Among Us (TV series)
American TV series
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Among Us is an upcoming American animated television series created by Owen Dennis and produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions and Titmouse, Inc. It is based on the 2018 video game Among Us by Innersloth. The voice cast consists of Patton Oswalt, Ashley Johnson, Dan Stevens, Debra Wilson, Elijah Wood, Kimiko Glenn, Liv Hewson, Phil LaMarr, Randall Park, Wayne Knight, and Yvette Nicole Brown. It follows a crew aboard a spaceship who must deduce which of them is an ill-intentioned, shapeshifting imposter. After it was announced in 2023, production had finished by October 2024, but the series has not yet been distributed.
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| Created by | Owen Dennis |
| Based on | Among Us by Innersloth |
| Directed by | Owen Dennis |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production companies | CBS Eye Animation Productions Titmouse, Inc. |
Premise
Among Us follows a premise similar to that of the video game. A crew team aboard the spaceship Skeld[1] discovers there is an alien shapeshifter who plans to cause chaos, sabotage the ship, and kill each member. Thus, the crew must find out which of them is the imposter.[2]
Cast
- Randall Park as Red, the captain[1][3]
- Ashley Johnson as Purple, the chief of security[1][3]
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Orange, the head of human resources[1][3]
- Elijah Wood as Green, an unpaid intern[1][3]
- Dan Stevens as Blue, the doctor[1][3]
- Liv Hewson as Black, the geologist[1][3]
- Kimiko Glenn as Cyan, the gemologist[1][3]
- Patton Oswalt as White, a rich contest winner[4][5]
- Debra Wilson as Yellow, one of the cooks[4][5]
- Phil LaMarr as Brown, one of the cooks[4][5]
- Wayne Knight as Lime, the engineer[4][5]
Production
The show was announced in June of 2023, with CBS Eye Animation Productions and Titmouse, Inc. producing.[6] Owen Dennis, creator of the series Infinity Train, was also confirmed to be involved as director.[7] The series' first teaser was revealed at Summer Game Fest in 2024 following the announcement of Outersloth.[8] That October, Dennis stated that the series was "all finished and wrapped in a bow".[9]
Casting
In March 2024, it was announced that Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson and Kimiko Glenn would provide their voices for the series.[1][3] In April, Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr and Wayne Knight joined the cast.[4][5]
Release
Among Us was initially slated for release on Paramount+.[10] However, Dennis stated in 2024 that the series did not yet have a distributor.[9][11] Little updates on the series were given afterwards, leading to Among Us game developer Innersloth clarifying on their 2026 roadmap that the series is "not dead".[2]
