Over the years, Blizzard has released some highly acclaimed Overwatch-themed shorts. While these masterfully crafted short films help to set the background for the story, Blizzard has so far not neatly put this expanding universe together. The latest statements seem to excite Overwatch players.
Blizzard is preparing a 3-part miniseries
Blizzard has promised animated series that tell the story much better, starting with the sixth season of Overwatch 2, which will start in August. Before the sixth season of Overwatch arrives, we will encounter the first episode of the animation.
The Overwatch-themed three-part mini-series is called Genesis and its first episode will air on July 6. The trailer released by the company shows that it will focus on the early days of the Overwatch task force, which was set up in the midst of a global war against robots.
In the shared short video, it shows us humans and robots living in harmony before the Omnic Crisis began. The trailer features Reinhardt, Torbjörn and Ana in the game, as well as Mina Liao, an artificial intelligence researcher and founding member of the Overwatch organization.
Overwatch fans have been pressuring Blizzard for a series or movie about this game for years, and Genesis can be a very important step taken by Blizzard in this regard. We think that if this miniseries is successful, Blizzard will be able to roll up its sleeves for a much bigger budget series.
When Overwatch was released in 2016, it had a great success with its successful characters and gameplay and was selected as the game of the year. After the years that passed, the popularity of the game gradually decreased after the wrong decisions made by Blizzard. The company is now trying to bring the game back to its old days with Overwatch 2.
In this way, the Overwatch-themed series can also make a great contribution. So what do you think of Overwatch 2 and the upcoming miniseries? You can share your views with us in the comments section.