Max announced today that its original adult animated series, Creature Commandos, written and executive-produced by James Gunn, will premiere on Thursday, December 5, 2024. A new episode will debut weekly until January 16, 2025.
Creature Commandos tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails… they’re your last, worst option.
The cast includes Steve Agee as Economos, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana, Anya Chalotra as Circe, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Sean Gunn as GI Robot & Weasel, David Harbour as Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Indira Varma as The Bride, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
Creature Commandos is written and executive-produced by James Gunn. It is based on DC characters and produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation.
The additional executive producers include Peter Safran, Dean Lorey, and Sam Register; Rick Morales is a supervising producer.
The teaser was revealed during the “Jim Lee & Friends” panel at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics Jim Lee welcomed a surprise greeting from filmmaker and DC Studios Co-Chair and CEO James Gunn, who wanted the fans in the room to be the first in the world to see an official teaser for the seven-episode series.
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