Netflix is getting the band back together with , an
anime adaptation of the graphic novel series
. The company has dropped the first teaser for the eight-episode show, which centers around the titular character and his attempt to win a battle of the bands contest while facing off against the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend.
The anime follows on from , a 2010 film based on the graphic novels. The main cast of Edgar Wright’s movie are reprising their roles in the series, including Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers), Kieran Culkin (Wallace Wells), Chris Evans (Lucas Lee) and Brie Larson (“Envy” Adams).
The teaser apes many of the visuals of the movie and graphic novels, such as Scott blocking a flying attack from Matthew Patel with his arm and the rehearsal space of his band, Sex Bob-Omb. You’ll also see Ramona dragging Scott through space toward a door with a star on it and the lovebirds sitting next to each other on a swing set. I don’t remember seeing any dinosaurs in the film, though.
Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator of the graphic novel series, is one of the showrunners, while Wright is an executive producer. Abel Gongora of animation studio Science Saru () is the director of the show. also includes new music from Anamanaguchi, the terrific chiptune band behind the soundtrack of
the video game
.
is my favorite movie of the 2010s, and this teaser gets the look and the spirit of the universe spot on. I’m already counting down the days until hits Netflix on November 17th.