Nickelodeon have just announced the voice cast for their new “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” TV series, and there’s some familiar voices to be found within the new cast.
The 26 episode series will feature the voices of Omar Miller (Ballers) as Raphael, Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) as Leonardo, Josh Brener (Silicon Valley) as Donatello, Brandon Mychal Smith (You’re The Worst) as Michelangelo and Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) as April O’Neil, and is set to be released some time next year.
This new re-imagining of everyone’s favourite pizza-loving turtles also has some stellar talent beyond its voice cast, including co-executive producer Andy Suriano (character designer, Samurai Jack) and Ant Ward (supervising producer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
The voice cast are all incredibly excited to be involved with the project, and Ben Schwartz explained how he “has loved TMNT ever since [he] was a kid” and that he still has “the action figures and the enormous desire to eat an entire pizza in one sitting.”
Nickolodeon also revealed a breakdown of the characters’ personalities, which gives us a little sneak peek at what to expect from the turtles and their allies in the new 2018 series:
- Raphael, as the oldest and physically biggest brother, he is now the leader and his enthusiasm and bravado puts him front and center for most of their bizarre adventures
- Leonardo, the self-professed ‘coolest’ brother possesses irreverent charm and a rebel heart
- Donatello, an unflappable mechanical genius and tech wizard whose ninja skills are second only to his coding
- Michelangelo, the youngest brother, an artist and awesome skateboarder with a wild colorful, and imaginative personality
- April O’Neil, the Turtles’ most trusted ally, as a street savvy native New Yorker who is always ready to join in the fun.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have always been popular with fans of all ages, but this new series should help introduce the turtles to a younger generation who don’t yet know that there’s an entire world of TMNT comics, books, movies, TV shows and toys to explore!
Are you looking forward to Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Who’s your favourite turtle? Let us know in the comments below!
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