Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming animated seriesBlood of Zeusfrom the studio behind their hit adaptation ofKonami’sCastlevania, Powerhouse Animation Studios.
Previously known asGods & Heroes, the 8 episode series is based on Greek mythology and will focus on Heron, a commoner who finds out he’s the illegitimate son of Zeus and must defend humanity from an evil demon army.
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Created by Greek American brothers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides,Blood of Zeusisn’t their first time working with Greek mythology and anime. Their previous screenwriting credits include fantasy epicImmortalsandthe Netflix live action adaptation ofDeath Note.
In a press release, the Parlapanides brothers said “in [Blood of Zeus] we wanted to tell a wholly original story set in the beloved world of Greek mythology. We are thankful for such an amazing cast and for such great creative partners at Netflix and Powerhouse Animation, who continue to push the envelope and expand the anime genre in a manner we had only dreamed of.”
Blood of Zeuswill be directed by Shaunt Nigoghossian (Justice League Action,Transformers Prime). And the voice cast includes Jason O’Mara (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) as Zeus, Derek Phillips (Friday Night Lights) as Heron, Claudia Christian (Babylon 5) as Hera with Jessica Henwick (Luke Cage) as Alexia.
This isn’t the first time anime andgreek mythologyhave clashed; the French/Japanese co-productionUlysees 31was a sci-fi spin on the story of Odysseus (known as Ulysees in Latin). But perhaps the best known is Saint Seiya, a hugely popular shonen manga running from 1986 to 1990 which received a recent CGI reboot with Netflix’sKnights of the Zodiac.There’s some classic 80’s anime vibes coming fromBlood of Zeusand coming from the same studio as the hitCastlevaniaseries, this could be a hit of epic proportions.
Blood of Zeuswill be available to stream on Netflix from Oct 27.
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