The trailer gives us a brief introduction to both series lead Carmen, who is voiced by Annihilation’s Gina Rodriguez, as well as her partner-in-crime, Player, who will provide the voice in her ear on missions — and act as a nod to the original games. He’s voiced by Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things.
The showrunner for Carmen Sandiego is Duane Capizzi, whose previous work includes Cartoon Network’s The Batman, and the series will be executive produced by CJ Kettler of The Tick. This isn’t the only Carmen Sandiego adaptation that Netflix currently has in production. Also on the way is a live-action movie, though the streaming service has released significantly fewer details about it. One thing we do know is that Gina Rodriguez is set to play the iconic red-jacketed thief in that movie as well. It’s unclear if the live-action movie and the animated series will be connected in any other ways.
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