New Warhammer 40,000 Animation Teased For Prime’s “Secret Level”
August 21, 2024 by brennon
This week saw a trailer reveal for Amazon Prime Video's Secret Level animation project. The project, from the creators of Love, Death + Robots, draws inspiration from some of the biggest and best video games and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is amongst those that will get a new animation as part of this anthology.
Secret Level Preview // Warhammer 40,000
The Warhammer Studio worked with the animation studio Blur to bring this story to life. It will follow Titus and his battle brothers in a "secret level" story that is set against the backdrop of the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 video game and Titus' initial adventures.
There are only a few snippets of the animation in the trailer (above) but it seems to show Titus and his Ultramarines battling Tyranids in the darkness and then later, absolutely destroying what could well be a Genestealer Cults vehicle. Why bother using your weapons when you can just run through your enemy?
Secret Level Preview // Warhammer 40,000
Clive Standen will be making a return as Titus after taking on the voice acting role in Space Marine 2. Rumours are we might also hear some other famous voices on the cast.
Importantly, this animation coming from Blur and appearing as part of the Secret Level anthology is not part of the additional Warhammer TV and film projects that Games Workshop are working on with Amazon. Henry Cavill still has a bit of convincing to do behind the scenes I imagine before his vision comes to life.
Will you be keeping an eye out for this animation come 10th December 2024?
"...it seems to show Titus and his Ultramarines battling Tyranids in the darkness and then later, absolutely destroying what could well be a Genestealer Cults vehicle"
I feel that “15 stories inspired by your favourite [video] games” (at 0:36) is an important information. My guess is: it will be short videos (like “Love, Death + Robots”). I’m actually looking forward the most to what they make of “Outer Worlds 2” and “Pac Man”. Seriousy. Pac Man could be a great laugh.
Somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes per animation would be my thinking.
Imperial Fists enacting a guerilla campaign against the four Chaos Powers could tick both those boxes.
Oh heck now I’m imagining a squigs vs nighthaunt project. Bring me the Gallowdark set and get some Ghoosties!
It would be good to see more done with Warhammer Age Of Sigmar
Night Goblins going ballistic on shrooooooms! I’d watch that *g* Would be a crossover of Smurfs/Gummybears and LSD
I did think, when GW announced it’s Warhammer channel, that they would be better off going into partnership with Netflix or something and doing a Love Death + Robots style anthology. This is close enough for now, but they really should consider having various animation studios dip into different parts of the 40k setting.
Of course that would have been the smart move … let the experts handle animations and such.
But that would not have pleased the control maniacs in charge.
One space marine episode that probably will act as a teaser/trailer for WH+ when there are other (video)game properties that get their own episodes as well.
I wonder if this episode will be more or less an extended trailer for Spacemarine videogame.
GW has had plenty of chance to create interesting series for their WH+ channel, but somehow none of them appeared to have made an impact.
GW keeps trying this, but just can’t seem to stick the landing.