Quibi has ordered a new series called Doomlands from the same guys that brought you such fare as Gary And His Demons, Bigfoot, and pretty much the entire originals lineup of Adult Swim Canada circa 2017.
The series is created and directed by Josh O’Keefe, in Doomlands, the infamous Danny Doom and aspiring bartender Lhandi sling beers across a hellish wasteland in their mobile subterranean pub: The Oasis. In order to survive, all the crew needs to do is not kill each other.
The adult animated comedy comes from Josh O’Keefe, Josh Bowen (Gary and His Demons) and Look Mom! Productions, a Blue Ant Studios company that specializes in original animated programming for teens and adults.
According to Deadline who broke the story, Bowen, whose credits also include Goodwin vs. Badwin, Night Sweats and Bigfoot, executive produces. Lee Porter (Gary and His Demons, Bigfoot) is supervising producer/director. Writer/performers include Roger Bainbridge (Baroness Von Sketch Show, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Amazing Gayl Pile); Mark Little (Conan, Gary and His Demons (Creator), Cavendish (Creator), Cupcake & Dino) and Kayla Lorette (New Eden (Creator), Gary and His Demons, Kim’s Convenience). Stephen Sloan (Crack-Duck, Bigfoot, Parenthesis Humour (Creator) is animation director.
Our Take
Two things to note here…1) Yet another series from an Australian, this one from Josh O’Keefe. 2) Quibi continues it’s strong push in adult animation following the recent pickup from the producers of Robot Chicken which happened earlier this week. Also, Canadian producers of adult animation aren’t going down without a fight. Years after Adult Swim Canada decided to be lazy, most of their producers have gone on to do some good things for VRV and various other networks.