Alain Chabat will reconnect with one of his loves:Asterix. He will produce an animated series for the Netflix streaming platform.
All Romans will tremble! Indeed, Netflix will soon welcome on its platform an animated series based on the cult comic book "Asterix", created by screenwriter René Goscinny and designer Albert Uderzo.
The streaming giant has teamed up with Albert Renée editions to produce the first animated series on our favorite Gauls . But that's not all. It's a fan of Asterix, Obelix or Dogmatix who will take care of the adaptation and the realization...
If you all remember his role as Caesar in the movie "Asterix and Obelix mission Cleopatra "released in 2001, you will be delighted to learn that Alain Chabat will be in charge of the adaptation and production of this brand new animated series. And this is a first for the Burger Quiz host who - despite his experience as a film director - has never led a cartoon project, let alone in 3D! The actor told Le Parisien :
The animated series which will be produced by Alain Goldman (La Rafle, les Rivières Pourpres) will be adapted from the seventh album of the series entitled "Le Combat des chefs ", released in 1966. In this volume, Aplusbégalix, the chief of the Gaulish village of Sérum who fell under the thumb of the Romans, decides to challenge Abraracourcix during a battle of the chiefs. If the latter were to lose, the Romans could then seize the village which has resisted for so many years...
If you are in a hurry to see this adaptation, you will however have to be patient. The animated series will arrive on Netflix during 2023.
