Netflix announces Game and TV series about Exploding Cats

Netflix announced that they will be producing both a video game and a TV series about Exploding Cat (Exploding Kittens), marks the first time the streaming platform has released games and shows based on the same franchise. Netflix has been ramping up growth in the video game space and this is just the new and biggest step forward in the campaign.
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The game is called Exploding Kittens – The Game and is a new version of the existing mobile game. The game will launch directly on the Netflix app in May. Netflix will then release an adult animated comedy based on the game in 2023. The film will star Mr. movie stars are Tom Ellis, Abraham Lim, Lucy Liu, Ally Maki, Mark Proksch and Sasheer Zamata.

Netflix revealed the content of the film will revolve around the story when God and the Devil transform into chubby domestic cats and the never-ending conflict between Heaven and Hell. The list of members of the executive production team on the film includes Mike Judge, Greg Daniels of Bandera Entertainment, Shane Kosakowski, and the original game writers Matthew Inman and Elan Lee.​

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Exploding Kittens – The Game will be similar to the existing mobile title, but the difference lies in two new cards exclusive to the Netflix version. They are Radar (reveals the location of the exploding cat card closest to the top of the deck) and Flip Flop (reverses the order of the cards in the deck). After the series airs in 2023, additional cards and gameplay mechanics will be added to the main version. And like other Netflix games, Exploding Kittens – The Game will be released for free.​