‘Warrior Cats’ Animated Series Debuts First Footage, Character Model at Tencent Video Event
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- Tencent Video unveiled first animation footage, character artwork, and a 3D character model of Rusty at a fan meeting in Shenzhen, marking the first public look at its 'Warrior Cats' animated series.
- Rodrigo Blaas, the series director, personally built the Rusty 3D model and walked fans through his adaptation approach, framing the physical sculpture as a tool for developing the characters outside the screen.
- A.C. Bradley is attached as showrunner, with Original Force handling animation; the creative team is drawing directly from the first book arc, 'Warrior Cats: The Prophecies Begin,' written under the pen name Erin Hunter.
- Zhou Wang, head of Randong Studio Group and VP of content production at Tencent Video, appeared alongside Blaas to frame the project as part of the platform's expanding original-content slate.
- The series is set to launch in 2028 across Tencent Video's platforms in China and Southeast Asia, targeting an audience the streamer is pursuing through its overseas streaming arm.
Why it matters: Tencent Video is attaching two Western animation veterans — director Rodrigo Blaas and showrunner A.C. Bradley — to a premium original animated adaptation targeting China and Southeast Asia in 2028, deepening the platform's original-animation slate as it pushes Asian content to overseas audiences through its international streaming arm.
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