Marvel and Disney XD have revealed the first chapter of a new 12 episode series of Rocket and Groot animated shorts. Watch the first episode, “Dream Machine,” in the player below.
Over 12 episodes, the Rocket and Groot shorts will follow the Marvel heroes as they try to figure out how to get enough credits to buy a new ship after their old one breaks down. A compilation of all the shorts will then premiere on Disney XD at 7:00am ET/PT on April 10. Featuring animation by Academy Award-nominated Passion Pictures, the shorts are directed by Arnaud Delord, written by Chris “Doc” Wyatt and Kevin Burke, executive produced by Cara Speller, Alan Fine, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, and Cort Lane, and co-executive produced by Stephen Wacker and Stan Lee.
The Rocket and Groot cast features Trevor Devall (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Johnny Test) and Kevin Michael Richardson (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Cleveland Show) in the respective title roles.
