Netflix is sharing the first teaser from the adult animated series Agent Elvis and the streaming service has confirmed Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) will be voicing the King of Rock and Roll. McConaughey’s providing the voice of Elvis Presley in the series created by Elvis’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley and John Eddie.
The animated show’s Elvis is a “global superstar by day, ass-kicking vigilante by night who eventually joins the secret agency ‘TCB’ as Agent Elvis.”
Described as an action comedy, Agent Elvis finds Elvis Presley trading in his jumpsuit for a jet pack when he is covertly inducted into a secret government spy program to battle the dark forces that threaten the country he loves – all while holding down his day job as the King of Rock and Roll.
Mike Arnold is the head writer and handles showrunner duties with writer John Eddie. Arnold, Eddie, Priscilla Presley, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Noel, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Jamie Salter, Corey Salter, and Marc Rosen executive produce. Fletcher Moules is a co-executive producer. Agent Elvis is Sony Pictures Animation’s first adult animated project.
Netflix also released a poster and photos from season one which is targeting a March 2023 premiere. Academy Award nominee Robert Valley brings Elvis’s look into the animated world while fashion designer John Varvatos designs Agent Elvis’s wardrobe.
There’s been a resurgence in interest in the groundbreaking music icon after the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. Debuting in theaters on June 24, 2022, the music-driven film starring Austin Butler has earned more than $287 million at the box office and has been nominated for eight Oscars.