My Dad the Bounty Hunter Coming To Netflix From Oscar-Winning Animator
Netflix has officially added a new CGI-animated, action-comedy series to its lineup called My Dad the Bounty Hunter. Netflix is no stranger to creating original animated series. BoJack Horseman was a big hit when it debuted in 2014, and the streamer followed up its success with other animated series like Big Mouth, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Disenchantment, and more.
My Dad the Bounty Hunter is an "intergalactic space epic" that can be enjoyed by "the entire family." The new animated series was created by Academy Award-winning director Everett Downing (Maya and the Three, Hair Love) and Patrick Harpin (Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation). Downing and Harpin also serve as executive producers and have expressed that they couldn't be more excited for their "brain child" to come to fruition.
"We can’t wait to share our brain child with the world. My Dad the Bounty Hunter is a love letter to animation, science fiction, and Black families rolled into a crazy action-comedy. We threw everything we love about sci-fi into this show, but it’s the family at the center of the story that we’re most excited about."
The new series is stacked with a talented cast and creative team. Dwarf Animation Studio will animate the series. The cast of voice actors that are slated to join the project includes Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give), Yvonne Orji (Insecure), Priah Ferguson (Stranger Things), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), JeCobi Swain (Troop Zero), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Rob Riggle (The Hangover) and Jim Rash (Community).
My Dad the Bounty Hunter follows the toughest bounty hunter in all the galaxy, a man with razor-sharp skills but also a secret - his family on Earth has no idea what he does for a living. So when his two kids accidentally hitch a ride into outer space and crash his latest mission, they discover that their average Dad's job is anything but boring. Dodging dangerous aliens and laser fights galore, this family bonding time goes to the extreme. Wait until mom finds out…