Ancient Greece and Rome Are Hot in Animation Right Now. Here’s Why.
The recent announcement that Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon is preparing Krapopolis, an animated series for Fox “set in mythical, ancient Greece” and focused on “a flawed family of humans, gods, and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other” makes it official: Animation inspired by ancient Greece and Rome is enjoying its biggest moment since the 1997 release of Disney’s Hercules.
News of Harmon’s new show follows on the heels of an announcement by Netflix that Blood of Zeus — its popular action-adventure series that chronicles the young hero’s mythical journey after he learns he is the son of Zeus — is to be picked up for a second season.
Netflix is apparently going all-in on the ancient world: The streaming service just released Centaurworld, a kid-friendly, myth-themed musical comedy series in which according to the press release,
