While the Sci Fi Channel may be moving away from it’s core science fiction/fantasy content with the recently announced name change, it seems another network is moving in to that hole. Comedy Central is going to debut Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, “the all-comedy network’s first foray into fantasy-comedy,” on Thursday 9 April at 10PM. The “epic new half-hour, live-action series chronicles the adventures of Krod Mandoon (Sean Maguire, Meet the Spartans) and his hopelessly futile band of warriors as they take on the evil Chancellor Dongalor (Matt Lucas, Shaun of the Dead).” The series premiere will be a special one-hour episode.
Comedy Central says the show is “an outrageous, character-driven workplace comedy set in an ancient realm. Narrated by Chris Parnell (Evil Alien Conquerors), the series follows reluctant hero, Krod Mandoon, a thin-skinned and underconfident freedom fighter, who is the last great hope in the struggle against the evil ruler, Chancellor Dongalor. To help fight the good fight, Krod has assembled a band of loyal, but remarkably ineffective freedom fighters: Aneka (India de Beaufort, Run Fatboy Run), the beautiful Pagan warrioress whose weapon of choice is sex; Zezelryck (Kevin Hart, Superhero Movie), the young warlock whose greatest magical gift is spinning B.S.; Loquasto (Steve Speirs, Inkheart), Krod’s oafish half human/half swine servant; and Bruce (Marques Ray, Leaving Barstow), who’s fierce and proud. In their quest to save the world, they must overcome a myriad of evil obstacles including name-calling, hired assassins, and a bisexual Cyclops (biclops?).”
And, foregoing the usual wait for the inevitable DVD release, Comedy Central will be offering extended and deleted scenes on the web site, as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hungarian set on which they shot the series, character profiles, a piece called “A Freedom Fighter Walks Into a Bar…” starring Maguire, and “most importantly, the site will feature lots and lots of lusty Meconian wenches.”
The series is produced by Comedy Central, Media Rights Capital, and BBC Television, with Hat Trick Productions and Watson Pond Producitons. It was created by Peter A. Knight (who wrote three episodes of Big Wolf on Campus), and is written and produced by Knight, Brad Johnson (Clueless), and Jimmy Mulville (Worst Week).
We’ll have a review of the premiere closer to its air date.