All-Star Voice Cast Featuring Kate Walsh, Mark Hamill and Pamela Adlon in Animation Produced by Reel FX, Creators of “The Book of Life”

Seriously, a mobile first entertainment company, today announced the world premiere of Best Fiends Boot Camp, the first original animated short from their Best Fiends franchise. The feature film-quality animation, produced by Golden Globe-nominated studio Reel FX, further demonstrates the Best Fiends brand’s potential to be developed into a major entertainment property.

“We have been fortunate to work with some of the best talent in the industry to create a fantastic, hilarious animated experience that further brings the world of Best Fiends to life beyond our first two mobile games,” said Andrew Stalbow, CEO and Co-Founder, Seriously. “Given the audience shift from incumbent media platforms like televisions and movie theaters, we’re focused on building a world on your mobile, with the characters, stories and music you would expect from a Hollywood animated franchise.”

Best Fiends Boot Camp features an all-star voice cast of Kate Walsh (13 Reasons Why, Grey’s Anatomy), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication), David Herman (Office Space), Billy West (Futurama) and Alan Oppenheimer (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The NeverEnding Story). The short features full 3D CG animation production by Reel FX, the studio behind The Book of Life and recognized for work on Ice Age, Looney Toons and other top animated properties. Boot Camp’s music is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me), written by Emmy-award winning producer and writer, J. Stewart Burns (The Simpsons), and produced by Emmy-nominated producer, Claudia De La Roca (Futurama).

“This is the second time I’ve worked with Seriously, after our Don’t Download Best Fiends video, which won one of YouTube’s ads of the year for 2016,” said Kate Walsh. “I’ve always been interested in their vision of building an entertainment franchise where the content is directly connected to the fan base. What I love about them is that they put the audience experience first, which I think is reflected in both the game and animation.”

The 3D animated comedic short follows the protagonist Slugs, Hank and Roger, who are excited to join the Slug Army and fight the Fiends. However, after a series of hilarious misadventures, it gradually dawns on them that they are being set up to fail. To complete the mobile experience, a live Boot Camp event will simultaneously be released inside the Best Fiends games, where Hank and Roger will make a special guest appearance.

“When Seriously approached us about working together, I immediately fell in love with the characters,” said Augusto Schillaci, Director and Sr. Visual Effects Supervisor, Reel FX. “It’s rare that you get a chance to work on a world that has so much potential for comedy, and it’s exciting to launch the short in a different way – straight into a global audience. We can’t wait for fans’ reactions to this.”

Seriously’s next Best Fiends short, Visit Minutia, will premiere this summer with additional shorts releasing later this year, each complemented with new in-game content.

The company also announced today that Michael Montgomery has joined as an independent Board Member and investor and Ynon Kreiz has joined as an investor.

Michael Montgomery was previously President and CEO of Sega GameWorks, Vice President and Treasurer at the Walt Disney Company and Board Member at Dreamworks. Ynon Kreiz was formerly Chairman and CEO of Fox Kids Europe, Chairman and CEO of Endemol and, most recently, Chairman and CEO of Maker Studios.

Download Best Fiends today at download.bestfiends.com

About Seriously

Seriously is building entertainment brands through mobile experiences. Seriously’s first mobile game and IP, Best Fiends, was released in October 2014 and the company launched its second mobile game in the Best Fiends trilogy, Best Fiends Forever, in October 2016. To date, the Best Fiends games have been downloaded 70 million times.

The company is funded by Upfront Ventures, Northzone, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Daher Capital. Seriously has offices in Venice, California, where business development and marketing are based, and in Helsinki, Finland, where the studio is located.

About Reel FX

Reel FX develops and produces award-winning animated films, virtual reality experiences, mobile/interactive content, live-venue projects, and commercials. Based out of Dallas, Texas and Santa Monica, California, the company has 23 years of experience working with studio partners like Fox, Warner Bros., DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studios as well as national advertising agencies and global brands.

Reel FX Animation Studios’ slate includes the Golden Globe–nominated The Book of Life with 20th Century Fox and Free Birds with Relativity Media. Reel FX Commercial, the studio’s turn-key short-form division, crafts a variety of broadcast and digital content, music videos and themed attractions. Reel FX has developed a wide range of world-class VR interactive experiences and 360º narrative content for innovative brands, such as 20th Century Fox, Acura, American Express, AT&T, GE, GMC, Legendary Pictures, Lionsgate, Porsche, Samsung, Shinola and the U.S. Air Force, and for all leading VR headset platforms including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard.

In 2017, Reel FX launched a new division, “Flight School,” with Academy and Emmy Award-winning creative leadership and the fundamental mission of telling great stories in VR and across emerging tech platforms.