Glitch Productions is stepping into new territory. Best known for Murder Drones and The Amazing Digital Circus, the Sydney-based studio has built its reputation on 3D computer-generated animation. However, their upcoming project, Knights of Guinevere, is Glitch’s first dive into 2D animation.
The pilot premiered September 19, 2025, on Glitch’s YouTube channel. Beyond that? No one knows. The release schedule is still a mystery. Glitch might be waiting to see how people react to the pilot before rolling out more episodes.
Fairytales in the Clouds
The series is set in a far-future, planet-wide amusement park floating above the clouds. It follows two dreamers who stumble upon a damaged Princess Android named Gwen. Her fractured identity could either save them or destroy them.
Knights of Guinevere is a psychological thriller that mixes sci-fi with dark fantasy fairy tales. What looks like a whimsical fantasy becomes a nightmare about exploitation, corporate control. What happens when entertainment chews people up and spits them out? The answer promises to be terrifying.
Who’s in the Cast?
The series also comes with a stacked voice cast:
- Eden Riegel as Gwen, the Princess Android.
- Zelda Khan Black as Andi.
- Michaela Laws as Frankie.
- SungWong Cho as Orville Park.
- Lauren Kong and Erin Nicole Lundquist as Olivia Park (young and old).
- Kayleigh McKee as Sparky.
With Amber Blade Jones serving as art director, the show’s visual identity is just as ambitious as its premise. Expect surreal imagery and unsettling contrasts between childlike wonder and creeping dread.
A New Chapter for Dana Terrace
The creative team of Dana Terrace (The Owl House), John Bailey Owen, and Zach Marcus immediately sets Knights of Guinevere apart.
This is the first big project Dana Terrace has done since The Owl House ended. What I loved about The Owl House is how Dana was able to blend horror with comedy while still diving into mature topics like trauma, abuse and feeling like an outsider. I expect the same level of quality to present in Knights of Guinevere, especially since she’s not bending over backwards to please Disney or censor herself to avoid the wrath of angry parents.
What Counts as “Adult Animation”?
Right now, adult animation has a branding problem. It’s dominated by shock humor (South Park), gross-out antics (Big Mouth), or hyperviolent comic adaptations (Invincible). That leaves little space for shows that treat animation as a medium for mature or surreal storytelling aimed at adults.
Knights of Guinevere could change all of that. By blending sci-fi, fantasy, and psychological horror, it shows adult animation isn’t just “cartoons with blood or swearing.”
A Quiet Revolution in the Clouds
When the pilot airs September 19, it won’t just be another indie experiment. It’ll be a test of whether adult animation can expand beyond its current boxes.
If Knights of Guinevere succeeds, it might redefine the genre. Not by being louder or bloodier, but by being stranger, darker, and more thoughtful. That could be exactly what adult animation has been missing.
