A popular video game Among Us has been unexpectedly released as a new original series on Paramount+!
Today at the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, Paramount+ announced that it is developing an animated comedy series based on the game. Among Us . It has also been revealed that the entire 10-episode season has been secretly released and is now available for viewing on Paramount+.
The news was reported by the series' stars Yvette Nicole Brown ( Community ) and Liv Hewson ( Yellowjackets ), and fans were given the opportunity to watch a preview trailer for the series (which you can watch below).
Like the cult video game, the series follows a group of colorful space travelers who must discover which of them is the alien impostor secretly killing the crew. But thanks to its hilarious cast, Among Us — this is not just a detective story, it is a comedy that turns the game into a crazy detective story in the style of Agatha Christie.
In the game Among Us The film also features a stellar cast of voice actors. Joining Brown and Hewson are Wayne Knight ( Seinfeld ), Elijah Wood ( The Lord of the Rings ), Patton Oswalt ( The Goldbergs ), as well as two former members Mad TV , Debra Wilson and Phil Lamarr, and many others.
In a statement, Paramount+ claims that the adaptation Among Us Integrating the game into a series was an obvious choice. They claim that in 2020, the game attracted nearly 500 million monthly players and became the number one mobile game by October of that year. The streaming service also reported that walkthrough videos have garnered over 4 billion views on YouTube and over 1 billion views on Twitch, so it's clear that viewers are already enjoying the game.
But the series had a long way to go before its release. Adaptation Among Us was first announced back in 2024 and was created by animator Owen Dennis, best known for his series on Cartoon Network. «Regular Show» и «The Infinite Train» .
«"The game can be a little unsettling," Dennis told the publication. Deadline in 2024. "You're wandering around a practically empty spaceship, knowing that at least one crew member is an alien and wants to kill you. It's creepy in the best sense of the word. At the same time, it's funny and ironic, clearly echoing films "Alien", "Star Trek"« и «"Something »"Combining that kind of humor with drama is something I love to do and it's present in a lot of my previous work, such as «Infinity Train» и «"Regular Show" ».
The entire season of Among Us is now available to watch on Paramount+.
This article originally appeared on www.showsnob.com under the headline "Paramount+ Secretly Launches Full Season of Among Us.".