In 2023, AIO Writer’s Block caught wind of AIO’s plans to release an animated series or movie in what we expected would be the following year. That story had little follow-up, without any response to questions from either fans or emails this organization made to team members. However, the fruition of it has been made evident in two subsequent announcements. Some people may remember the first; project development details from One Grand Party last year told by Focus on the Family president Jim Daly. The second has now been finalized this morning.
The statement broke to the podcast on top of Instagram and Facebook profiles. There is also a video edition of the podcast. Executive Producer Dave Arnold said “why animation now? The answer is simply to bring more people into the Odyssey world.” That line makes it clear that the project has been majorly propelled by Evan David, who has been responsible for numerous updates to the show since his entrance such as Elsewhere strips and even his own subplots. Everything from that to the Club redesign some three years ago all have had the goal of drawing more people into this space.
Final point; it’s no coincidence that this news broke on the same day as Face the Future’s first part. The episode has some not-so-subtle references to the film, as well as elements that will likely serve as a springboard for the movie’s plot.
Opinions by the author of this post on this story can be found here. Many of them likely ring true even today. For any, more hidden details, refer to our first post or the video podcast. The Spotify embed of the podcast will also be available below when it releases. We will continue to update on this story as news develops.
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