Revealed during the Glitch Productions Direct, it was announced that Tracy J. Butler and Fable Siegel’s Lackadaisy would be getting an animated series development, thanks to a new partnership with Glitch Productions.
In this new partnership, Glitch Productions and external partners, the talented team behind Lackadaisy will expand the series to 6 x 22-minute episodes, aligning with Butler’s original vision, while allowing the team to keep full creative control of the project. The project’s expansion also welcomes Olan Rogers (creator of Final Space) as Development Executive. Also, Lackadaisy is the first Glitch Production project under the brand new label Glitch Presents, which was established to support groundbreaking creators and their teams, connecting them with the third-party funding required to create shows to the fullest extent of their creative vision, then distributing this to otherwise inaccessible platforms. Outside of the Glitch Productions banner, Originals such as The Amazing Digital Circus and Knights of Guinevere will remain fully self-funded and will continue to release for free, YouTube-first. Glitch Productions CEO Kevin Lerdwichagul, spoke about the details of Glitch’s new partnership with Lackadaisy:
“I’m beyond thrilled to announce that Glitch is officially partnering with the insanely talented folks behind Lackadaisy to bring you the full animated series! I’ve been talking with Tracy and Fable since the pilot and their BackerKit launch, and I’ve seen firsthand the passion and effort they’ve been pouring into this show. Watching it all take shape has been incredible — and when I realized there was a chance for Glitch to help expand their planned 5 x 11-minute episodes into 6 x full 22-minute episodes, closer to Tracy’s original vision, I reached out immediately. They didn’t hesitate. They said yes.”
“To make this happen, we brought on Olan Rogers (creator of Final Space) as a development executive (he’s awesome, b.t.w.), and partnered with an external partner to fully fund the season. Most importantly, we made sure Tracy and Fable keep full creative control of their vision. Projects created this way will now live under our brand-new banner, Glitch Presents — a label for shows we partner on and help bring to life in this challenging industry. There’s still a long road ahead as the team works to deliver the incredible quality Lackadaisy is known for, and Glitch will be with them every step of the way, making sure the series lives up to the love fans already have, and proving once again that indie animation is the future.”
Glitch Productions CEO, Kevin Lerdwichagul
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What is Lackadaisy?
It is set in the Prohibition Era of 1927 Chicago, in a world of anthropomorphic cats, and chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy Speakeasy after its founder is murdered. This series mixes elements of crime, comedy, and mystery into a well-blended story.
The Webcomic series has won multiple Web Cartoonists’ Choice Awards, and in 2011, it was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic. It would later be adapted into its first animated pilot, after Iron Circus Comics successfully raised nearly $3 million over more than 30 crowdfunding campaigns. The short was originally crowdfunded to the tune of $330,000, thanks to almost 6,000 backers.
Source: Animation Magazine
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