Amazon set a spring debut date for Robert Kirkman’s adult animation series Invincible. The one-hour series of The walking dead creator opens on Friday, March 26, 2021, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The first three episodes of the first season will premiere on March 26, with new episodes available each following Friday, culminating at the end of the season on April 30.
Kirkman made the announcement on Friday as part of a live conversation hosted by Invincible superfan and comic book fan Hector Navarro, in celebration of Invincible comic # 1. An extended clip from the series was also revealed, featuring Steven Yuen as Mark Grayson (also known as Invincible) and JK Simmons as Nolan Grayson (also known as Omni-Man). You can watch above.
Based on the Skybound / Image comic of the same name by Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, Invincible revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson (Yeun), who is just like any other guy his age – except that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (Simmons). But as Mark develops his own powers, he discovers that his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it sounds.
Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Melise, Kevin Michael Richardson, Gray Griffin and Max Burkholder also star.
Invincible is produced by Skybound and executive produced by Kirkman, Simon Racioppa, David Alpert, Catherine Winder with Supervising Director Jeff Allen and Linda Lamontagne acting as casting director. Invincible, Kirkman’s second longest running comic series, completed in February 2018, after a 15-year run.