Crunchyroll Crosses 5M Subscribers & Partners With Zoe Saldana to Produce ‘Dark Star Squadron’

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;crunchyroll">Crunchyroll<&sol;a> recently announced that it has surpassed the five million subscriber mark and 120 million registered users&period; Crunchyroll also announced the development of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dark Star Squadron&comma;” an epic animated space opera&comma; in partnership with Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures&period; Todd Ludy &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Voltron&colon; Legendary Defender”&rpar; is onboard to write with Zoe Saldana&comma; Cisely Saldana&comma; and Mariel Saldana of Cinestar Pictures serving as Executive Producers&period; Sonia A&period; Gambaro and Maytal Gilboa from Pollinate Entertainment are also producing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-172407 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;08&sol;04072853&sol;CR&lowbar;5Msubs&lowbar;9x16-576x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Crunchyroll - Dark Squadron" width&equals;"576" height&equals;"1024" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Dark Star Squadron Details<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Joanne Waage&comma; general manager at Crunchyroll commented on the news saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;The tremendous growth of our streaming service is indicative of the growing love for anime and its deserved spotlight in popular culture&period; Zoe and her team are bringing their own anime fandom to their storytelling and we’re excited to be a part of it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cinestar’s Zoe&comma; Cisely and Mariel Saldana&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>”As true animation and anime fans ourselves&comma; we are so excited for the opportunity to partner with Crunchyroll to bring &OpenCurlyQuote;Dark Star Squadron’ to a wide audience&comma; we can’t wait for everyone to meet the crew and follow the journey of our unlikely heroes&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sarah Victor&comma; Head of Development at Crunchyroll&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re elated to be working with such a talented creative team on the development of &OpenCurlyQuote;Dark Star Squadron&comma;’ a new fantasy adventure series&period; We love working with creators who are passionate about telling stories through anime and we can’t wait to bring this interstellar epic to fans across the galaxy&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dark Star Squadron” follows the journey of four failing cadets who return from a joyride with a stolen starship to find their academy in ruins and everyone vanished&period; Now on their own&comma; the ill-equipped heroes embark for the far side of the galaxy to find the missing and prove their worth&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; press release<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Are you a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;crunchyroll&period;com&sol;">Crunchyroll<&sol;a> subscriber&quest; What do you think of Dark Star Squadron&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;