Netflix Orders New Animated Musical Comedy Series, Centaurworld
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Netflix will be transporting viewers around the world to a colorful and imaginative land where fantastical creatures sing and adventure surrounds them – welcome to Centaurworld.
The new children’s animated series hails from first-time showrunner, Megan Dong, a 2017 honoree of Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch List. Dong grew through the ranks as a story artist on DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie before becoming a supervising director on Netflix’s Pinky Malinky.
Centaurworld follows a war horse who is transported from her embattled world to a strange land inhabited by silly, singing centaurs of all species, shapes, and sizes. Desperate to return home, she befriends a group of these magical creatures and embarks on a journey that will test her more than any battle she’s ever faced before.
Netflix has committed to 20-episodes, and the series will feature a mix of animation styles; each episode including original songs in a variety of genres.
Megan Dong
Dong will executive produce the series alongside Dominic Bisignano (Star vs the Forces of Evil) who will serve as co-executive producer, while Meghan McCarthy will serve as story editor, with Toby Chu (Bao) composing for the series.
Centaurworld joins a robust lineup of Netflix original animated series in production at Netflix Animation, including City of Ghosts from Elizabeth Ito, Kid Cosmic from Craig McCracken, Battle Kitty from Matt Layzell, Maya and the Three from Jorge Gutierrez, and Trash Truck from Max Keane.