Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, the entertainment and publishing arm for WEBTOON and Wattpad, today announced Hawk, a new animated series in development with screenwriter Christopher Yost (Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian). The series is based on Mike Booth’s popular sci-fi webnovel of the same name, which boasts over one million reads on Wattpad.
Yost will write the series; executive producers are Aron Levitz, David Madden, Taylor Grant and Sydney Bright from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to animate and bring the intergalactic story of Hawk to life with Christopher because of his incredible genre and comics expertise,” said Madden, who is also Head of Global Entertainment for Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. “He perfectly understands the galaxy-spanning world that author Mike Booth has created and sees the amazing opportunities for unique storytelling, memorable characters and longevity that we have for this title.”
Hawk follows the story of space bounty hunter Kas Balera. When a disaster of epic proportions rocks the entire solar system, Kas must use her quick thinking and sharp wit if she’s going to stay alive. In order to save the galaxy from destruction, she’ll need a little help from a stolen federal robot, a child genius, and her trusty ship, the Calista.
“Mike Booth’s Hawk is everything I love in sci-fi — it’s action, adventure, mystery and intrigue, mind-blowing new worlds, aliens and tech, all wrapped around great characters, a found family and a future that’s worth fighting for,” said Yost. “I couldn’t be more excited to work with Wattpad WEBTOON Studios to help bring the story of Kas Balera, Worm and H1K to the screen.”
Yost has an extensive comic and genre entertainment career across print, TV and film, working with blockbuster franchises and major studios. His recent credits include Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: The Dark World, the Emmy-winning series The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Rebels, Cowboy Bebop (live action) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
In addition, Yost has written on high-profile comic runs for Marvel and DC, including Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, X-23, Batman and Red Robin. He is also the author of the recently-announced Unnatural Order, which is currently Vault Comics’ best-selling comic of all time.
Wattpad WEBTOON Studios currently has more than 100 projects in development or production, including the animated series adaptation of Rachel Smythe’s 1.3 billion-view WEBTOON sensation Lore Olympus with The Jim Henson Company.
You can tead the Hawk webnovel on Wattpad here.
