To say that Adventure Times creatorPendleton Ward has a knack for heartfelt ventures with a trippy spin would be a huge understatement, especially now that Netflix has released its trailer for the long-awaitedThe Midnight Gospel. Partnering with comedian, podcaster, and writer Duncan Trussell, the newest animated wonder from animation studio Titmouse (Big Mouth) looks like a gorgeous, technicolor mind-melt. Its also the latest product of the streamers expanded deal with the studioa promising attempt to expand their adult animation roster.
Per the official synopsis from the streaming giant, The Midnight Gospel is the story of Clancy, a spacecaster with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator who leaves the comfort of his extra-dimensional home on the Chromatic Ribbon to interview beings living in other worlds. Its nearly impossible to overlook the ways that The Midnight Gospel and Adventure Time are aesthetically similar; however, Trussells comedic voice and clips from his popular podcast Duncan Trussell Family Hour deliver a welcome distinction between the two (along with the overtly more adult direction of TMG). The new series appears to straddle the line between the surreal and the relatably introspective in a similar fashion as retired Netflix joysTuca & Bertie and BoJack Horseman. It also appears just as engaging.
The Midnight Gospel premieres on Netflix April 20, which seems significant somehow, but we cant quite figure out why.
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The multiverse is broken in Netflix's trippy trailer for The Midnight Gospel - The A.V. Club
