Epic Trailer for Animated ‘Golden Axe’ Series Based on the 80s Game​

“We’re going to do what we do best – face a series of progressively harder enemies until we have a big final battle with Death Adder.” Paramount+ debuted their full trailer for the animated series titled Golden Axe, an 80s throwback fantasy action epic series about a group of warriors. This is a new adaptation of the old SEGA video game called Golden Axe (or Battle Axe), which first premiered in 1989 for the Sega System 16B (eventually in arcades). In a hilarious homage to SEGA’s game, Golden Axe the series follows legendary warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they reunite to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder, who just won’t seem to stay dead. Their quest is flipped by Hampton Squib, an inexperienced & wildly underprepared young adventurer whose dream of heroism far exceeds his abilities. Forced together despite their flaws, they must find a way to stop Death Adder. Featuring the voices of Matthew Rhys as Gilius Thunderhead, Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare, Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler, Carl Tart as Chronos ‘Evil’ Lait. I have no idea how this got greenlit! It looks fun but entirely out of place next to many of today’s animated shows out there. Maybe they hope it’ll stand out & some will watch?

Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Paramount+’s series Golden Axe, direct from YouTube:

Golden Axe follows legendary warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they reunite to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder, who just won’t seem to stay dead. Their quest is complicated by Hampton Squib, an inexperienced and wildly underprepared adventurer whose dream of heroism far exceeds his abilities. Forced to work together despite their flaws, they must find a way to stop Death Adder once and for all. Golden Axe is an animated series co-created and co-written by Joe Chandler (“American Dad”) & Mike McMahan (“Rick & Morty”, “Star Trek: Lower Decks”, “Solar Opposites”). With writing by Taylor Cox. Based on the video game from Sega that first debuted in 1989. Animated by Titmouse. Made by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Original Film. Executive produced by Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Toru Nakahara, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Toby Ascher, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Joe Chandler, and Mike McMahan. Paramount debuts the Golden Axe series streaming on Paramount+ starting September 16th, 2026 this fall. Who wants to watch this?

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