Gorgeous Teaser Trailer for ‘Scavengers Reign’ Animated Sci-Fi Series
by Alex Billington
September 29, 2023
Source: YouTube
“This place… it’s like a puzzle. Nothing really makes sense in the way we know it…” Max has revealed a teaser trailer for an animated sci-fi series called Scavengers Reign, created by animation filmmakers Joe Bennett & Charles Huettner based on their own short. This exquisite adventure is about a crew exploring a “hostile world allowed to thrive without human interference” on an “unforgiving alien planet.” The visuals in this are absolutely incredible! While this look is common in graphic novels, I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this on screen. The voice cast features Wunmi Mosaku, Bob Stephenson, Sunita Mani, Ted Travelstead, and Alia Shawkat. After their deep-space freighter is damaged, the stranded crew of the Demeter crash down on a beautiful yet dangerous planet. As the group uncovers the true nature of this place, they must do everything in their power to survive long enough to escape or be rescued. I am obsessed with how this looks! Every frame! All the hard sci-fi! Cannot wait to watch this and get immersed in it. This is only a teaser, even though it’s a full 2 and 1/2 minutes long, so stay tuned for more preview footage soon.
Here’s the first trailer (+ poster) for Joe Bennett & Charles Huettner’s Scavengers Reign, from YouTube:
In this surreal sci-fi animated series, the remaining crew from a damaged interstellar freighter ship find themselves stranded on a beautiful yet unforgiving alien planet – where they must survive long enough to escape or be rescued. But as the survivors struggle to locate their downed ship and missing crewmates, their new home reveals a hostile world allowed to thrive without human interference. With lush, visually stunning animation, Scavengers Reign presents a wholly unique view of the consequences of unchecked hubris and humanity’s eternal desire to conquer the unknown. Scavengers Reign is a series created and written by animation filmmakers Joseph Bennett (director of other shorts; storyboard artist & animator on other projects) and Charles Huettner (director of other shorts; background artist on other projects). Based on their own 2016 short. Benjy Brooke is supervising director, with Vincent Tsui also directing. Produced by Green Street Pictures, with animated by Titmouse. Executive produced by Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Joe Bennett & Charles Huettner. HBO will debut Scavengers Reign streaming on Max starting on October 19th, 2023 coming soon this fall. How cool does this look?
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