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'''''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal''''' is an American animated [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] television miniseries created by [[Genndy Tartakovsky]] and aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s night-time programming block [[Adult Swim]].
'''''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal''''' is an American animated [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] television miniseries created by [[Genndy Tartakovsky]] and aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s night-time programming block [[Adult Swim]]. The series stars the voices of [[Hazel Doupe]], Demari Hunte, and Tom Milligan. The look of the series is heavily inspired by the works of [[Osamu Tezuka]] and [[Max Fleischer]].


The series stars the voices of [[Hazel Doupe]], Demari Hunte, and Tom Milligan. Tartakovsky originally conceived ''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal'' in his early days at [[Cartoon Network Studios]]. The series took almost 20 years to get made, with Tartakovsky pitching it to various studios with little to no success. Eventually, it was picked up by Cartoon Network and [[HBO Max]] and was publicly announced in October 2020. The look of the series was heavily inspired by the works of [[Osamu Tezuka]] and [[Max Fleischer]]. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with animation by Studio La Cachette in France and Studio Zmei in Bulgaria.
Tartakovsky originally conceived ''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal'' in his early days at [[Cartoon Network Studios]]. The series took almost 20 years to get made, with Tartakovsky pitching it to various studios with little to no success. Eventually, it was picked up by Cartoon Network and [[HBO Max]] and was publicly announced in October 2020. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with animation by Studio La Cachette in France and Studio Zmei in Bulgaria.


''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal'' was originally set to air on Cartoon Network as a part of its [[ACME Night]] programming block but was eventually moved to Adult Swim''.'' The first two episodes premiered on Adult Swim on May 5, 2023<!--Effective date based on Eastern Time (midnight), do not change to the 4th or it will be reverted-->, and released on HBO Max the following day.
''Unicorn: Warriors Eternal'' was originally set to air on Cartoon Network as a part of its [[ACME Night]] programming block but was eventually moved to Adult Swim''.'' The first two episodes premiered on Adult Swim on May 5, 2023<!--Effective date based on Eastern Time (midnight), do not change to the 4th or it will be reverted-->, and released on HBO Max the following day.

Revision as of 11:10, 6 May 2023

Not to be confused with Warrior Unicorn Princess.
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
Genre
Created byGenndy Tartakovsky
Directed byGenndy Tartakovsky
Voices of
ComposersTyler Bates
Joanne Higginbottom
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersSam Register
Genndy Tartakovsky
ProducerShareena Carlson (supervising)
Running time21 minutes
Production companyCartoon Network Studios
Original release
NetworkAdult Swim
ReleaseMay 5, 2023 (2023-05-05) –
present

Unicorn: Warriors Eternal is an American animated fantasy television miniseries created by Genndy Tartakovsky and aired on Cartoon Network's night-time programming block Adult Swim. The series stars the voices of Hazel Doupe, Demari Hunte, and Tom Milligan. The look of the series is heavily inspired by the works of Osamu Tezuka and Max Fleischer.

Tartakovsky originally conceived Unicorn: Warriors Eternal in his early days at Cartoon Network Studios. The series took almost 20 years to get made, with Tartakovsky pitching it to various studios with little to no success. Eventually, it was picked up by Cartoon Network and HBO Max and was publicly announced in October 2020. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with animation by Studio La Cachette in France and Studio Zmei in Bulgaria.

Unicorn: Warriors Eternal was originally set to air on Cartoon Network as a part of its ACME Night programming block but was eventually moved to Adult Swim. The first two episodes premiered on Adult Swim on May 5, 2023, and released on HBO Max the following day.

Premise

In “Unicorn: Warriors Eternal,” an evil force is looming across the dark, thick-aired streets of industrial revolution London when a group of heroes dubbed Unicorn are accidentally reawakened in the bodies of teenagers instead of adult hosts they’ve embodied in the past. Melinda, a powerful sorceress, Seng, a cosmic monk, and Edred, a warrior elf. With distorted memories and their magical abilities weakened and fragmented, the trio must work together with help from their steam-powered robot, Copernicus, to unravel the mysteries of their pasts and present that will reveal their path to defeating a timeless threat.

— Warner Bros. Discovery[2]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Hazel Doupe as Emma, the current host of the soul of Melinda.[3] However, she is struggling to determine which identity is which, and losing control of her powers from any form of emotional outburst.
  • Demari Hunte as Alfie, the current host of the soul of Seng[3] Being reincarnated in a child has made the cosmic plain too much to comprehend.
    • Alain Uy as Seng, a cosmic monk.[4]
  • Tom Milligan as Dmitri, the current host of the soul of Edred.[3] Unlike the others, Edred managed to retain most of his memories and power.
  • Copernicus, a steam-powered robot who brings the three souls together.

Recurring

  • Ron Bottita as Lord Edward Fairfax, Emma's father.[5]
  • Jeremy Crutchley as Merlin.[4]
  • George Webster as Winston, Emma’s fiance.[4]
  • Griffin also portrays the Mysterious Woman, an anthropomorphic fox woman and the current form of the ultimate evil.[4]

Production

Development

Tartakovsky conceived Unicorn: Warriors Eternal in his early days at Cartoon Network Studios. He stated: "All the projects we worked on - Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Sym-Bionic Titan - were like a training ground getting us ready for this series." According to Tartakovsky, it was difficult for to get the series off the ground, and it took almost 20 years to be made.[5] After he left Cartoon Network, no studio wanted to work with him, and every time he got one to back the project, it would fail to make progress, first with Cartoon Network, then with Netflix, before being picked up by HBO Max.[6] As a result of the long development of the series, a lot of ideas that were originally present in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal were changed because Tartakovsky felt that they had already been done in a lot of media and wanted to avoid being cliche. One example is the idea of technology versus magic and the robot rising, which took a backseat over the years because they had already been explored in popular films such as I, Robot (2004) and The Terminator (1984).[7] Tartakovsky came up with ideas for several seasons of Unicorn: Warriors Eternal and pitched it as a four-season story. He explained that "the world is so ripe and it's so brand new that you can do so much." He added, "If we get tired of these characters, we can go back to another time period or they're re-awoken in the future."[7]

In October 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that HBO Max and Cartoon Network had greenlit the seies, alongside Tiny Toons Looniversity and three projects from Mo Willems. The series was described as a supernatural animated series inspired by myths and lore from around the world, and some details regarding the premise were disclosed.[8] Sam Register executive produces alongside Tartakovsky, and Tyler Bates and Joan Higginbottom provide the series' music.[5] Animation was handled by Studio La Cachette in France and Studio Zmei in Bulgaria.[9][10]

Inspirations

Tartakovsky drew inspiration from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), particularly the funeral scene, for being emotional yet featuring cartoony and goofy dwarves.[6][11][12] He stated: "There's a dirty word in animation of being 'too cartoony'. They say that you can't feel emotion if it looks too goofy. And that's bullshit. And so that's what I really wanted to do is have this very cartoony thing, but the emotions are real. And the drama really is a soap opera almost, it's so heightened."[11] The story was partly influenced by Tartakovsky watching his children grow up, which he thought the series lengthy development benefited from.[9]

The look of Unicorn Warrior Eternal was inspired by the works of Max Fleischer and Osamu Tezuka.[11][12] Tartakovsky acknowledged that Tezuka himself was influenced by Fleischer and Disney cartoons and described the look as an "incestual pool of beloved characters." He started drawing influences from Tezuka's work when he was writing an Astro Boy script for Sony in 2004 and read the manga.[11] Stephen DeStefano, who worked with Tartakovsky on Sym-Bionic Titan, Primal, and his cancelled Popeye film, served as character designer.[6][11] The two wanted the series to have an "old aesthetic but told in a very contemporary way with contemporary filmmaking."[11] The works of Hayao Miyazaki and general steampunk aesthetics also inspired Tartakovsky.[13]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [1][14]Prod.
code [1]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Awakening"Genndy TartakovskyDarrick Bachman & TartakovskyMay 5, 2023 (2023-05-05)1010.23[15]
21020.19[15]
3"A Fateful Encounter"UnknownUnknownMay 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)103N/A
4"What Lies Beneath"UnknownUnknownMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)104N/A
5"The Past Within"UnknownUnknownMay 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)TBAN/A
6"The Mystery of Secrets"UnknownUnknownJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)TBAN/A
7"The Heart of Kings"UnknownUnknownJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)TBAN/A

Release

Footage of the series was shown at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2022.[16] The series was previewed at New York Comic Con in October 2022.[17]

Unicorn: Warriors Eternal was originally set to premiere on Cartoon Network as part of its ACME Night programming block, but was instead moved to Adult Swim.[5] The first two episodes premiered at midnight ET on May 5, 2023, and was available on HBO Max the following day. The series is 10 episodes long.[18][19]

In addition to its Adult Swim airings, the series will run weekly encores on Toonami, as well as rerunning on Cartoon Network's ACME Night programming block. Michael Ouweleen claims this is because “By programming this during peak hours and re-airing across multiple dayparts, we are ensuring that all generations of animation fans can see this event-level series.”[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Official Trailer Released for Genndy Tartakovsky's Newest Animated Series, "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal"". Warner Bros. Discovery. March 29, 2023. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Milligan, Mercedes (March 29, 2023). "Official Trailer for Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Unveils Tartakovsky's Epic Tale for Adult Swim's Expanded Block". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Baron, Reuben (April 27, 2023). "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Is Genndy Tartakovsky's Weirdest Cartoon Yet". Paste Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Khan, Amna (April 3, 2023). "'Unicorn: Warriors Eternal': Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far". Collider. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Motamayor, Rafael (June 15, 2022). "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Review: Genndy Tartakovsky Is Back With Another Thrilling And Genre-Bending Series [Annecy]". /Film. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Genndy Tartakovsky Talks Creating Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Returning to Primal, and More". Anime. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (October 28, 2020). "'Unicorn: Warriors Eternal': HBO Max & Cartoon Network Order Supernatural Animated Series From Genndy Tartakovsky". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Wit, Alex Dudok De (June 16, 2022). "Annecy WIP: The Latest from Tartakovsky, Trueba, Aardman & More". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Toncheva, Desislava (April 26, 2023). "Bulgarian Animators Share in New Genndy Tartakovsky Series". BTA. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Bennett, Tara (April 24, 2023). "Genndy Tartakovsky Shares News of a Primal Sequel and How Unicorn Survived the WB-Discovery Purge". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Rouse, Isaac (April 25, 2023). "Genndy Tartakovsky Explains 'Unicorn: Warriors Eternal' Coming-Of-Age Tale". TV Insider. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  13. ^ Lab, Jesse (October 9, 2022). "NYCC 2022: Genndy Tartakovsky reflects on Cartoon Network's history and premieres his newest show • Flixist". Flixist. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Episode Guide". TV Passport. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (May 5, 2023). "Thursday 5.4.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  16. ^ Hopewell, John (May 2, 2022). "Annecy Gets Pinocchio, Spider-Verse, Puss in Boots Footage and Lightyear, and Unveils Festival Lineup". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  17. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 12, 2022). "NYCC: WBD Spotlights Velma, Tartakovsky's Unicorn, DC Animation & More". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  18. ^ Schwarz, John (March 28, 2023). "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal gets premiere date for...Adult Swim". Bubbleblabber. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  19. ^ Hayes, Dade (March 29, 2023). "As Adult Swim Gets Set To Add An Hour Of Daily Programming, President Michael Ouweleen Sees Warner Bros Discovery In A More Settled Post-Merger State: 'We're All Feeling More Possibility'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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