Golden Axe: First Look at the New Animated Series Based on the Classic SEGA Game

Paramount+ has released the archetypal trailer, imagery and details connected their upcoming animated bid Golden Axe, based connected SEGA’s 1989 arcade classic. All 10 episodes volition premiere exclusively connected Paramount+ connected Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks) and Joe Chandler (American Dad) co-wrote the archetypal occurrence and co-created and enforcement nutrient the series, with Chandler serving arsenic showrunner.

“Golden Axe follows legendary warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead arsenic they reunite to prevention Yuria from the evil elephantine Death Adder, who conscionable won’t look to enactment dead,” according to the authoritative crippled synopsis.

“Their quest is analyzable by Hampton Squib, an inexperienced and wildly underprepared adventurer whose imagination of heroism acold exceeds his abilities. Forced to enactment unneurotic contempt their flaws, they indispensable find a mode to halt Death Adder erstwhile and for all.”

The dependable formed database and authoritative quality descriptions follow:

• Matthew Rhys arsenic Gilius Thunderhead, a grumpy conflict dwarf with exceptionally mediocre hygiene and a spot connected his shoulder.
• Danny Pudi arsenic Hampton Squib, a naive, inexperienced archetypal clip adventurer who has dreamt of questing his full life.
• Lisa Gilroy arsenic Tyris Flare, a fearsome conflict sorceress, deadly successful a combat and adjacent deadlier with her crisp wit.
• Liam McIntyre arsenic Ax Battler, a barbarian warrior with a strict codification of grant and saccharine aureate retriever demeanor.
• Carl Tart arsenic Chronos “Evil” Lait, an uncomfortably cheesy humanoid panther.

Golden Axe is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ animation arm; Sony Pictures Television; and Original Film.

SEGA’s Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi and Toru Nakahara volition besides enforcement nutrient alongside Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Toby Ascher of Original Film.

Titmouse serves arsenic the animation workplace for the bid with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina serving arsenic enforcement producers.