Elliott from Earth
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| Genre | Science fiction Comedy |
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| Composer | Xav Clarke |
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| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Cartoon Network Studios Europe Miyu Productions |
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
Elliott from Earth is an upcoming science fiction-comedy animated television series created for Cartoon Network.[1] Produced at Cartoon Network Studios Europe, the show centers a human boy named Elliott who finds himself living on a spaceship called the Centrium packed with aliens from all corners of the universe. While trying to work out who brought them there and why, they make a new home for themselves and encounter new friends. The series is expected to premiere on Cartoon Network UK on March 6, 2021.[2]
Characters
Main
- Elliott is the titular protagonist in the series. He is a human boy from Earth who is transported to a place called the Centrium, where he meets all kinds of aliens from across the universe.
- Mo is a dinosaur, a stegosaurus, and he has lived in Biosphere 1138 on the Centrium for as long he can remember. He is one of the main characters in the series.
- Frankie is Elliott's Mom. She is a geologist who has spent the past few years studying a strange rock she discovered on Earth. She is also transported to the Centrium with Elliott.
Supporting
- 105E
- Earmouse
- Invisibill
- Preston
- Nara
- Lord Kallous the Merciless
- Preston
- Hive Director
- Steve
- Vax and Vox
- Kane
- Gym
- Ms. Argolis
Production
The show's pitch was greenlit by Cartoon Network Studios Europe and production started in September 2018,[3] consisting mostly of the production team from Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball.[4] The show's first season will consist of sixteen 11-minute episodes.
At the end of October 2019, the original showrunner Guillaume Cassuto left the series.[5]
References
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (July 2, 2018). "Cartoon Network's 'The Amazing World of Gumball' Team Preps Sci-Fi Comedy 'Elliott From Earth'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
Guillaume Cassuto, formerly a scriptwriter and composition supervisor on "Gumball," created "Elliott from Earth.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 18, 2020 suggested (help) - ^ "Cartoon Network UK March 2021 Highlights". RegularCapital/WarnerMedia UK. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Staff Editor, AWN (July 2, 2018). "Cartoon Network Greenlights 'Elliott From Earth'". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
Set to begin production in September 2018
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 18, 2020 suggested (help);|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 10, 2020). "First Look: Cartoon Network EMEA Original 'Elliott from Earth' Is Ready to Rocket". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020.
...from the talented team behind CN EMEA's multi-award-winning global hit The Amazing World of Gumball
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 18, 2020 suggested (help) - ^ Cassuto, Guillaume (December 2, 2019). "Update: as of end of October, I am no longer the showrunner on Elliott from Earth, the show I created for Cartoon Network." Twitter.
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