VANCOUVER — Thunderbird Entertainment Group’s kids and family division, Atomic Cartoons, announced today a new interactive special episode of its The Last Kids on Earth animated series started streaming today on Netflix.
In the interactive episode, titled “Happy Apocalypse to You”, when Jack, Dirk and Quint try to throw June a birthday party, it turns into an action-packed thrill ride. Viewers will be able to use their remote controls to decide what the gang will do as they encounter angry wretches, ferocious maulers, fearsome octogrutes, zombies and more, on the way to the birthday extravaganza.
To produce the episode, Atomic Cartoons leveraged interactive Netflix technology that requires viewers to make choices using their remote control to advance the story. To see the interactive special trailer, please click here.
“We have been so honored by the response our series has received so far, and we’re excited to see how fans of The Last Kids on Earth enjoy having the power — and responsibility — of deciding the fates of their favorite characters on screen,” said Matthew Berkowitz, chief creative officer of Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons, and series executive producer, in a press release.
Atomic Cartoons also announced the first-ever graphic novel in The Last Kids on Earth series is now available. Titled The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House, this graphic novel includes six new short stories by Max Brallier and features full-colour art by Anoosha Syed, Xavier Bonet, Lorena Alvarez, Jay Cooper, Christopher Mitten and The Last Kids on Earth series illustrator Douglas Holgate. Published by Penguin Young Readers, the graphic novel debuted today.
