Knowing the popularity ofThe Boys, it’s no surprise that Amazon has lined up spin-off series capable of exploring more parts of the story’s twisted world of corrupt heroes. Now, Amazon has released a new teaser for the animated seriesDiabolical, a companion series toThe Boysthat releases this March.
The official third season ofThe Boyswill be released this June, with the latest chapter featuring many new characters from the comic series including Soldier Boy, Crimson Countess, and Supersonic. Meanwhile, Amazon has made big investments in the medium of animation. The streamer made headlines when it purchased exclusive streaming rights to big animated titles such asEvangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a TimeandHotel Transylvania 4: Transformania, and they have continued to produce a slew of fascinating animated series including thehit superhero seriesInvincible.
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The brief teaser forDiabolicalshowcases its hand drawn animation as well as its R-rated violence. The animatedThe Boysspin-off has drawn many comparisons to the animation style of1990s cartoon seriesThe Animaniacs. The series has many big comedians credited as writers on the series including Awkwafina, Ilana Glazer, Andy Samberg, and Seth Rogen, though whether they will appear as voice actors in the show has yet to be confirmed.
Diabolicalis the next in a long line of established franchises getting animated spin-offs as of late. Warner Bros. plans to releaseDC’s League of Super-Petsin theaters this summer, while aLord of the Ringsanime feature film subtitledThe War of the Rohirrimis also in the works. Other recent spin-offs series of film or television franchises include Netflix’sFast & Furious Spy RacersandStar Trek: Lower Decks.The upcoming animated spin-off receiving an overwhelming amount of buzz at this time isSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which releases this October.
The Boyshas become one of Amazon Prime’s killer apps in impressively swift fashion, utilizing its biting satirical deconstruction of superhero tropes to captivate its audiences.Diabolicallooks to be the perfect show forfans ofThe Boysas they wait for the main series' highly-anticipated third season. With a hand drawn animation style that pays homage toThe Animaniacsas well as the over-the-top violence fans have come to expect from the main series,Diabolicalmay certainly have what it takes to draw in old fans as well as new ones.
