New Gods: Nezha Reborn, the latest movie from China's Light Chaser Animation Studios, will soon be available to stream on Netflix.
The streaming service acquired worldwide streaming rights to New Gods: Nezha Reborn, as reported by THR. An adaptation of the Chinese novel, The Investiture of the Gods, the film has earned $36.5 million in China since its debut during Lunar New Year weekend.
New Gods: Nezha Reborn took four years to make. The animated film was directed by Zhao Ji, who co-directed Light Chaser Animation's White Snake, a film adaptation of the famous Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake. Nezha Reborn is the fifth movie the studio has produced since its founding in 2013, following Little Door Gods (2016), Tea Pets (2017), Cats and Peachtopia (2018) and White Snake (2019).
In addition to acquiring animated projects from other companies, like New Gods: Nezha Reborn, Netflix has recently increased its efforts to develop original films and series at its in-house animation studio. Netflix Animation's upcoming slate includes a new Sonic the Hedgehog show titled Sonic Prime, along with an anime prequel series to Zack Snyder's upcoming zombie action/horror movie Army of the Dead. The company is also working on anime shows inspired by 2018's Tomb Raider movie and 2017's Kong: Skull Island.
The synopsis for New Gods: Nezha Reborn reads,
Set in a mythical world, Donghai City, a melting pot where gods and people from different cultures co-exist, Nezha is reborn as Li Yunxiang, a young daredevil, 3,000 years after the original Battle of the Gods. Yunxiang grows up as a cool regular boy, who earns his living as a delivery courier. His love for motor racing and adventure prevail even as he discovers his true identity as Nezha. Yunxiang encounters his mortal enemies, the Dragon Clan, who are now living as super wealthy businessmen, feared and revered in Donghai City. Boss De, the Dragon King of the East China Sea or The Patriarch of the Dragon Clan, vows to revitalise the Dragon Clan in the new world. He is accompanied in this film by his three sons, The Three Princes, who are intent on killing Nezha to avenge their clan. New Gods: Nezha Reborn tells the story of how Yunxiang discovers his true identity and valiantly battles the Dragon Clan, their masked assassin, and other enemies, to protect his friends and family in a tale of life and death.
Netflix has yet to set a streaming release date for New Gods: Nezha Reborn.
Source: THR