Storms (2023 american animated series)

Storms is an American adult animated series created by Patrick Sawyer, Dave Wasson, and Robert Hopkins for the HBO Max platform, and released on January 15, 2023.

Plot
The series is located in City Kirby, where two friends, Kel and Kenneth, after one of their classmates was found dead, and they were initially found guilty by the police, decide to investigate the person responsible for the murder of several students. while they have to deal with their daily lives.

Voice Cast

 * Jonathan Stone as Kel Loren, A 5-year-old boy who is somewhat shy and quiet, but usually socializes with the rest of his classmates, he is usually very careful when he is assigned a job or task, his mother abandoned him to his father when he was 2 years, and for that reason, he lives alone with his father.
 * Kevin Miller as Kenneth Wu, A boy who is more energetic and cheerful, his family is originally from Shita, he likes to talk to others a lot, he also doesn 't usually think about things before doing them, although sometimes he gets serious when he has to, like in the episode Assassin's wheat field, where most of the episode is seen concentrating on getting clues
 * Tara Strong as Karen Osborne, An apparently feminist girl, but who is secretly in love with Kenneth, despite being a feminist, she is seen to be someone kind, and considerate of others, especially with Kenneth, she also hates Rock bands.
 * Michael Black as Kim Wu, Kenneth's little brother, unlike his brother, he is much less socializing, just like Kel, he loves mint gum, that's why he always chews one, he also likes to help his brother, he doesn't go to a kindergarten, but receives classes at home.
 * Katie Crown as the Mrs. Randall, She is the school teacher, she is highly respected by her students, she usually has a calm attitude, she has an important part in the plot, since she has a certain relations with the school murderer, she is also a secret agent.

Production
The first time he made reference to this series, it was in May 2021, when Sawyer on his Twitter account that he was thinking of making a new series, but no further details were given, later in August 2022, it was announced that it would be They were preparing two series of the Nintendo Studios brand, which were The Path of the Mystery and Storms, but no trailer or image had been released at that time. Storms was not mentioned after that, and only one trailer for The Path of the Mystery had been released, so it was thought that Storms was cancelled, but it wasn't until December 21, 2022, that Storms was announced to be released. on HBO Max in January 2023. Unlike the other Nintendo Studios series, Storms began production in November and ended at the end of December (while the other series, during the production of their first season, began in December and ended at the end of December). late January). During November, it was revealed that Sawyer created the series along with Dave Wasson (creator of Cartoon Network's Time Squad) and Robert Hopkins (Erick Hopkins' brother). The first trailer for Storms was revealed on January 1, 2023, by the HBO Max YouTube channel, along with the release date. On January 10, 2023, HBO Max said that 2 episodes would be released every Sunday and that the first season would consist of 12 episodes.

On January 20, 2023, it was revealed that the series had been renewed for a second season, which will begin production in early November 2023.