VRV offers adult animated comedies

Ellation, the video platform backed by US telecoms giant AT&T and media investor Peter Chernin’s joint venture Otter Media, has added two animated series for adults.

Deep Space 69 was previously available on YouTube

Cat Agent and Deep Space 69 will be made available on VRV, Ellation’s subscription service for fans of anime, animation, games, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and technology.

VRV costs US$2.99 a month for an individual channel and US$9.99 a month for all eight channels, which together provide more than 10,000 hours of content.

The two comedy series were previously available on YouTube but will be extended and placed on the Mondo channel on VRV.

Online platform Mondo is producing the 8×11′ new episodes of each series via its LA-based production arm Six Point Harness.

Cat Agent was created by director Kent Osborne, head writer of Adventure Time and writer and storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants. It follows a cat who represents the cats who belong to some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Deep Space 69 comes from Daniel Katz and follows an intergalactic pilot who travels the galaxy with his koala first mate in search of sexual exploits.

British Columbia-based animation studio Yeti Farm Creative will also work on the production of both Cat Agent and Deep Space 69, which are expected to debut their new episodes in mid-2017.

“Fans have been telling us they want to see more episodes of both of these subversive, funny, unique and incredibly popular series. Out of dozens of original series we’ve produced and commissioned during the past few years, these two shows have shown themselves to be a cut above the competition,” said Mondo’s chief creative officer Brendan Burch.