Elijah Wood starring in the upcoming animated series “Among Us” is the kind of news I didn’t know I needed. When I woke up and heard several messages from friends sharing the announcement, I initially assumed it must be some kind of hard drive stunt, but then the realization hit and my first question was: Why? Closely followed by: What if Frodo was the trickster?
The upcoming TV show is based on the game of the same name that had a stranglehold on the internet in 2020 as every Twitch streamer, YouTuber and even some political figures played the party game during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The show will follow a similar premise to the game, with the series replacing crew members with an alien shapeshifter, also known as an “Impostor.” This murderous crew member causes chaos and attempts to exterminate other innocent crew members, while the remaining players must track down the impostor and throw him into the dark void if they want to survive. It's basically a space werewolf.
Elijah Wood will play the lead role of Green, an unpaid intern who is described as “happy to be there” and just does what he's told Character descriptions. Other actors lending their voices to the series include Randall Park (of Fresh Off the Boat and The Interview fame) who will play Red, the captain of the Skeld, a pompous philanthropist who apparently wants to “go to the top.” failed.” There's also Ashley Johnson (who played roles in “The Last of Us” and “Blindspot”), the security-focused head of security, and Yvette Nicole Brown (best known for “Community” and “The Odd Couple”), the head of human resources Crew and probably the best option for the role of the impostor – what will the other characters do if she starts killing them? Report them to HR?
After Elijah Wood's role was announced, he took over the role Twitter to express his excitement for the upcoming role: “Woohoo! I'm so excited to be a part of this.” However, most people who saw this tweet had a similar reaction to me. Some asked if this was satire, and others just called it what it is: Sus.
Titmouse will handle animation duties for the upcoming series – the studio is known for its work on Big Mouth and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Owen Dennis will serve as creator and executive producer. The development therefore began in June 2023 diversitybut we don't have a release date yet.
It's hard to get too excited about the idea of an Among Us TV show. However, Elijah Wood's history of working in strange but brilliant productions like Over the Garden Wall gives me some hope that the series will be something great and not just a repeat of the YouTuber collaborations of 2020.
