The Animatrix, Liquid Television, Ren & Stimpy - there have always been blips of mature content on the animation spectrum, but never anything like Love, Death & Robots. This new anthology kicks open the doors for adult storytelling in the medium, taking Tim Miller and David Fincher’s unique influences, and letting over 14 studios run wild through topics like racism, war, free will and human nature, as they collectively produced 18 jaw-dropping shorts.
This week, series’ VFX supervisor Jerome “Jed” Denjean stops by the podcast to talk about his own history, as well as explain how this project came together, from Tim’s initial ideas to how Blur brought in competing studios to join in on the fun. As the discussion continues, they get into bigger topics like what Love, Death & Robots means for the entertainment industry as a whole, why we could be moving away from longer-form storytelling and into bite-size chunks, and the chances of a second season.
Love, Death & Robots is streaming now.
Full studio/artist list:
Alternate Histories
Studio: Suncreature Studio (Denmark)
Director: Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (Headless)
Author: John Scalzi
Beyond The Aquila Rift
Studio: Unit Image (France)
Director: Leon Berelle, Dominique Boidin, Remi Kozyra, Maxime Luere
Author: Alastair Reynolds
Blind SpoStudio: Vitaliy Shushko (Russia)
Director: Vitaliy Shushko
Author: Vitaliy Shushko
Fish Night
Studio: Platige Image (Poland)
Director: Damian Nenow
Author: Joe Lansdale
Good Hunting
Studio: Red Dog Culture House (Korea)
Director: Oliver Thomas
Author: Ken Liu
Helping Hand
Studio: Axis Animation (Scotland)
Director: Jon Yeo
Author: Clauidine Griggs
Ice Age
Studio: Atomic Fiction (Canada)
Director: Tim Miller
Author: Michael Swanwick
Lucky 13
Studio: Sony Imageworks (U.S.)
Director: Jerome Chen
Author: Marko Kloos
Sonnie’s Edge
Studio: Blur (U.S.)
Director: Dave Wilson
Author: Peter F. Hamilton
Shape Shifters
Studio: Blur (U.S.)
Director: Gabriele Pennacchioli
Author: Marko Kloos
Sucker of Souls
Studio: Studio La Cachette (France)
Director: Owen Sullivan
Author: Kristen Cross
Suits
Studio: Blur (U.S.)
Director: Franck Balson
Author: Steve Lewis
The Dump
Studio: Able & Baker (Spain)
Director: Javier Recio Garcia
Author: Joe Lansdale
The Secret War
Studio: Digic Pictures (Hungary)
Director: Istvan Zorkoczy
Author: David W. Amendola
The Three Robots
Studio: Blow Studio (Spain)
Director: Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (Headless)
Author: John Scalzi
The Witness
Studio: Alberto Mielgo (U.S.)
Director: Alberto Mielgo
Author: Alberto Mielgo
When The Yogurt Took Over
Studio: Blow Studio (Spain)
Director: Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (Headless)
Author: John Scalzi
Zima Blue
Studio: Passion Pictures (England)
Director: Robert Valley
Author: Alastair Reynolds
