The Cuphead Show! gets wild trailer and timely Netflix release date

Netflix announced this. Cuphead Show!, the animated series based on Studio MDHR’s hit game CupheadOn February 18,, the streaming site will make its debut. The streamer released the first full trailer for the series and a batch of images, showcasing its commitment to the game’s distinctive, early-20th-century animation stylings.

Each episode runs 12 minutes. Cuphead Show! is described as “a character-driven comedy series” following the receptacle-headed Cuphead and his brother Mugman on a carnival-themed adventure through the Inkwell Isles. They will meet The Devil on their journey.

The show’s tone seems to be a mix of a smart, animated comedy of today and the simple pleasures of early cartoons. It is, in fact, very similar to the original game.

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This striking style choice will no doubt have attracted Netflix to the project. However, some people have pointed out that Cuphead is — however innocently — celebrating an animation tradition with troubling racist undertones. The game, an old-school boss-rush shoot-’em-up, drew more notoriety for its stern difficulty, however.

The game’s creators, Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, serve as executive producers on the series alongside seasoned animation producer Dave Wasson (Mickey Mouse ShortsCosmo Segurson produced the co-executive (Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling). Adam Paloian is the director of these episodes.SpongeBob squarePantsClay Morrow (Mickey Mouse Shorts). Clay Morrow is most likely not the one.