Sony announced today that their free streaming network Crackle has acquired the complete series to Harmony Gold's
Robotech, as well as the feature film
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. The popular '80s anime series will anchor Crackle's new genre channel
Crackle Anime. Starting this Sunday, May 15th, all 85 half-hour episodes of
Robotech will available, as well as the 88 minute feature film
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles.
2016 is the 10th anniversary of the film, which was released in 2006.
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles continues where the television series left off and features the voices of Richard Epcar (
Ghost in the Shell,
Mortal Kombat X), Eddie Frierson (
Frozen,
Moneyball) and Mark Hamill (
Star Wars: Episode VIII).
The press release also mentioned that a live-action
Robotech film is currently in development, although no further details were included.
In anticipation of next week's release, Sony Crackle has released a new trailer highlighting the TV series to get viewers. Check out the new trailer below!
Originally released in 1985, Robotech is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic in which the human race finds itself on the brink of annihilation and under attack by a fleet of gigantic alien warships capable of destroying the Earth in a split second. Their only hope for survival lies within the secrets of Robotechnology, which allows humans to develop powerful transforming robotic systems and interstellar spacecraft. The critically-acclaimed U.S. TV series follows three generations of heroic characters who adapt this robotic technology from a crashed alien starship to defend against numerous alien invasions.