation studio ShadowMachine.
Stars: James Adomian, Cedric Yarbrough, Beth Stelling
Harmon is known for co-creating the hit Adult Swim series "Rick and Morty," which recently premiered its fifth season. The show has proven to be a huge success, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 2018 and 2020. Harmon previously created and executive produced the hit NBC sitcom "Community," which ran for six seasons and earned multiple Academy Award nominations. Emmy. He was also an executive producer of the animated film "Anomalisa" in 2015. He is currently working on the animated comedy "Krapopolis" on Fox.
Harmon is represented by CAA and Metro Public Relations. Nathan Pyle and Taylor Alexy Pyle are represented by CAA, The Gernert Company and Weintraub. Levari is represented by Morris Yorn and Kaplan Perrone.
“Strange Planet” would be only the second adult animated series to debut on Apple. The streamer also currently has the musical comedy series “Central Park,” the second season of which is scheduled to debut on June 25.
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