Among Us Animated Series in Development at CBS Studios With Infinity Train Creator Owen Dennis
Among Us, the pandemic-era video game sensation, is getting an animated series adaptation. As per Variety, CBS Studios has partnered with indie developer Innersloth to bring the series to a mainstream audience. Owen Dennis, the animator-artist best known for Infinity Train, will act as the creator and executive producer of the animated series. Currently, there is no information on what streaming platform or network it will arrive on, but the official logline notes that the show will follow the same premise as the video game, where some crew members on a spaceship have been replaced by shapeshifting aliens, slowly sabotaging the ship and killing everyone. It's a whodunnit, essentially.
The report adds that Titmouse (Big Mouth) will serve as the animation studio for the Among Us series and that it's covered by The Animation Guild instead of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) — so the ongoing writers' strike shouldn't affect the production. As mentioned before, Dennis will lead the charge on the series, having previously worked on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train, which is set on a seemingly endless train travelling through a barren landscape. It's unclear how they plan on incorporating dialogue exchanges between the crew members since the arguments and player testimonies were the most crucial parts of deciphering who the imposter is. Just standard voice acting, maybe? I'd also imagine that the big reveal will be saved for the season finale.
Thrilled to be working with @OweeeeenDennis and all our partners to make this @AmongUsGame series come to life, with an extra love to @bigpigeoncarl for repping us!!
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