Mainframe Studios Introduces New CG-Animated Franchise

Mainframe Studios (ReBoot, Unicorn Academy, Octonauts, Ratchet & Clank, Escape From Planet Earth) is launching a new animated franchise with the CG series The Immortals & The Shadow Realm.

“We’ve always believed in reinventing ourselves as storytellers and as a studio,” said Michael Hefferon, president and CCO of Mainframe. “With The Immortals & The Shadow Realm, we pushed ourselves to explore new tools, new visual languages and entirely new ways of building worlds. The result is a project that will not only expand our capabilities but redefine the next era of Mainframe.”

The series centers on a group known as the Immortals, who have protected humanity using the power of Pure Light. As the Dark One rises again as a result of the Prism that once sealed him away shattering, the newly chosen Immortals must recover the shards before darkness consumes Earth.

The series is being directed by Florian Wagner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rick and Morty), with Edison Yan (The Dragon Prince, Invincible) as art director and Steven Elford (Chicken Run, Reboot: The Guardian Code) as technical director. Producers include Tanya Green (Superkitties, Team Zenko Go) and Amanda Konkin (Ada, The Switch).

Plans are in motion to expand the franchise beyond the screen into graphic novels and video games.