One can never have too many teams of weirdos, presumably—especially when one team is described as not human, and therefore not subject to laws and rules about how humans ought to be treated. That said, Creature Commandos comes from “the mind of James Gunn,” the man who gave us Rocket Raccoon’s horrifying backstory, so presumably it will have something to say about the terrible treatment of its characters.
This animated series is the first offering from the new DC Studios, with Gunn and Peter Safran running the show. The logline is straightforward: “Creature Commandos tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails… they’re your last, worst option.”
They also like to “send Nazis back to hell,” according to GI Robot.
The voice cast is a mix of actors returning to previously played DC characters and folks new to this particular comic book arena. Of course Viola Davis is voicing Amanda Waller, and Steve Agee returns as Economos. Sean Gunn returns as Weasel, but also voices GI Robot. The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra voices Circe, Maria Bakalova (Bodies Bodies Bodies) is Princess Ilana, Zoe Chao (Party Down) is Nina Mazursky, Frank Grillo (What If?) is Rick Flag Sr., David Harbour (Hellboy) is Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk (Doom Patrol) is Dr. Phosphorus, and last but certainly not least, Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) is The Bride.
Task Force M arrives on Max this December.
