Adult Swim Takes ‘Heist Brothers’ To Sequence From Genndy Tartakovsky

EXCLUSIVE: In 2024, Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky pitched the President of Adult Swim an concept for a present stay on stage at Annecy.

Last yr, we revealed that the present, Heist Safari, was in growth, and at the moment we will inform you it has been greenlit, now titled Heist Brothers.

Described as a “high-octane animated action comedy,” Heist Brothers tells the story of three frog brothers who rob a financial institution. “Seems simple enough, but the execution is special as !#&$??!!!!,” reads the logline.

The 10 x 15-minute sequence is now in manufacturing with Cartoon Network Studios.

Tartakovsky is an animation legend who has been at Annecy this yr speaking up upcoming content material like Heist Brothers and Prime Video’s Conan the Barbarian. His different credit embody Fixed, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania.

Speaking to Deadline earlier this week, Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen informed us he’s nonetheless in search of a challenge from Europe. His upcoming slate features a Rick and Morty spin-off and an animated model of the late Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel Get Jiro!

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival wraps tomorrow.