Cartoon Network and Hasbro have announced that "Transformers Animated" will be produced for a 2008 launch.Each of 26 episodes will feature a standalone storyline. A 90-minute special is also scheduled for release in early 2008 on Cartoon Network.
Matt Youngberg is supervising director, Derrick Wyatt will provide character designs and Sam Register will serve as executive producer of the series. Marty Isenberg is head writer.
"We are thrilled to be working with the highly creative team at Cartoon Network on bringing the next chapter in the Transformers saga to kids and fans around the world," said Brian Goldner, Hasbro's chief operating officer.
"The animation style that Cartoon Network has developed really brings the lore and characters of the Transformers franchise alive in a way that has never been seen through animation."
Premise is set on Earth in the near future in Detroit, where the alien 'Transformers' are thrust into a world populated by humans and automatons including 'Optimus Prime', 'Bumblebee', 'Prowl', 'Bulkhead' and 'Ratchet'.
