The streaming giant forayed into gaming in mid-2021 and has
been trying to expand its foothold in the gaming industry ever since. Matthew
Inman, who made the popular comic The Oatmeal, will serve as showrunner while
Inman and Elan Lee, the game's creators, will also serve as the executive
producers for the series.
While a version of the Exploding Kittens game is already
available on App Store and Google Play, Netflix is bringing two new exclusive
cards to Exploding Kittens – The Game: Radar, which reveals to players the
position of the Exploding Kitten closest to the top of the card deck, and Flip
Flop, which reverses the order of the cards in the deck. On the Netflix app,
Exploding Kittens – The Game will retain the same classic gameplay where
players draw cards aiming to avoid the Exploding Kitten.
The version of the game that is currently available on App
Store and Google Play will reportedly remain even after the Netflix version
launches.
The Exploding Kittens TV series will be an adult animated
comedy show where the eternal conflict between heaven and hell reaches its
heights when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth — in the bodies of chunky
house cats.
The series, which is expected to launch in 2023, will be
voiced by Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Abraham Lim (The Boys), Lucy Liu (Elementary),
Ally Maki (Toy Story 4), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows), and Sasheer
Zamata (Woke).
“Netflix is the only service that could bring Exploding Kittens
to life in both a series and a game,” said Inman. “We actually launched
Exploding Kittens on Kickstarter as a weekend project, but our community has
been the heart and soul of the company over the past six years. The new series
and game will give our fans new ways to connect and interact with the
franchise.”
Shane Kosakowski and Inman will serve as the showrunners of
Exploding Kittens. The executive producers of the series are Mike Judge, Greg
Daniels, Dustin Davis, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping along with the creators of
the Exploding Kittens franchise Lee and Inman.
Netflix began its foray into gaming in July 2021. Ever
since, the platform has offered numerous titles including Stranger Things:
1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, Teeter Up,
Asphalt Xtreme, and Bowling Ballers.