The Amazing Digital Circus

The Amazing Digital Circus (also known simply as Digital Circus or TADC) is a computer-animated web series created by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions.[1]

The Amazing Digital Circus
Genre
Created byGooseworx
Written byGooseworx
Directed byGooseworx
Voices of
Theme music composerGooseworx
Opening theme"The Amazing Digital Circus Main Theme" (vocals by Lizz Robinett)
Ending theme"Digital Days"
Composers
  • Evan Alderete
  • Gooseworx
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1 (Pilot)
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Lerdwichagul
  • Luke Lerdwichagul
ProducerKevin Lerdwichagul
EditorGooseworx
Running time26 minutes
Production companyGlitch Productions
Release
Original networkYouTube
Original releaseOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)

The series premiered on the GLITCH YouTube channel on October 13, 2023.[2] It received a positive reception, and became the most viewed video on their YouTube channel, amassing over 33 million views in two weeks.

Synopsis

After putting on a virtual reality headset, a woman becomes trapped in a virtual circus world along with five other beings who were once human and becomes known as the jester Pomni. They are now subject to the whims of the circus's ringleader, Caine, while also dealing with their own personal traumas.

Production

The Amazing Digital Circus first originated from one of three pitches presented to Glitch Productions by YouTube animator Gooseworx, who the company reached out to to create a pilot.[3] The show was funded by Screen Australia.[1]

The show's original pitch proposed an animation style similar to computer games of the 1990s. Gooseworx has a background in 2D hand-drawn animation, and animators at Glitch Productions adapted her artwork into 3D.[3] The general manager of Glitch Productions, Jasmine Yang, has stated there are no plans for the show to be put on streaming platforms besides YouTube.[3] The series was inspired by I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, with the aesthetic being inspired by I Spy.[4]

Cast

Main characters
  • Lizzie Freeman as Pomni, a jester and newcomer to the circus
  • Alex Rochon as Caine, the ringleader of the circus
  • Michael Kovach as Jax, a purple rabbit
  • Amanda Hufford as Ragatha, a character similar to Raggedy Ann
  • Marissa Lenti as Gangle, a human-like ribbon wearing a porcelain theater mask
  • Sean Chiplock as Kinger, a king chess piece
  • Ashley Nichols as Zooble, a mix-and-match toy in a vaguely humanoid form
  • Gooseworx as Bubble, Caine's assistant

Supporting characters
  • Elsie Lovelock as Gloink Queen, ruler of the Gloinks; geometrical critters who steal things
  • Kaufmo, a clown who goes insane and "abstracts", corrupting into a mindless beast

Episodes

Pilot (2023)
No.TitleStoryboarded byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"Neda LayOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
A young woman becomes trapped inside a circus-themed video game after putting on a VR headset. She is introduced to a group of other trapped humans: Jax, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, and Zooble. She mentions seeing an exit door, but the others dismiss it. After realizing she can't remember her own name, the AI ringmaster, Caine, names her Pomni. He then sends them on a quest to gather “Gloinks,” geometrical critters that steal everything they come across; they kidnap Zooble, and the group splits up. Pomni, Ragatha, and Jax go to check on Kaufmo, a clown character. Upon arriving at his room, they find that he has “abstracted” and turned into a mindless beast. He attacks Ragatha, causing her to glitch out, and Pomni tries to help Ragatha but after touching Ragatha her hand starts to glitch. Pomni then flees and comes across an exit; upon going through it, she enters a space resembling an office, eventually finding herself in an out-of-bounds area called “the Void” before Caine takes her back to the circus. Meanwhile, the others defeat the Gloink Queen with help from Kaufmo, Caine reappears and fixes Ragatha's body and Pomni's hand, and imprisons Kaufmo. He then offers everyone a feast as a reward for defeating the Gloink Queen. The camera then zooms out to reveal that the game is running on a run-down, vintage computer.

Reception

The pilot for The Amazing Digital Circus became a viral video on YouTube, amassing over 33 million views in two weeks;[3] the series hashtag on TikTok reached 925 million views in that same amount of time.[4] The show's jokes were praised as "timed with frame-to-frame perfection", with a sense of humor that is "mature" but "not overly vulgar".[3] The show was described as an "imaginative alternative to Rick and Morty".[1] The animation was also praised as "wonderful and expressive".[5]

References
  1. Weston, Christopher (2023-10-16). "New animated comedy dubbed an 'imaginative alternative' to Rick And Morty". HITC. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  2. Valens, Ana (2023-10-25). "Where and How To Watch 'The Amazing Digital Circus'". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. Lang, Jamie (2023-10-26). "'The Amazing Digital Circus' Creator Gooseworx On Developing The Internet's Hottest Animated Pilot". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. Dani Di Placido (October 26, 2023). "'The Amazing Digital Circus' Broke The Internet". Forbes.
  5. Guerrero, Justin (2023-10-25). "REVIEW: THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS is a jaw-dropping dark comedy". The Beat. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
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