IGN can exclusively reveal the first trailer for Infinity: Paradise Lost, an upcoming animated series adaptation of Corvus Belli’s sci-fi tabletop wargame franchise. You can watch the trailer via the player above or the embed below.
Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO, Infinity: Paradise Lost is directed and produced by Jay Oliva, the animator responsible for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods.
“Infinity, the game and this new animated series, finds mankind nearly 200 years into an alternate future where humanity has departed Earth and colonized multiple star systems,” according to the show’s official synopsis. “While there is a shared, albeit tense unity among these planetary factions, conflicts still exist as great nations attempt to maintain control of resources in order to further enhance their grip on power. Aliens are believed to have gone extinct in these star systems – until they begin to arrive. This is where Infinity begins.”
The series’ voice cast includes actors Zehra Fazal (Young Justice, Halo Infinite, Starfield), Jason Spisak (Arcane, Batman: Hush), Raffi Barsoumian (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Seal Team, The Code), Abubakr Ali (Grendel, Law & Order: Organized Crime), Emily O’Brien (Days of Our Lives, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham), Nick E. Tarabay (Spartacus, Star Trek Into Darkness) and Roshelle Simpson (Gather by the Ghost Light).
“I played – and loved – the game, so I reached out to the Corvus Belli team, introduced myself, and then flew to Spain to make my pitch,” Oliva said in a statement provided to IGN. “We developed the series over a week in Spain and, though Covid held us up for a beat, the animated Infinity was born.
Oliva continued: “Most table top games are either big armies or smaller models, but Infinity is more like a skirmish game with tons of terrain, like you’re playing on a little diorama – and that visual side really drew me to the game and inspired the animation. There’s a cyberpunk aspect, but also a very Ghost in the Shell feel with holograms and futuristic weaponry. The influences include Dune and some classic sci-fi of the past. It all translated very easily to animation.”
Infinity: Paradise Lost was announced at the Annecy Film Festival in June; it is currently out to distributors.
There will be an Infinity: Paradise Lost panel, entitled “Corvus Belli’s Infinity Comes to Animation,” at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 27 at 10am PT in Room 6A. The SDCC panel will showcase footage, including an immersive music video spotlighting the Infinity scoring session at Abbey Road Studios.
Panelists include Jay Oliva, producer Gutier Lusquinos, actors Zehra Fazal and Jason Spisak, composer Frederik Weidmann (Star Trek: Picard, The Death of Superman), casting/voice director Wes Gleason (Batman: The Killing Joke) and creative consultant Matt Motschenbacher (Deadpool, The Boys). Publicist Gary Miereanu will moderate the festivities.
Every attendee at the panel will receive a Comic-Con exclusive Infinity mini-figurine of Kassad, one of the key characters in the game. Kassad is voiced in the animated show by Raffi Barsoumian.
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