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Wembanyama Expands ‘Alien’ Brand With Futurama Cameo and New Animated Series ‘Alien Dunk’

The Spurs star partners with PGS alongside TF1 to build a youth franchise.

Overview

  • Victor Wembanyama made a voice cameo as a basketball-playing alien in the latest Futurama season premiere now streaming on Hulu.
  • PGS Entertainment announced ‘Alien Dunk,’ an animated series anchored to Wembanyama’s persona, with France’s TF1 aboard for broadcast and licensing in France.
  • STIM Studio will produce the animation, adding the project to a résumé that includes The Wild Robot, Garfield and Tom & Jerry.
  • Wembanyama joined creative sessions and completed motion capture to translate his signature posture and moves to the lead character.
  • PGS plans a cross-media franchise spanning webtoons, publishing, video games and interactive experiences, with no series release date announced yet.