The Mask is an upcoming American adult animated streaming television series produced by Dark Horse Entertainment, Hanarply, and Warner Bros. Animation. It is loosely based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name by John Arcudi, Chris Warner and Doug Mahnke, it is a "maturized reboot" of the 1995-1997 series The Mask: Animated Series.
It will stream on HBO Max.
Premise[]
In this adult animated adapation Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask, a kind hearted some what confident, but not so confident accounting clerk and his loyal dog move in with an old college friend's apartment after his apartment building was demolished, however his tightwadd fowl-mouthed landlady is in the new manager of the apartment, but in secret he uses his magical reality defying mask that makes him cause mayhem, party at the Coco Bongo night club, but also solve crimes, fight bad guys while at the same time making any bodily harm done to him or anyone else seem real, but in actuality is not.
Cast and Characters[]
- Bill Hader - Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
- Amber Lee Connors - Stanley's college friend based on Chizuru Tachibana from Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?
- David Herman - Officer Mitch Kellway
- Joe Lo Truglio - Officer Dylan Doyle
- Andre Braugher - Kellaway and Doyle's queer police chief
- Grey Griffin - Peggy Brandt, Agnes Peenman
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Mayor Mortimer Tilton
- Jonny Rees - Septimus Pretorius
- Gregg Berger - Charlie Schumacher, Milo
Production[]
Development[]
An adult animated adapation of the Dark Horse comic book series that utilizes its dark tone but still sustain Surreal comedy, Slapstick and a touch of Satire from the 1995 animated series, which features Stanley Ipkiss aka The Mask and Milo moving into his new girlfriend's place, but keeps the magical Mask a secret, Mike Richardson co founder of Dark Horse Entertainment, Sam Register President of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series will executive produce, Simon Racioppa will showrunner, this marks WBAs' fifth adult animated series various writers from Family Guy, Tuca & Bertie and Disenchantment will join production Red Dog Culture House will animated the series while using Toon Boom Harmony software. It was originally set to stream on Netflix but was later given to HBO Max.
Casting[]
Bill Hader will voice the title character and executive produce through Hanarply, anime voice actress Amber Lee Connors will voice Stanley's new girlfriend who is based on Chizuru Tachibana from the 2019 anime Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? and more.
Music[]
Ryan Elder (Rick and Norty) will score the series while at the same time using Christopher Neal Nelson's score from the 1995 series.