Overview
- Paramount+ released the first trailer on Aug. 20 and confirmed that all 10 episodes of Golden Axe will drop on the streamer on Sept. 16.
- The series adapts Sega’s 1989 beat-’em‑up and follows Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they reunite to stop the repeatedly returning villain Death Adder.
- Co-creators Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler co-wrote the first episode, Chandler is showrunner, and the principal voice cast includes Matthew Rhys, Liam McIntyre, Lisa Gilroy, Danny Pudi and Carl Tart.
- Production credits list Titmouse as the animation studio with CBS Eye Animation Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Original Film and Sega executives serving as producers or executive producers.
- Early press reaction to the trailer is mixed, with several outlets noting heavy meta, self-referential humor and many game Easter eggs while others criticized the trailer’s tone.