The animated TV series Among Us receives an unfortunate update regarding its release. The upcoming show is based on a popular video game of the same name that came out in 2018.
According to X account, The Cartoon Base, which provides news about animated shows, the series won’t be coming out anytime soon. However, they also reassured fans that it is still in production. This is also the most recent update for Among Us since a trailer was released for it at Summer Games Fest in 2024.
CBS’ Among Us follows the story of a spaceship crew. Several members of the team are secretly replaced by a shift-shaping alien called Impostor. The group must work together to figure out which among them is an alien while completing their mission.
The show features an all-star cast. It consists of actors: Dan Stevens (Blue), Patton Oswalt (White), Elijah Wood (Green), Wayne Knight (Lime) Debra Wilson (Yellow), Phil LaMarr (Brown), Liv Hewson (Black), Kimiko Glenn (Cyan), Ashley Johnson (Purple), Park Randall (Red), and Yvette Nicole Brown (Orange).
The franchise that inspired the show is an online multiplayer game. Among Us was initially released for iOS and Android in June 2018, and then it was reconfigured for Windows in November 2018. It was published by Amazon’s video game studio, Innersloth. The concept of the video game is very similar to the upcoming show. Players could either be crewmates or aliens, with the former trying to figure out who the aliens are.
While the game was relatively obscure when it first came out, its success skyrocketed two years later in 2020. It was speculated that the reason for the surge in popularity was due to the COVID Pandemic. Not being able to go outside, gaming YouTube channels and Twitch streamers found Among Us and began to play.
It received mostly good reviews. Many stated that the gameplay was refreshing and praised its colorful characters. The franchise even became the source of many memes.
It is disappointing that production has slowed down, but the fact that The Cartoon Base said that Among Us is still in development is at least a little promising.
Release Date
August 30, 2024
Showrunner
Owen Dennis
Writers
Aisha Atherly
Franchise(s)
Among Us