Golden Axe is an American animated fantasy series created by Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler that premiered on Paramount+. It is based on the video game series of the same name, which was developed and published by Sega. The series features the voices of Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre and Carl Tart as the show's main characters.
Plans for an animated series based on the video game franchise were officially confirmed in April 2024, when Comedy Central gave the series a ten episode order. That same day, the main cast was officially confirmed.
The series is produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Original Film, Sega Sammy Group and Important Science, with Titmouse, Inc. handling the show's animation.
Premise Golden Axe is based on the 1989 arcade game of the same name. This follows a trio of warriors: Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead. The warriors are battling to save Yuria from an evil giant known as Death Adder with the inexperienced and underprepared Hampton Squib by their side.
Voice cast Main Matthew Rhys as Gilius Thunderhead, a battle dwarf. Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler, a barbarian warrior. Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare, a battle sorceress. Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, an inexperienced first-time adventurer. The character is original to this series. Carl Tart as Chronos "Evil" Lait, a humanoid panther. SungWon Cho as the narrator.
Production Development On April 17, 2024, Comedy Central revealed that they had plans to give a 10-episode order animated series inspired by the beloved video game series published by Sega. It is created by Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan with Joe Chandler. McMahan and Chandler would co-write the first episode and serve as executive producers, with Chandler serving as showrunner. Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina serve as the executive producers of the series, while Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Toru Nakahara, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Toby Ascher are on board as well. Golden Axe comes from CBS Eye Animation Productions, an animation arm of CBS Studios, Sony Pictures Television and Original Film.
Casting Alongside the announcement of the series, it was reported Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre and Carl Tart had been cast as the main characters.
Animation The show's animation is being handled by the animation studio Titmouse, Inc.
Episodes
Release Golden Axe was originally set to premiere on Comedy Central. In August 2026, it was reported that the series would instead premiere on Paramount+ on September 16, 2026.
References
External links Golden Axe on Paramount+