Overview
- Paramount+ released the first trailer on Thursday and confirmed that all 10 episodes of Golden Axe will drop on the streamer on September 16.
- Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler co-created the series, which is produced by CBS Eye Animation/CBS Studios, Sony Pictures Television and Original Film, with Titmouse handling the animation.
- The principal voice cast includes Matthew Rhys as Gilius, Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler, Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare, Danny Pudi as newcomer Hampton Squib, and Carl Tart as Chronos “Evil” Lait.
- The trailer leans heavily on direct game references — character select screens, potions, Chicken Legs mounts and Golden Axe III figures — while adopting a bloody, self-referential comedic tone rather than a straight, grim retelling.
- Early coverage and fan response are divided, with some outlets praising the nostalgia and visual homages and others calling the meta-humor misplaced, a split that could shape social buzz and viewership when the full season debuts.