The ‘Among Us’ Animated Series Just Surprise-Dropped on Paramount+ and the First Trailer Is Already Breaking the Internet
Few video game adaptations have had a stranger journey to the screen than ‘Among Us,’ the massively popular social deduction game that essentially defined a moment in internet culture. The series was first announced back in 2023 when CBS Studios, through CBS Eye Animation Productions, partnered with Innersloth, the independent studio behind the game, to bring it to life in animated form. From the very beginning, the project carried serious creative pedigree, with the kind of team behind it that made fans pay attention long before a single frame was shown.
The show was created by Owen Dennis, the mind behind the beloved Cartoon Network series ‘Infinity Train,’ a name that carries real weight among animation enthusiasts. In the television world, ‘Infinity Train’ earned widespread critical acclaim for its complex characters, imaginative world, and distinct visual style, often being hailed as an animated masterpiece before it was ultimately pulled from HBO Max in 2022. Dennis bringing that same sensibility to a game as culturally loaded as ‘Among Us’ was always going to be an event worth watching, and now fans finally have something concrete to dig into.
At the Summer Game Fest global livestream event, Paramount+ pulled off a genuine surprise, revealing both the first official trailer for the ‘Among Us’ animated series and announcing that all ten episodes were available to stream immediately, with the news delivered on stage by series stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Liv Hewson. The announcement caught many off guard because there had been practically no updates on the project since 2024, when production on the adaptation wrapped.
The series follows a group of eccentric, monochromatic Crewmates aboard a ship transporting junk across the galaxy, who must root out an Impostor in their midst before they fall victim to its villainous designs. The voice cast is stacked, featuring Yvette Nicole Brown as Orange, Kimiko Glenn as Cyan, Liv Hewson as Black, Ashley Johnson as Purple, Wayne Knight as Lime, Phil LaMarr as Brown, Randall Park as Red, Dan Stevens as Blue, Debra Wilson as Yellow and Computer, Elijah Wood as Green, and Patton Oswalt as White.
According to Dennis, speaking to The Wrap, the show does not shy away from the game’s darker edge, though it calibrates its tone carefully. “We tried to make it like if you’re OK with your kids playing the game, you’re OK with what we did,” he said, noting that the series also incorporates anime-inspired sequences that dramatically depart from the show’s typical visual style. That willingness to push boundaries while staying accessible is very much in keeping with what Dennis accomplished on ‘Infinity Train.’
Animation duties were handled by Titmouse, the acclaimed studio also responsible for ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ and ‘Big Mouth,’ giving the show a visual polish that early trailer reactions suggest translates beautifully to the ‘Among Us’ aesthetic. The game itself first launched in 2018 but became a global phenomenon in 2020, reaching number one on Google Play in 66 countries and number one on iOS in 55 countries, with nearly 500 million monthly active users in a single quarter. That cultural footprint makes this adaptation one of the more anticipated gaming-to-animation projects in recent memory, and the surprise drop strategy only adds to the buzz.
Whether the show sticks the landing after such a long wait is the real question now, so let us know in the comments if you have watched it yet and whether ‘Among Us’ the series lives up to your crewmate expectations.
