It’s been a long time coming, but Thundercats , the 80’s cartoon series which followed the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens from the planet of Thundera, is making its return to TVs across the US tomorrow (July 28th) night.
While the Warner Bros . produced remake of the popular animated series will feature updated graphics, provided by Japanese animation crew Studio 4°C, the group responsible for the animation work done in The Animatrix , the plot and characters will still be familiar to fans of the cult-classic.
According to Wired , who got a sneak peak at the premiere episode already, here is what you can expect:
The latest version of ThunderCats follows Lion-O on a quest to protect the kingdom of Thundera on Third Earth from the evil forces of Mumm-Ra. Lion-O is still rocking the legendary Sword of Omens and his still followed by his litter of merry mousers to help him on his journey — Tygra, Cheetara, Panthro, WilyKat and Snarf.
The new ThunderCats series debuts this Friday at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central on Cartoon Network.
Until then, “feel the magic” of the 2-minute teaser below and let us know what you look forward to the most in the upcoming throwback-remake.
