Today, Paramount+ announced the surprise premiere of its new original animated series. Among Us , based on the world-famous social deception game.
Series stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Liv Hewson announced Friday at the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles that all ten episodes are now available exclusively on Paramount+.
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Created by Owen Dennis ( «Infinity Train» ) and produced by CBS Studios and Innersloth, Among Us game follows a group of eccentric, monochrome crew members on a ship transporting scrap metal across the galaxy who must identify the Imposter in their midst before they themselves become victims of his evil plans.
The voice cast includes Brown as Orange, Kimiko Glenn as Blue, Hewson as Black, Ashley Johnson as Purple, Wayne Knight as Lime, Phil LaMarr as Brown, Randall Park as Red, Dan Stevens as Blue, Debra Wilson as Yellow and The Computer, Elijah Wood as Green, and Patton Oswalt as White.
Game Among Us has become a global phenomenon, peaking at nearly 500 million monthly active users in the fourth quarter of 2020. The game has garnered over 4 billion views on YouTube and over 1.22 billion views on Twitch. In October 2020 alone, it reached the top spot on Google Play in 66 countries and the top spot on iOS in 55 countries, ranking in the top 100 in nearly every market worldwide.
Dennis also serves as an executive producer alongside Forest Willard and Marcus Bromander, as well as Carl Neisser of Innersloth. The animation studio is Titmouse, with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, and Ben Kalina serving as executive producers. The trailer can be seen above.
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