Whilst most of the animated comedy industry will be focused on a Family Guy and The Simpsons cross-over and a South Park season premiere airing this week, some fans of a certain cult show in the genre will have their eyes trained to a few weeks from now, when Black Dynamite: The Animated Series comes back to air next month.
After showing a 10-episode first season and a previously web-exclusive pilot episode in 2012 on Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim late-night programming brand, Black Dynamite, adapted from the hit live-action blaxploitation parody film of 2009, has been keeping it tight and outta sight for 2 years, but has now been confirmed for its long-anticipated 2nd season of the same length, with a premiere set for Saturday 18 October at 10:30 pm (ET/PT) on Adult Swim.
Carrying over much of the cast and crew of the film to work behind-the-scenes on the series, Black Dynamite‘s second season will be overseen by executive producer Carl Jones, and featuring the lead voice talents of co-creator Michael Jai White as the titular character, and supported by Byron Minns, Tommy Davidson, and Kym Whitley, as their characters encounter more unusual and action-filled situations related to 1970’s pop culture.
Davidson, who voices “Cream Corn”, said of why viewers should tune into the second season in an interview with Black Film: “Because it’s really good. It’s just like In Living Color. When you come across something that’s really good, it’s a great feeling. There’s not a lot of quality out there when you think of content and you can say quality is perception, but when you come to reality, a lot of people who don’t have talent can still get to a place where everyone can see them; and it levels the playing field between those who are talented and those who are not. You just have to pick your poison.”
Whether that poison for new viewers is in Black Dynamite: The Animated Series will be seen with the reviews and ratings, so for now you can get a small feel of the show with the preview clips below:
