Riley Voelkel, Shiva Negar Join Voice Cast of 'Above Average'
The two actors will voice characters in the adult animated comedy, which is in late-stage development as an eight-episode run.
Riley Voelkel and Shiva Negar have been cast as voice actors in the adult animated comedy series Above Average, according to Deadline. The project is in late-stage development.
Above Average is created by Andrew Deutsch and Cailin Walker-Bent of Red Pants Productions with Josh Harris of JVH Media, and is being developed as an eight-episode run. Deutsch and Walker-Bent will write and direct the series and handle voice direction and casting.
Animatics and character designs for the show are already complete. The series is set in Metrocropolis and follows Gadget Kid, a teenager without superpowers who joins three washed-up superheroes called SALT and their accountant.
Voelkel previously appeared in The Originals and Hightown. Negar appeared in the film American Assassin, where she worked with Harris.
Deutsch and Walker-Bent are part of the Canadian animation collective Red Pants Productions. No release platform or date has been announced.
Quick answers
Who voices the characters in Above Average?
Riley Voelkel and Shiva Negar have been cast as voice actors in the series.
How many episodes will Above Average have?
The series is being developed as an eight-episode run.
What is Above Average about?
It is set in Metrocropolis and follows Gadget Kid, a teenager without superpowers who joins three washed-up superheroes called SALT and their accountant.