Glitch Productions has teamed with animator Dana Terrace for a new sci-fi psychological thriller Knights of Guinevere. This is the Australian studio’s first-ever 2D animated series, and like other Glitch Productions, it released a pilot on YouTube on September 17 before greenlighting the series. This pilot needs to be seen by all fans of dystopian fiction and animated thrillers, as the hints of humor mixed with the adult-oriented tones make Knights of Guinevere one of the best new series of 2025.
The show takes place on Park Planet, which is a planet dominated by an amusement park floating above the sky. The park is a Disneyesque dreamland revolving around Princess Guinevere, the park’s mascot and main attraction. What makes the park special, other than its enormous size, is that the Guinevere androids that populate the park remember all previous encounters with guests like actual people.
The two protagonists of the series, Frankie and Andi, live in a shadow-covered town below the park. Frankie has wanted to be a Park Planet engineer for all her life, but her rough past and trouble recognizing reality have kept her from this dream. Instead, she works salvaging through the garbage that rains down from the park. Meanwhile, Andi is a Park Planet engineer and struggles both with the demands of her job and the disrespect she gets from those in town for being a ‘Crownie,’ or someone who works for the park.
The animation is highly cinematic, with the camera angles that follow characters closely. The show’s music and sound design are perfect, as background noises in every scene create a fully lived-in world. It didn’t matter where Andi and Frankie were—there are always sketchy noises coming from the background.
The tones and shades are beautiful, with deep and brilliant hues setting the park elite apart from the grime of the town. The animation is pretty smooth—while most motions are quick and cartoony, they suit the quick pace of the story well. These visuals compile together to create an eerie aura broken up by some light humor.
Knights of Guinevere gained over ten million views in its first 48 hours—while not a record for YouTube, this still marks a major accomplishment for indie animation. Terrace developed the idea for the series after the cancellation of her Disney Channel show The Owl House. Andi and Frankie mirror how Terrace felt about her abrupt dismissal from the House of Mouse, and through this lens, the show throws tons of shade at Disney.
Given Terrace’s recent disappointment working with a major studio, Glitch was a natural fit for her project. While Glitch started as a creative outlet for its two founders, the company has become the go-to for indie animation launching on YouTube. The team has inked a deal with Netflix for their original limited series Murder Drones and The Amazing Digital Circus, and on October 10 at their GlitchX event, the company announced a new division called Glitch Presents that will bring even more established series from YouTube to streaming, starting with Tracy Butler’s Lackadaisy in 2026.
As a Glitch original, Knights of Guinevere will air on YouTube and likely Netflix if it is picked up. That depends mostly on merchandise sales, which is how Glitch funds its animated shows. Glitch co-owns FinalFinal_Project with Iron Circus Animation, and through this company, they sell stickers, keychains, plushies, statues, and apparel for their shows without a middleman—this way, fans fund the show with all profits. This is the same funding model that helped develop Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss to the point where Amazon picked them up.
Hopefully, this will happen with Knights of Guinevere, as it is a very well-executed pilot. The episode lays down all the information the audience needs with clunky exposition dumps, which keeps the sense of mystery that pervades the pilot. With each new discovery, previously missed details in the animation, music, and sounds come to light, making the pilot very rewatchable. There is some violence and some robo-gore, but nothing someone in high school can’t handle. This pilot should be a must-watch for any animation or sci-fi fan, and anyone who wants more can help them fund a full series.
