Amazon has announced that it has greenlit an animated TV series based on the Image Comics/Skybound comic series Invincible from creators Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker. Simon Racioppa (Teen Titans), Justin and Chris Copeland (Avengers Assemble) will serve as showrunner and directors respectively.
In addition to the Universal live-action feature length film that is currently in development, Amazon will drop eight hour-long animated episodes (season 1 — with plans for more depending how well it does) based on the greatest superhero comic ever made – Invincible. The comic recently came to a close this year after a 15 year run and 144+ issues. "To know our characters will live on in multiple iterations in other media is almost too exciting to bear! What Amazon is allowing us to do in animated form is nothing short of ground-breaking, and I can't wait for our rabid fan base to experience it!" said Kirkman.
In case you missed news of the live-action Invincible movie (which is still in development at Universal), director/writing and producing team Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Preacher, Sausage Party) are the ones handling that adaptation as well, separate from the Amazon deal. For more details on that – CLICK HERE.
Source on TV news – Slashfilm.