Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Danny Pudi (Mythic Quest) will lend their voices to Comedy Central’s new animated series Golden Axe. Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Lisa Gilroy (Jury Duty), and Carl Tart (Grand Crew) also voice characters in the video game-inspired series.
Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Mike McMahan and American Dad!‘s Joe Chandler are executive producing and will write the first episode. Chandler’s also confirmed to guide the series as showrunner. Additionally, President/CEO of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Haruki Satomi, President/COO of Sega Corporation Shuji Utsumi, and Sega’s Toru Nakahara are involved as executive producers, along with Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Toby Ascher.
“In a hilarious and loving homage to Sega’s 1989 video game series, Golden Axe follows veteran warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they once again battle to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder who just won’t seem to stay dead,” reads Comedy Central’s synopsis. “Fortunately, this time they have the inexperienced and underprepared Hampton Squib on their side.”
Golden Axe Cast and Characters:
- Matthew Rhys will play Gilius Thunderhead, a grumpy battle dwarf with exceptionally poor hygiene and a chip on his shoulder.
- Danny Pudi is Hampton Squib, a naive, inexperienced first-time adventurer who has dreamt of questing his entire life. He hopes his can-do attitude can make up for his inability to actually do stuff.
- Lisa Gilroy is Tyris Flare, a fearsome battle sorceress, deadly in a fight and even deadlier with her sharp wit.
- Liam McIntyre is Ax Battler, a barbarian warrior with a strict code of honor and sweet golden retriever demeanor. His brawn outweighs his brains, but his heart outweighs his brawn.
- Carl Tart is Chronos “Evil” Lait, originally from “Golden Axe III”, is a 100% badass humanoid panther. At least that’s how Chronos describes himself. In reality, he’s uncomfortably cheesy and can’t read a room.
The 10-episode season is produced by CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Sony Pictures Television, and Original Film. Titmouse is the series’ animation studio, with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina executive producing.
