‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Animated Series Coming in 2015

Marvel and Disney are busy at work on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, an animated series that will premiere in 2015 on Disney XD. The new series will feature the lead characters from the blockbuster movie: Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax, and Gamora.

Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, made the announcement of the start of production at the New York Comic-Con.

“The movie and franchise quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. We’re looking forward to working with the great team at Marvel Television to deliver an engaging animated series that fans can enjoy each week,” said Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD.

“This is a very exciting time for the Marvel Animation Studio as we get to explore the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe by developing the first-ever Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated series,” said Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel Television. “After starring in the biggest movie of 2014, everyone wants more of Star-Lord and his crew – now they’ll get it.”

The series will be executive produced by Alan Fine, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, and Jeph Loeb.

In addition to announcing the beginning of production, Marvel showed off a poster and test footage from the 2015 series while at the NY Comic Con:

Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series Coming in 2015


-By Rebecca Murray

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