Tencent Video Unveils Warrior Cats Animation in Shenzhen — SkimNews
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- Tencent Video unveiled its "Warrior Cats" animated series at a Shenzhen fan meeting, showing early animation and character artwork publicly for the first time.
- Director Rodrigo Blaas personally built and unveiled a 3D model of Rusty — the housecat protagonist from Erin Hunter's books — as a centerpiece of the event.
- Original Force is animating the series on Tencent Video's behalf, with A.C. Bradley as showrunner and Blaas directing; the adaptation draws on the first book arc, "Warrior Cats: The Prophecies Begin."
- Zhou Wang, head of Randong Studio Group and VP of content production at Tencent Video, joined Blaas on stage to walk fans through the creative process behind the adaptation.
- Tencent Video will roll out the series in 2028 across its platforms in China and Southeast Asia.
- Separately, "Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest," a turn-based RPG inspired by the novel series, is in development at Trailmark Games and the Coolabi Group.
Why it matters: Tencent Video is committing a tentpole animated adaptation of a globally recognized book franchise to a 2028 China and Southeast Asia launch, with a parallel turn-based RPG at Trailmark Games and Coolabi Group pointing to a multi-format Warrior Cats franchise built around the original IP.
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