Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi join voice cast for Comedy Central's 'Golden Axe' series

Keri Russell (R) Matthew Rhys attend the Directors Guild of America Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 2019. Rhys will voice a character in the new "Golden Axe" cartoon on Comedy Central. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Keri Russell (R) Matthew Rhys attend the Directors Guild of America Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 2019. Rhys will voice a character in the new "Golden Axe" cartoon on Comedy Central. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

April 18 (UPI) -- Matthew Rhys from Perry Mason and Danny Pudi from Community have joined the voice cast for Comedy Central's animated adaptation of the 1980s Golden Axe Sega video-game series.

The show "follows veteran warriors Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they once again battle to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder who just won't seem to stay dead," said a synopsis released by the cable network Wednesday.

The vocal cast for the 10-episode cartoon will also include Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre and Carl Tart.

Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Solar Opposites) and Joe Chandler (American Dad!) are writing the first episode and executive producing the series.

Chandler has been named the showrunner.

Danny Pudi attends the HCA TV Awards: Streaming at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2022. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Danny Pudi attends the HCA TV Awards: Streaming at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2022. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

No premiere date has been announced yet.

This is the latest show inspired by a video game after Fallout, The Last of Us and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Matthew Rhys, winner of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "The Americans," appears backstage during the Primetime Emmy Awards in downtown Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI
Matthew Rhys, winner of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "The Americans," appears backstage during the Primetime Emmy Awards in downtown Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI