Audiences won't know who to trust in the dark comic book murder mystery series Between us. In 2020, at the height of the global pandemic, many were stuck inside, looking for new ways to interact with their friends and family from afar. Naturally, multiplayer video games were a viable method of interaction during those turbulent times, and an unlikely indie game in 2018 went from a minor cult classic to a worldwide hit.
2018 Between us it could essentially be described as a cartoon version The thing, where you and your friends control one of a number of astronauts while performing standard tasks on a spaceship (or a different environment on one of the game's other maps). However, at least one of these astronauts is not who they appear to be, as they are secretly an alien life form whose goal is to eliminate the other crew members without getting caught. It's a deadly game of lies and deception, and now this darkly comedic fun is coming to television with the new series produced by CBS. For more information on the unique video game adaptation and its cast, trailer, release window and more, here's everything we know so far Between us.
7 Does “Among Us” have a release date?
Right now, the biggest mystery swirling around Among Us isn't who the impostor is but when the show will premiere. From this moment on, CBS Studios has yet to reveal a release date or release window Between us series.
6 Where can you watch 'Among Us'?
Another question mark regarding Between us is whether the program will premiere in streaming or on live television. It's a stipulation that CBS Studios has not clarified at this time. CBS Studios may or may not take advantage of a couple of options for Between us release By a, Between us it could be launched on CBS' live television channel or one of its associated networks, such as Nickelodeon. CBS Studios is also a subsidiary of Paramount Global, so Paramount+ is a likely candidate for a streaming release (the platform even released another video game adaptation earlier this year with Ark: The Animated Series).
5 Does 'Among Us' have a trailer?
Between us doesn't have a traditional trailer right now, but CBS Studios and Innersloth Productions gave an update on the series at Summer Games Fest 2024. The first look reveals what appears to be the opening title sequence for the upcoming series, featuring briefly the great cast of characters for Between us. We see them all going about their daily tasks only for each of them to be interrupted by an amorphous alien monster. It's just the beginning of a comical space-age adventure where the crewmates will have to decide who is friend and who is foe. The title sequence doesn't include any dialogue, but rest easy, crewmates Between us they will be rather chatty thanks to a very talented cast.
4 Who stars in 'Among Us'?
The Between us The animated series has recruited an all-star cast, ranging from big-name stars to established and prolific voice actors. They will each play an unsuspecting color-coded crew member of the spaceship known as The Skeld. The full cast and the characters they will play are:
- WandaVision star randalthe Park as Red: The Skeld's overconfident captain
- The last of us star Ashley Johnson as Purple – the neurotic head of security
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire star Dan Stevens as Blue, the charming doctor and health expert
- The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood as in Green – the loyal unpaid intern
- samfaina star Patton Oswalt as White: the winner and rich of the contest
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse star Kimiko Glenn as Cyan, the quiet hippy gemologist
- yellow vests star Liv Hewson like Black, the antisocial punk rock geologist
- Seinfeld star Wayne Knight as Lime – paranoid ship engineer
- My Adventures With Superman star Debra Wilson like Yellow – the irresponsible cook
- Samurai Jack star Phil LaMarr like Brown, the cook in charge
- community star Yvette Nicole Brown as in Orange, the cowardly HR representative
3 What is 'Among Us'?
The official plot synopsis Between us says the following:
Your crew members have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on wreaking havoc, sabotaging the ship and killing everyone. Eliminate the impostor or fall victim to his murderous designs.
Patton Oswalt also praised the show as an exciting murder mystery during an interview with Collider himself. Emily Bernard:
“Yeah, it's going to be really, really fun from the episodes that I shot. It's great. It's a very, almost challenging, basic drawing style in terms of animation, but the plots are kind of really edge-of-your-seat ., and they play clean, there's a mystery thing where they give you everything you need to know to figure out what's going on if you're paying attention, which is weirdly frustrating because you're like, the lack of detail.
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it's like, “Well, I should be able to do this easily.” And they still understand you.
This is
what's crazy That's what I love.”
2 Who is doing 'Among Us'?
Together with CBS Studios, the Between us The show is also being developed alongside the game's original developers, Innersloth, who now have a production company called Innersloth Productions. The series also has a renowned series creator at the helm Owen Dennis. Dennis has previously worked on several successful animated shows, included Usual show and the Infinite Train.
1 What other video game adaptations are in development?
Between us it couldn't be released at a better time, as video game adaptations are all the rage right now. This is especially true for animated projects, as many others are in the process of streaming and beyond. Netflix only has several in development, including Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft i devil may cry. Movies aren't left out either, with many games also getting the feature film treatment following the unprecedented global success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Not only is a sequel to this film in development at Illumination, but a live-action feature film based on another successful Nintendo franchise, The Legend of Zeldais also in the works.
