Hard on the heels of its successful premiere on 10 earlier this month, the hit new Australian drama series My Life Is Murder has spawned an animated spin-off series on 10 Play.
The six-episode series, My Name Is Captain Thunderbolt (Sometimes), launches exclusively on 10 Play tomorrow (Wednesday 24 July) and is the first animated series made for Network 10’s digital platform.
The series is based on a cat named Captain Thunderbolt, who wanders into the apartment of Alexa Crowe – the lead character in My Life Is Murder – and takes up residence. Captain Thunderbolt appears in the television series. In the animated series, he has become a private detective, investigating Alexa’s life to decide if he should stay with her.
My Name Is Captain Thunderbolt (Sometimes) was written by Network 10’s digital editor Liz Galinovic and Hannah Fitzpatrick, script editor for My Life Is Murder.
In developing the 10 Play series, Network 10 formed a unique partnership with the University of Newcastle’s animation school to enable a group of talented recent graduates to work on the project and bring Captain Thunderbolt to life.
Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier said: “Captain Thunderbolt is clearly a star going places. Not only deserving of a show in his own right, this also helps us defray the significant cost of his management, entourage, Winnebago and extensive backstage rider. This is a series for lovers of mystery and/or man’s second best friend.”
My Life Is Murder is a CJZ production for Network 10, with principal production investment from Network 10 in association with Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria.
My Name Is Captain Thunderbolt (Sometimes) will be available at www.10play.com.au/mylifeismurder from tomorrow, 24 July.
