Donald Glover to bring Deadpool animated series to FXX

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By Darian Scalamoni

            FX is a network that very much likes to keep their talents in house. They’ve done this with Ryan Murphy, Louis CK and Noah Hawley in the past and now, it seems they’re doing the same with the creator and star of the hit comedy series that debuted last year, Atlanta. Glover and his brother, Stephen Glover will now try their hand in animation as they’ll act as showrunners, executive producers and writers of an animated Deadpool series.

            The show will air on the sister network, FXX and has been given a 10-episode first season order set to debut in 2018. This is now the second Marvel series set up at the FX networks as Noah Hawley’s Legion debuted this year to solid results for the network. I’m incredibly excited to see this come to fruition as Glover is becoming one of the most influential artists of the new age not only with his work on Atlanta but as a musician with his rap persona, Childish Gambino. Deadpool is an incredibly popular property right now with the success of Fox’s live-action R-rated film that starred Ryan Reynolds so many will be tuning into this, I’m sure.

            Glover can be seen next in front of the camera as Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film but will also appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming on July 7^th. Atlanta Season 2 was delayed because of his current acting duties but now it appears he’ll be able to make the writing work in time for next year for Deadpool.

            What do you guys think about the upcoming Deadpool animated series? Any ideas on who could voice the Merc with a Mouth? Comment below and let us know your choices!