"ThunderCats Roar" @Cartoon Network in 2019

[Optimus Prime]

The ThunderCats are coming back!

EW can exclusively reveal that Warner Bros. Animation is bringing back the iconic cat-like aliens for new animated series called ThunderCats Roar, which will debut on Cartoon Network in 2019.

Check out an exclusive sneak peak at the show above.

The original ThunderCats show aired from 1985 and 1989, and followed the adventures of Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Snarf, and WilyKit and WilyKat, the refugees of the planet Thundera who end up on Third Earth. While ThunderCats Roar plans on staying true to the original’s premise and will feature tons of action, it will also lean into the inherent comedy of the world, too.

“I think the world that they built lends itself really well to comedy because of how silly and crazy and outlandish those ideas are and some of those settings are,” says producer Victor Courtright in the exclusive behind-the-scenes video above. “But at the same time, it wouldn’t be ThunderCats if it didn’t have super cool action elements because that’s what people came back to. It’s very much something that we want to lean on. So with the new show, we’re not walking away from the action in any bit. Every step we take towards comedy, we take two more towards really cool action scenes and explosions and lasers and actions effects.”

Here’s the official logline for the series: “Staying true to the premise of the original series, Lion-O and the ThunderCats — Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Wilykat, and Wilykit — barely escape the sudden destruction of their home world, Thundera, only to crash land on the mysterious and exotic planet of Third Earth. Lion-O, the newly appointed Lord of the ThunderCats, attempts to lead the team as they make this planet their new home. A bizarre host of creatures and villains stand in their way, including the evil Mumm-Ra, Third Earth’s wicked ruler who will let nothing, including the ThunderCats, stop his tyrannical reign over the planet.”

ThunderCats Roar stars Max Mittelman (Justice League Action) as Lion-O and Wilykat, Erica Lindbeck (DC Super Hero Girls) as Cheetara and Wilykit, Patrick Seitz (Justice League Action) as Tygra and Mumm-Ra, and Chris Jai Alex (Star Wars: Battlefront II) as Panthro.

Check out the key art below:

 

[Cobratron]

So it's an Adventure Time/World of Quest/Teen Titans Go version of Thundercats.

 

[Julio Jones]

So basically Teen Titans Go version of Thundercats.

 

[Ironman]

Excuse me?!! THAT ain't my Thundercats

 

[MidniteJay]

I just about did that face when I came in and saw the pics in the OP.

 

[The War Report]

:stevedash:

 

[Morose Polymath]

It's a travesty what cartoon network did to the 2011 series. That shyt was so damn dope, NETFLIX needs to quit playing and resurrect that series and do it like Voltron: Legendary Defender.

This shyt right here tho, they can keep that

 

[Kingshango]

 

[parallax]

Honestly after that everyone hates lion o and tygra always wins shyt about the remake, it's whatever for me at the moment

 

[Uitomy]

Excuse me?!! THAT ain't my Thundercats

exactly, its the kids thunder cats now

 

[Mortal1]

It's a travesty what cartoon network did to the 2011 series. That shyt was so damn dope, NETFLIX needs to quit playing and resurrect that series and do it like Voltron: Legendary Defender.

This shyt right here tho, they can keep that

I’m willing to give this a shot but I wished they continued the 2011 series for another three seasons. So much potential wasted right when the first season was setting future plot lines up.

 

[Json]

So is this all there is now for cartoon styles?

Either it's Avatar style or Adventure Time/Teen Titans Go?

I'm not asking for 90s X-Men but somebody can at least pull a version of Batman TAS atmosphere. I feel like there were a few variations going on back then in terms of animation.

 

[Black Trash!]

shyt is trash

Different don’t mean good

 

[ORDER_66]

CARTOON NETWORK NEEDS TO GO!!!!!!



The creators and network execs need to finally be fired.... Syfy and Cartoon network is confirmed trash...

 

[Red Shield]

I will be so happy when this hipster age of animation is fukking OVER