When Edgar Wright directed Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010, fans who loved Bryan O’Malley’s anime-influenced comic were through the roof excited. The problem is they were pretty much the only ones who were. The film was an epic flop, but in the years since it has become a cult classic. How could it not with that incredible cast of rising stars, the heavy video game aesthetic, and a fun, light-hearted love story that everyone could enjoy. And now Netflix is tapping back into that vibe with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off a new animated series coming next month.
The series brings back all of the actors from the 2010 movie to provide the voices, which makes sense when you consider it’s a beloved favorite. The chaotic video game style of the source material is captured, as well, by the use of the original Mortal Kombat theme heard in this new trailer!
O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) co-showrun the series, with Wright aboard as an exec-producer and Abel Gongora (Star Wars: Visions) directing. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong are all back voicing their characters from the movie.
Here’s the synopsis: Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” revisits and reimagines the beloved cult classic, taking Ramona Flowers, her evil exes, Scott, and his friends off on a mysterious new action-packed journey to find love.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off hits Netflix on November 17th with eight total episodes.
