Squanch Games’ High on Life is going the route of an animated series, with the voice behind a talking gun serving as a producer.
According to Deadline, Curb Your Enthusiasm actor JB Smoove is currently preparing to produce an animated adaptation of the 2022 comedy shooter High On Life. Apparently, Smoove’s new production company, Alternate Side Productions, will produce the series along with original developer Squanch Games and Striker Entertainment, and while he hasn’t officially been cast yet, Deadline hears that he’s likely to be cast. Striker Entertainment’s Russell Binder and Mandy Bardisbanian will also serve as executive producers.
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Smoove said in a statement, “When Squanch Games originally approached JB Smoove (I like to talk about myself in the third person) to voice a character in their incredible video game High On Life, my first question was What does my role look like?
“Now that I’m working with Squanch Games and Striker Entertainment to bring the hilarious High On Life to the franchise, it feels like it was inevitable! They invited me to join their gaming world, and now I’m helping them get into the gaming world of TV! It’s a case of games meeting games! High on Life is wild, weird, and wonderful, so get ready to laugh with unforgettable characters like us!
While I can imagine several actors returning to voice characters from the show, there’s one notable actor who’s unlikely to return. Reports in 2023 that Roiland was arrested and charged with felony domestic battery and false imprisonment in 2020 subsequently led to further abuse allegations against the actor. This led to his resignation from Squanch Games as a writer and voice actor on the TV series Rick and Morty, which he is best known for co-creating.
