Here are two new images from the freshly rebooted THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!, debuting soon on ITV.
The first revels the new Lady Penelope and Parker (Penelope is voiced by GONE GIRL’s Rosamund Pike here, with David Graham reprising his Parker role from the original series)...
The second gives us our first look at the current iteration of “Brains,” who is more or less a mission support person and creator of the Thunderbirds tech used by the heroic tracy family.
We’ve previously learned (HERE and HERE) that the show will very much adhere to the aesthetic of Gerry Anderson’s iconic 1960s progenitor series. A San Diego Comic-Con panel last year revealed some impressive design updates and WETA work, all distinctly contemporary yet hugely differential to its beloved source material.
If you’ve any affection for the original THUNDERBIRDS, this doesn’t seem to have gone too far off the rails at all. Based on what we’ve been shown thus far, that is…
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Glen Oliver
“Merrick”
