Adult Swim and Crunchyroll Producing All-New Blade Runner Anime Series With Alcon Television Group
Crunchyroll to produce and distribute a new anime series inspired by the critically acclaimed Oscar-winning movie BLADE RUNNER 2049.
BLADE RUNNER – BLACK LOTUS will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Mob Psycho 100 on Toonami.
“I first saw BLADE RUNNER in 1982, at age 11. It has remained one of the defining films of my life,” said Jason DeMarco, svp/creative director of Adult Swim on-air. “To be able to explore more of this universe, with the incredible talent we have on board, is a dream come true.”
“BLADE RUNNER is a seminal work, and its influence permeates the genre,” said Mitsuhisa Ishikawa is participating as production advisor.
States Kosove and Johnson, “The BLADE RUNNER universe is an incredibly deep well for story and character with its world and mythology that audiences have been debating and talking about since inception. We are excited to continue exploring that world via this anime series. Lancaster added, “We are thrilled to have Shinji Aramaki, Kenji Kamiyama and Shinichirō Watanabe as our creative partners and look forward to the exciting journey ahead.”
ABOUT ADULT SWIM
Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is TNT, truTV and Turner Sports.
ABOUT CRUNCHYROLL
VRV Select.
ABOUT ALCON TELEVISION GROUP
Alcon Television Group is an independently owned television studio and production company based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2015 as a division of Alcon Entertainment, Alcon Television Group finances, develops, produces and distributes a diverse slate of scripted content with global market appeal for distribution on subscription networks, digital platforms and major cable and broadcast networks.
Recent projects for Alcon Television Group include the Grammy award-winning, four-part Amazon Studios recently picked up for season four; and the animated children's series Pete the Cat, a co-production with Amazon Studios based on the best-selling children's book series which premiered on the streaming service on September 21.
The Company's first co-production was the Emmy-nominated documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All for HBO. From Oscar winning director Alex Gibney, the intimate portrait of Sinatra as a singer, actor, father, husband and philanthropist remains one of HBO's most successful shows in the 50+ demographic.
BLADE RUNNER – BLACK LOTUS will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Mob Psycho 100 on Toonami.
“I first saw BLADE RUNNER in 1982, at age 11. It has remained one of the defining films of my life,” said Jason DeMarco, svp/creative director of Adult Swim on-air. “To be able to explore more of this universe, with the incredible talent we have on board, is a dream come true.”
“BLADE RUNNER is a seminal work, and its influence permeates the genre,” said Mitsuhisa Ishikawa is participating as production advisor.
States Kosove and Johnson, “The BLADE RUNNER universe is an incredibly deep well for story and character with its world and mythology that audiences have been debating and talking about since inception. We are excited to continue exploring that world via this anime series. Lancaster added, “We are thrilled to have Shinji Aramaki, Kenji Kamiyama and Shinichirō Watanabe as our creative partners and look forward to the exciting journey ahead.”
ABOUT ADULT SWIM
Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is TNT, truTV and Turner Sports.
ABOUT CRUNCHYROLL
VRV Select.
ABOUT ALCON TELEVISION GROUP
Alcon Television Group is an independently owned television studio and production company based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2015 as a division of Alcon Entertainment, Alcon Television Group finances, develops, produces and distributes a diverse slate of scripted content with global market appeal for distribution on subscription networks, digital platforms and major cable and broadcast networks.
Recent projects for Alcon Television Group include the Grammy award-winning, four-part Amazon Studios recently picked up for season four; and the animated children's series Pete the Cat, a co-production with Amazon Studios based on the best-selling children's book series which premiered on the streaming service on September 21.
The Company's first co-production was the Emmy-nominated documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All for HBO. From Oscar winning director Alex Gibney, the intimate portrait of Sinatra as a singer, actor, father, husband and philanthropist remains one of HBO's most successful shows in the 50+ demographic.
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