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“Invincible” won’t be going away any time soon. In spite of just finishing its third season in March and its Season 4 premiere being months away, “Invincible” has been renewed for Season 5 at Amazon Prime Video.
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Additionally it’s been announced that Matthew Rhys (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “The Americans”) has been added to the voice cast.
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We don’t know yet who Rhys will voice in “Invincible,” but one possibility is the villain Thragg. The ruler of the Viltrum Empire, Thragg is the chief antagonist of the “Invincible” comics and has yet to show up in the series.
“Invincible” creator Robert Kirkman previously told Variety that the upcoming Season 4 would feature the screen debut of Grand Regent Thragg, though there’s no telling whether or not it will be Rhys voicing the bad guy.
“It would certainly be weird if [Thragg] didn’t show up in the show,” Kirkman said. “I mean, I don’t know. It’s so tough. Here’s what I’ll say: He’s been cast and he’s amazing.”
While it’s good news for “Invincible” that it’s received an early Season 5 renewal, it shouldn’t be particularly surprising. The show was renewed for its fourth season before Season 3 saw the light of day, and likewise was renewed for Season 3 before Season 2 streamed.
It also shouldn’t be too surprising considering the show’s stellar performance. Season 3 of “Invincible” proved to be Amazon Prime’s most watched animation season of all time.
The renewal news comes not long after the show’s second Emmy nomination, with Steven Yeun nominated for the first time for outstanding character voice-over performance.
“Invincible” is based on the comics of the same name. When Mark Grayson, son of the world’s most powerful superhero, comes of age his own super powers emerge, and among the challenges he’s forced to face is a heritage that’s much darker than he ever imagined.
Invincible’s voice cast includes Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Seth Rogen, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Melise Jow, Zazie Beetz, Grey DeLisle, Clancy Brown, Zachary Quinto, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ben Schwartz, Khary Payton, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jay Pharoah, Mark Hamill, and Ross Marquand.
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