Grammy nominated rapper Flying Lotus will be composing music for the series as well as serving as an executive producer. Derderian points to Ultraman, a new anime series produced by Netflix based on the classic live-action sci-fi series from the 1960s, which had a strong showing in Brazil, France, Turkey, and.
Lakeith Stanfield, star of Straight Outta Compton and Sorry to Bother You, has been attached to voice the titular Yasuke. Yasuke will be animated by MAPPA, the studio behind the visually stunning Yuri on Ice and two of the best anime of 2018: Zombie Land Saga and Banana Fish. In a war-torn alternate version of feudal Japan, a retired warrior is forced back into service to protect a strange child who seems to be the target of malevolent forces. The anime series coming to Netflix takes the story of the historical Yasuke and steeps it in a world of mechs and magic. Nobunaga took Yasuke into his service and eventually named him a samurai. Among those who journeyed to see Yasuke was the legendary Daimyo, Lord Oda Nobunaga. His arrival in Japan at that time caused a stir. People traveled long distances to visit the mission and see the man with black skin. Among his party was a slave remembered by history as Yasuke. While that might leave some doubt about how Trese might turn out, Jay Oliva, the storyboard artist on films like Thor: Ragnarok and Wonder Woman as well as anime series The Legend of Korra, has been attached to oversee Trese as an executive producer.Ī little history lesson: In the 1580s, a Jesuit missionary by the name of Alessandro Balignano arrived in Japan to spread the Christian gospel. BASE Entertainment operates out of Jakarta and Singapore and doesn’t have much of a history, having only formed recently in a merger of Salto Films, Million Pictures, and Kawi Content. The series is based off of a graphic novel, also called Trese, crafted by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldissimo. BASE Entertainment produced Trese if that company doesn't sound familiar, it shouldn't. Living among the humans of Manila, they hide among the worst of society to inconspicuously sate their various demonic hungers and Alexandra Trese begins a battle to the death with these creatures. Trese dives into that sea of narrative possibilities, but with a twist: the criminals of society are horrific creatures straight out of Philippine folklore. In Q-Force, Harbour will be playing the role of Agent Rick Buck, the only straight member of the Q-Force team who is brought in to help after the other members are officially confirmed as spies.An anime series about a woman going up against the seedy criminal underbelly of a bustling city definitely harbors enormous storytelling potential.
Since the first season of Stranger Things, David Harbour has gone on to become one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. David Harbour – Agent Rick Buckĭavid Harbour is one of the most recognisable faces on Netflix thanks to his role on Stranger Things as Sheriff Jim Hopper. Prior to joining Q-Force and coming out as gay Steve “Agent Mary” Maryweather was an agent for the American Intelligence Agency. Sean Hayes is mostly well known for his role as Jack McFarland on the popular sitcom series Will & Grace, but in Q-Force he will be portraying the role of Steve Maryweather aka Agent Mary. Subscribers can look forward to watching an incredibly fun and talented cast in Q-Force: Sean Hayes – Steve “Agent Mary” Maryweather
But in order to get the full approval of the agency, the “Q-Force” is given a straight agent to help assist them on their espionage adventures. A team of undervalued LGBTQ superspies is given the chance to prove themselves by the American Intelligence Agency when Steve Maryweather aka Agent Mary joins the team.