Netflix Developing Crash Bandicoot Animated Series

Netflix reportedly has a Crash Bandicoot series in the works, according to a recent report. The idea of a Crash Bandicoot cartoon does sound pretty cool, but there’s a catch for me: Crash better not start talking. The news broke on October 27, when What’s On Netflix revealed that Netflix is secretly developing an animated show based on Crash Bandicoot. While the exact plot is still unknown, the show is said to be in production with WildBrain Studios, the talented animation team behind other popular series like Sonic Prime, Johnny Test, The Snoopy Show, and Carmen Sandiego.

Crash Bandicoot first burst onto the scene in 1996 as the main character in the hit PlayStation game “Crash Bandicoot.” Since then, he’s appeared in several sequels and spin-offs like racing games. The character really took off in 2017 with the release of the N. Sane Trilogy, a collection of remakes of the original games, followed by 2021’s “Crash 4: It’s About Time.” After Xbox acquired Activision, Crash Bandicoot is now under Xbox’s ownership, marking an interesting shift in ownership.

Assuming Netflix follows through with the show, which seems likely given the trend of streaming services producing big hits like “Fallout” and “The Last of Us,” this would mark Crash’s first original series. While Crash has made a brief appearance in Netflix’s Skylanders series in the past with an Australian accent, many fans, including myself, are hoping he won’t have much dialogue in the new show. In the games, Crash typically doesn’t talk much, only exclaiming an occasional “Whoa!” or “Uh-Oh!” As a character, he thrives on chaos and action, making talking unnecessary.

While we may have to wait some time before the Crash Bandicoot series is officially announced, it’s exciting to think about the potential of a cartoon featuring our favorite Bandicoot. Until then, we can satisfy our curiosity by revisiting rumors of an older animated Crash Bandicoot series that Amazon allegedly had in the works a few years back before it was reportedly scrapped in 2021.