Netflix and Hasbro have announced a partnership with Rooster Teeth to produce a new animated series set in the universe of Autobots and Decepticons. Set to premiere on the streaming service in 2020, Transformers: War for Cybertron will serve as an origin story for the franchise.
The new original series, which will be produced by Rooster Teeth for Netflix, is said to feature "a new animation look and style that presents the Transformers like you've never seen them before." Polygon Pictures will serve as the animation studio.$anchorScroll
“In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe of Cybertron in a way that audiences have never seen before - to the delight of both existing fans and those coming to the franchise for the first time,” said John Derderian, Director of Anime for Netflix. “The Transformers brand is a global phenomenon and we are thrilled to partner with Hasbro, Rooster Teeth and Polygon to bring this exciting new series to our members around the world on Netflix.”
Specifics regarding the plot for Transformers: War for Cybertron are understandably vague at this point as the series was only just announced today. But fans can rest easy knowing that franchise veteran FJ DeSanto - writer and executive producer for the Transformers: Titans Return and Transformers: Power of the Primes mini-series shorts - will serve as series showrunner. Joining him as contributing writers are George Krstic (Megas XLR), Gavin Hignight (Transformers: Cyberverse), and Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, Transformers: Rescue Bots).
“We're thrilled to work with Rooster Teeth’s new premium studio division to bring an all-new Transformers fan-oriented series to Netflix," added Tom Warner, Senior Vice President for the Transformers franchise for Hasbro. “Transformers has a rich history of great storytelling and War for Cybertron is an exciting new chapter in the Transformers Universe.”
The latest adventure in the Transformers universe was the live-action blockbuster, Bumblebee. The spin-off movie earned over $400 million at the global box office, and a sequel is reportedly in development. On the animation side, Cartoon Network's CGI animated series Transformers: Cyberverse will return for a second season in late 2019.
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