Earthworm Jim is readied to return in a brand-new television collection

The cult timeless ’90s video game Earthworm Jim is returning to television as a brand-new collection, according to Range and also a tweet from Interaction Amusement. Interaction holds the legal rights to Earthworm Jim video games and also lately announced it was bringing the franchise business back as an Intellivision Amico special.

The task will certainly be headed be Interaction’s recently developed television and also movie studio department, dealing with the movie studio Enthusiasm Images. “There’s a lot possibility in this tale world: a galaxy filled with pets fighting for power,” task lead Michel K. Parandi informed Range “Jim is an earthworm in a world where Planet is absolutely nothing greater than a misconception. His battle to locate significance is unique and also funny, yet it’s likewise relatable.”

The very first Earthworm Jim video game appeared on Sega Genesis and also Super Nintendo in 1994, with the last launched in 1999. There’s still no word on when the brand-new video game will certainly show up. There was likewise a Detector Bros. animation collection based upon the video game that competed 2 period in 1995, with the protagonist played by none apart from Dan Castellaneta, best called the voice of Homer Simpson.

In a follow-up tweet, Interaction claimed that the initial maker of the video game, most likely Doug TenNapel, “is not included whatsoever.” TenNapel was initially generated as an innovative expert on the video game, yet his involvement was cast doubt on after he made a variety of racist and also homophobic talk about a podcast.