Invincible (TV series)

Invincible is an American adult animated superhero television series, based on the Image Comics series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on March 25, 2021 to critical acclaim for its animation, action sequences, and performances. The series stars Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, and J. K. Simmons. The series revolves around Mark Grayson, a 17-year-old boy whose father is Omni-Man, and his transformation into a superhero under the guidance of his father. In April 2021, Amazon renewed the series for a second and third season.
Premise.
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager, except for the fact that his father, Nolan, is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.
Characters.
Guest.
Gary Anthony Williams, Zehra Fazal, Justin Roiland, Reginald VelJohnson, and Khary Payton also provide additional background voices.
Production.
Development.
On June 19, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given a series order to the project for a first season consisting of eight episodes. Simon Racioppa serves as showrunner for the series, based on the comic book of the same name by Robert Kirkman, and also serves as executive producer alongside Kirkman, David Alpert, and Catherine Winder. Production companies involved with the series include Skybound. Coincidentally, executive producers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen (who also provides a voice on the show) are working on a live-action film adaptation of the comic, which is separate from the animated series, as co-directors, writers, and producers. On April 29, 2021, after the release of the final episode of the first season, Amazon renewed the series for a second and third season.
Casting.
In January 2019, Steven Yeun, J. K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Malese Jow, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin and Max Burkholder joined the cast of the series. On July 18, 2020, Robert Kirkman confirmed the casting in a live video on Twitter.
Release.
On January 22, 2021, during a live-stream celebrating the 18th anniversary of "Invincible" #1, Kirkman revealed that the series would debut on March 25, 2021 (midnight EST), with the first 3 episodes. The remaining episodes would release weekly thereafter.
Reception.
 The website's critical consensus reads, "With bold animation, bloody action, and an all-star cast led by the charming Steven Yeun, "Invincible" smartly adapts its source material without sacrificing its nuanced perspective on the price of superpowers." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". 
Ben Travers of "IndieWire" gave the show a B grade, stating that "Kirkman's adaptation is provocative, surprising, and sometimes challenging, as it constantly tries to disrupt the accepted ideas of its genre, whether that's the superhero genre, the teen drama genre, or the misguided notion that animation is a genre unto itself." Kathryn VanArendonk of "Vulture" states "the series has a palpable "more of an eight-hour movie" thing going on, and the potential of that model is that it will all coalesce in the end into this glorious, big, transfixing story" but also adds that "the pitfall is that it makes these opening episodes a little weaker; there are "so" many characters happening here, "so" many story threads to put in place, that it's hard to know what to invest in as a viewer." 
Siddhant Adlakha of "IGN" gave Season 1 of the series a 8 out of 10, stating the season "is great, thanks to its unique action and strong character-centric gravitas" and that the show "combines familiar superhero tropes with unexpected gore and moving character dynamics, resulting in the year’s most surprising superhero series."
Future.
On April 30, 2021, Invincible's Twitter channel posted an image confirming Season 2 and 3.