Bly Manor isn’t the only haunted hotel on Netflix! The streamer today announced through its fan-targeted Tudum blog that a new animated series putting a humorous twist on the classic horror trope is in the works. Titled The Undervale, the 2D-animated adult comedy created by Matt Roller has been greenlit straight to series by Netflix after a competitive auction.
First-time show creator Roller has worked across notable comedies in both animation and live action. He was a story editor and writer for Rick and Morty, executive story editor/writer for Son of Zorn, consulting producer/ writer on Archer as well as co-producer/writer on Netflix’s own Agent Elvis. Most recently, he served as co-executive producer on Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon’s new FOX toon, Krapopolis. Roller’s live-action credits include Mr. Mayor, The Goldbergs, Speechless and Community.
The Undervale centers on a single mother of two struggling to run a hotel, which just happens to have a few supernatural guests who never check out. Luckily, her estranged and non-corporeal brother, one of the ghosts, is on hand to help out — and back the improvement schemes suggested by his fellow phantoms.
Roller will serve as showrunner and executive produce with Chris McKenna (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and his former Rick and Morty and Community colleagues Harmon and Steve Levy. Erica Hayes (Rick and Morty, Carol & the End of the World) is the series supervising director.
