IShowSpeed Anime Series to Be Written by One Piece's Matt Owens
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- YouTube star IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins Jr.) is lending his voice and persona to an upcoming anime-style series produced by Brian Robbins' Big Shot Pictures, marking one of his first narrative-driven projects.
- The series, whose plot details remain undisclosed, will feature an animated character of IShowSpeed and is written by Matt Owens, former co-showrunner of Netflix’s "One Piece," with Owens and filmmaker Harmony Korine attached as producers.
- IShowSpeed, known for his viral streams and 52 million YouTube subscribers, expressed excitement about creating anime content, while Robbins highlighted IShowSpeed’s global fanbase and creative influence.
- Big Shot Pictures, founded by former Paramount Pictures head Brian Robbins, holds a first-look deal with Sony Pictures for animated and hybrid live-action films and is also developing adaptations like the "Eloise at the Plaza" children’s book series.
