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Invincible Fight Girl

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Invincible Fight Girl
GenreAction-comedy[1]
Created byJuston Gordon-Montgomery
Directed byDavid Depasquale (art director)
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJuston Gordon-Montgomery & Sam Register
ProducerBryan Newton (supervising producer)
Production companyCartoon Network Studios
Original release
Network

Invincible Fight Girl is an upcoming American animated action-comedy television series created by DC Super Hero Girls' Juston Gordon-Montgomery.[2] The series will premiere on November 2nd in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, and on Max on November 3rd.[1]

Plot

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A young girl named Andy, living in Wrestling World, endeavors to become the best pro-wrestler ever, and takes on the alias of "Fight Girl" to make herself known.[2][3][4]

Characters

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  • Andy (voiced by Sydney Mikayla[5]) - a young girl dedicated to becoming the best pro-wrestler in the world, even though her parents want her to be an accountant instead.
  • Aunt P (voiced by Rolonda Watts[5]) - a retired, and cynical, wrestling champion.
  • Mikey - an innocent, yet great, analyst of wrestling.
  • Craig - a person trying to profit off wrestling.

Production

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In May 2022, the series was announced to be a new original animated series on HBO Max (later Max)[2] and Cartoon Network.[3][6][7] It was later stated that Cartoon Network Studios was producing the series, and asserted again in 2024.[8][9][10]

In June 2023, an animatic for the series premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[11] At San Diego Comic Con TVfest on February 7, 2024, the first episode of the series premiered.[2] At the AfroAnimation Summit, held from April 10 to 12, 2024 in Burbank, California, Gordon-Montgomery had a panel entitled "How I Got My Show Made: The Underdog Story of Invincible Fight Girl."[12]

An early series preview was released on July 25, 2024.[13][14] The event, hosted at Savannah College of Art and Design, also included a talk with Juston Gordon-Montgomery, the show's art director (David Depasquale),[15] and supervising producer (Bryan Newton).[16][17] Later Sam Register was described as a executive producer of the series.[8][9]

The series will have half-hour animated episodes which will premiere on Adult Swim on November 2nd, then uploaded to Max the next day. One new episode will air every Saturday on Adult Swim, then the next day on Max.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Milligan, Mercedes (October 6, 2024). "Animated Actioner 'Invincible Fight Girl' Is Ready to Rumble on Adult Swim Nov. 2". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Omotade, Lucy (July 26, 2024). "Andy Gets Her Shot in the Ring In New 'Invincible Fight Girl' Teaser". Collider. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Romanchick, Shane (May 6, 2022). "Half-Hour Action-Comedy 'Invincible Fight Girl' Greenlit at HBO Max and Cartoon Network". Collider. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada's Corus Entertainment Announces 2024/25 Slate". Animation Magazine. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pulliam-Moore, Charles (October 8, 2024). "Invincible Fight Girl smashes her way onto Adult Swim this November". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Lang, Jamie (May 9, 2022). "HBO Max, Cartoon Network Expand Original Animation Slate With 'Driftwood,' 'Invincible Fight Girl'". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (May 6, 2022). "HBO Max & CN Greenlight Original Movie 'Driftwood,' Series 'Invincible Fight Girl'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Alexa, Laurén (October 9, 2024). "Adult Swim Sets 'Invincible Fight Girl' Premiere Date". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Valdez, Nice (October 8, 2024). "Invincible Fight Girl Finally Locks in Adult Swim Release Date". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Kaminska, Karolina (September 5, 2022). "HBO Max, Cartoon Network wrestle with Invincible Fight Girl". C21Media. Archived from the original on October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Giraud, Kevin (June 15, 2023). "Annecy: New Animated Offerings from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network & Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (January 29, 2024). "AfroAnimation Summit Honors Kemp Powers, Camille Eden, Bruce Smith & Jermaine Turner". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Valdez, Nick (July 26, 2024). "Invincible Fight Girl First Look Released: Watch". ComicBook. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (July 9, 2024). "Adult Swim to Host Four-Day "Pirate Parrrty" at Comic-Con". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Fay, Kim (May 9, 2024). "New TAG Executive Board Members". The Animation Guild. Archived from the original on October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024. I continued this role from 2022-2023 at Cartoon Network, while stepping into a bigger leadership role in my craft as Art Director on Invincible Fight Girl.
  16. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (January 29, 2024). "Event Updates: SCAD TVFest Lineup, Animation First Winners, PaleyFest Celebrates 'Family Guy'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  17. ^ Sarto, Debbie Diamond (January 31, 2024). "SCAD TVfest Coming to Atlanta". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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