Lumberjanes to Be Adapted as an HBO Max Animated Series

BOOM! Studios' beloved comic book series Lumberjanes is getting an animated special and a follow-up series at HBO Max. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Noelle Stevenson, who co-created the award-winning comic book, is attached as a writer and an executive producer on the project, which would initially launch on the streaming service as an animated special before leading into a complete animated series. The outlet notes that Stevenson will direct the Lumberjanes special and some of the subsequent episodes. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/30/hbo-max-streaming-service-review"] Lumberjanes follows a group of girls named Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley during a summer break at "Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types." However, the butt-kicking best pals soon discover that things are not what they seem, though they refuse to let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in the way of their adventures. In addition to Lumberjanes, Stevenson is well known for the fantasy comic book Nimona and her illustrated memoir The Fire Never Goes Out, which chronicles her successful career through a series of essays and short, autobiographical comics. On the TV side of things, Stevenson most recently helmed Netflix's animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=movies-and-tv-based-on-comics&captions=true"] The Lumberjanes animated series at HBO Max will be executive produced by Ross Richie and Stephen Christy for BOOM! Studios. BOOM's Mette Norkjaer will also join the creative team as a co-executive producer along with Lumberjanes comics' co-creators Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Brooklyn A. Allen who took home the 2016 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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