James R | On 30, Jun 2021

Netflix is taking us to Centaurworld this summer – not a theme park but a new animated musical.

The series sees a hardened war horse transported away from battle find herself in a land that’s inhabited by silly, singing centaurs of all 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.

The animation hails from first-time showrunner Megan Nicole Dong (How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie), a 2017 honoree of Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch List. Meghan McCarthy (My Little Pony franchise) will serve as story editor and Toby Chu (Bao) will be the series composer.

The 20-episode series premieres on Friday 30th July.

 

Centaurworld: Season 1 is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.

 

Netflix orders animated musical comedy Centaurworld

4th September 2019

Netflix is going to Centaurworld and taking everyone else with it in a new animated musical comedy.

The kids series will whisk viewers away to a colorful and imaginative land where fantastical creatures sing and adventure is everywhere. The show will follow 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.

The animation hails from first-time showrunner Megan Nicole 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. Dong will executive produce the series alongside Dominic Bisignano (Star vs the Forces of Evil), who will serve as co-executive producer. Meghan McCarthy (My Little Pony franchise) will serve as story editor. Toby Chu (Bao) will be the series composer.

The series will feature a mix of animation styles and each episode will include original songs across a variety of genres. Netflix has ordered 20 episodes.

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