Idris Elba & Sabrina Partner With Crunchyroll To Produce & Develop An Anime Series

Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have just signed a deal with the anime network Crunchyroll to develop a sci-fi animated series called “Dantai.”

Crunchyroll released a press statement that explained how Elba’s production company Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures will be producing the series for an audience of over 100 million registered users.

“For more than a decade, through anime and anime-inspired Originals, Crunchyroll has been leading the charge for the popularization of adult dramatic animation and we are fast becoming the epicenter for the next generation of animation fans, as is evidenced by our incredible growth in registered users and subscribers” said Joanne Waage, General Manager, Crunchyroll. “Gens Y and Z have experienced superhero fatigue and are hungry for the new stories and ideas that our creators tell. This development deal with Sabrina and Idris Elba is another example of how we’re working with best-in-class partners to bring in new audiences and tell fresh and compelling stories through a medium that transcends genres and generations.”

Source:
Eurweb