If you’re a Transformers fan and need your fix, Netflix has you covered. The upcoming TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON Trilogy starts this July, beginning with SIEGE. This represents a mix of companies coming together to make this possible, with Hasbro (who own the copyright, of course) and Netflix working with Rooster Teeth and Polygon Pictures. The vocal cast features Jake Foushee as Optimus Prime, Jason Marnocha as Megatron, Linsay Rousseau as Elita-1, Joe Zieja as Bumblebee, Frank Todaro as Starscream, Rafael Goldstein as Ratchet, Keith Silverstein as Jetfire, Todd Haberkorn as Shockwave and Red Alert, Edward Bosco as Ultra Magnus and Soundwave, Bill Rogers as Wheeljack, Sophia Isabella as Arcee, Brook Chalmers as Impactor, Shawn Hawkins as Mirage, Kaiser Johnson as Ironhide, Miles Luna as Teletraan I and Cliffjumper, and Mark Whitten as Sideswipe and Skywarp. And the behind-the-scenes players include folks who are familiar with the franchise, such as FJ DeSanto as showrunner, and the writing team of George Krstic, Gavin Hignight, and Brandon Easton. Check out the new trailer below. SIEGE will be followed by EARTHRISE and then an eventual third chapter. I gotta say, this looks interesting.
It is the final hours of the devastating civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The war that has torn apart their home planet of Cybertron is at a tipping point. Two leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, both want to save their world and unify their people, but only on their own terms. In an attempt to end the conflict, Megatron is forced to consider using the Allspark, the source of all life and power on Cybertron, to “reformat” the Autobots, thus “unifying” Cybertron. Outnumbered, outgunned, and under SIEGE, the battle-weary Autobots orchestrate a desperate series of counterstrikes on a mission that, if everything somehow goes right, will end with an unthinkable choice: kill their planet in order to save it.