When Gamescom happened at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio debuted Secret Level, an animated anthology featuring short stories set in the worlds of some of the most popular video games on the planet. The anticipated project hails from the makers of Love, Death + Robots, an anthology series featuring original tales in horror, science-fiction, and fantasy. According to a leaked trailer for Secret Level, the cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, and Keanu Reeves, lending severe star power to the stunningly gorgeous collection of short stories based on video games like Mega Man, Concord, Armored Core, Sifu, Warhammer 40,000, and more. MP1st was the first to report about the leak.
Other names rumored to be in the trailer (which is no longer available after a DMCA takedown) include Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us), and Claudia Doumit (The Boys), alongside Michael Beach, Clive Standen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ricky Whittle, Gabriel Luna, Emily Swallow, and more.
Secret Level consists of 15 animated shorts inspired by the following game franchises:
Armored Core
Concord
Crossfire
Dungeons & Dragons
Exodus, Honor of Kings
Mega Man
New World: Aeternum
PAC-MAN
PlayStation (featuring various PlayStation brand properties)
Sifu
Speluncky
The Outer Worlds
Unreal Tournament
Warhammer 40,000
Tim Miller and Dave Wilson will serve as executive producers of the series, and Wilson will also step up as the supervising director. “‘Secret Level’ weaves a tapestry of iconic games across multiple mediums, to tell a series of unique and captivating stories,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios. “Created and led by Tim Miller, Blur Studio, and Supervising Director Dave Wilson, each episode will take our global Prime Video customers on a brand new journey with breathtaking animation and imaginative storytelling.”
The official synopsis for Secret Level reads: “Each episode of ‘Secret Level’ serves as a gateway to a new adventure, unlocking exciting worlds from beloved gaming classics and highly anticipated new titles. Prepare for an unforgettable journey, where Amazon MGM Studios and gaming’s finest unite in a first-of-its-kind event that brings together more game IP in a single series than has ever been done before.”
Are you excited about Secret Level? The teaser trailer has the anthology looking wild in all the right ways. I hope Astro Bot appears in the PlayStation short. He’s my boy.