The Amazing Digital Circus
| The Amazing Digital Circus | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Gooseworx |
| Showrunner | Gooseworx |
| Written by | Gooseworx |
| Directed by | Gooseworx |
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| Theme music composer | Gooseworx |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Producer | Kevin Lerdwichagul |
| Editor | Gooseworx |
| Running time | 25 minutes, 45 seconds |
| Production company | Glitch Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | October 13, 2023 – June 19, 2026 |
The Amazing Digital Circus is an adult animated indie web series created by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions. The series is about a group of humans who attempt to maintain their sanity after becoming trapped inside a circus-themed virtual reality game. The series premiered on October 13, 2023 as a pilot on YouTube. The final episode was released globally in cinemas on June 4th, 2026, but was later released on YouTube for free on June 19th 2026.
Cast and characters
- Lizzie Freeman as Pomni, the most recent human to be trapped in the circus, who is stuck in the body of a jester.
- Alex Rochon as Caine, the circus' unstable AI ringmaster.
- Michael Kovach as Jax, a purple rabbit who loves to prank and play tricks on other characters. He later abstracts.
- Amanda Hufford as Ragatha, a kindly rag doll who attempts to maintain a positive attitude towards her situation.
- Marissa Lenti as Gangle, a living ribbon who swaps between sad and happy masks to express her emotions.
- Sean Chiplock as Kinger, a paranoid and forgetful king chess piece who has been trapped in the circus the longest.
- Ashley Nichols as Zooble, an irritable mix-and-match toy who can swap different parts.
- Gooseworx as Bubble, Caine's soap bubble assistant.
- Peter Gadiot as Kaufmo, a clown who abstracted when Pomni joined.
- Elsie Lovelock as the Gloink Queen, ruler of the pest-like Gloinks.
- Vera Tan as Princess Loolilalu, princess of the Candy Canyon Kingdom.
- Jack Hawkins as Gummigoo, a gummy alligator NPC.
- Skye Redden as Ribbit, a frog who is Jax's best friend who abstracted shortly before Kaufmo.
- Cassie Ewulu as Queenie, Kinger's wife who abstracted before Ragatha joined.
Reception
The pilot for The Amazing Digital Circus received great acclaim. The Beat writer Justin Guerrero wrote that the pilot had made a massive fandom overnight while also hooking the minds of its viewers and ringing in their hearts.[1] TheGamer writer Jade King wrote that the visuals are colorful and full of humor but, the pilot is quick to bring down that with dark humor and mystery created to keep us asking questions. He also wrote that it's likely not going to get too dark however, the show could still bring more horror.[2]
References
- ↑ Guerrero, Justin (2023-10-25). "REVIEW: THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS is a jaw-dropping dark comedy". The Beat. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ King, Jade (2023-11-16). "The Amazing Digital Circus Is The Biggest Indie Animation In Years". TheGamer. Retrieved 2024-03-07.