Netflix collaborates with Legendary for "Skull Island" and "Tomb Raider" Anime

Netflix and Legendary Television announce two new anime series, the first based on Legendary's Skull island and the second on Square Enix Tomb Raider on worldwide franchising. Netflix and Legendary Television are currently in production for the previously announced anime series as well Pacific Rim: The Black.

Skull island

A new chapter in Legendary's Monsterverse franchise, Skull Island is a thrilling animated adventure series that follows shipwrecked characters desperate to escape from the most dangerous place on Earth: a mysterious island that is home to prehistoric monsters, including the greatest titan of everyone, Kong.

Executive producers: Brian Duffield (Under the water, the babysitter), who will write and executive produce, and Jacob Robinson, with his company Tractor Pants.

Animation studio: Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania, Blood of Zeus)

Franchise information: Bigger than any single monster, Legendary's Monsterverse is a vast, multi-level story universe centered around humanity's battle to survive in a world that is under siege by a new catastrophic reality - the monsters of our myths and legends are real . Starting in 2014 with Godzilla, continuing with 2017 Kong: Skull Island and 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Monsterverse movies have amassed over a billion dollars at the international box office and in March 2021 comes the next epic chapter of the Monsterverse movie Godzilla vs. Kong.

tomb raider

Lara Croft, one of the video game world's most iconic adventurers, makes her anime debut in an all-new series. Picking up the events of the highly successful Tomb Raider video game reboot trilogy, the animated series will map the latest and greatest adventure of the globetrotting heroine. Twenty-five years after her first game appeared, Lara continues to explore new territory.

Executive producers: Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Red Sonja), who will write and be the executive producer; Founder and CEO of dj2 Entertainment Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the hedgehog), Stephan Bugaj and Howard Bliss; Jacob Robinson, under his Tractor Pants company.

Franchise information: In the 25 years since its launch, the tomb raider The video game series has sold over 81 million copies and garnered treasure prizes. The success of the game led to a global franchise that includes films, merchandise, comic books and now a stylish animated series. The latest version of the game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, has received numerous nominations and "Best of" awards. The tomb raider the video games are developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal and published by Square Enix.