Among Us
The series' official logo. It reads "AMONG US" in thin capital letters. The letter "A" is stylised to resemble the characters.
Genre
  • Science fiction comedy
  • Murder mystery
Created by Owen Dennis
Based on
Among Us
by Innersloth
Directed by
  • Owen Dennis
  • Madeline Queripel
Voices of
  • Yvette Nicole Brown
  • Kimiko Glenn
  • Liv Hewson
  • Ashley Johnson
  • Wayne Knight
  • Phil LaMarr
  • Randall Park
  • Dan Stevens
  • Debra Wilson
  • Elijah Wood
  • Patton Oswalt
Theme music composer
  • Chrome Canyon
  • Owen Dennis
Composer Chrome Canyon
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producers
  • Owen Dennis
  • Forest Willard
  • Marcus Bromander
  • Carl Neisser
  • Chris Prynoski
  • Shannon Prynoski
  • Antonio Canobbio
  • Ben Kalina
Running time 13–15 minutes
Production companies
  • Keybot
  • Titmouse, Inc.
  • Innersloth
  • CBS Studios
Original release
Network Paramount+
Release June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)

Among Us is an American animated science fiction comedy television series created by Owen Dennis and produced by CBS Studios and Titmouse, Inc. It is based on the 2018 video game of the same name by Innersloth. The voice cast features Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Elijah Wood, Liv Hewson, Phil LaMarr, Debra Wilson, Kimiko Glenn, Yvette Nicole Brown, Wayne Knight, Dan Stevens, and Patton Oswalt. It follows a crew aboard a spaceship who must deduce which of them is a murderous, shapeshifting Impostor. After the series was announced in 2023, production had fully wrapped by October 2024.

Among Us was surprise released via Paramount+ on June 5, 2026, before an official announcement at the Summer Game Fest 2026 later that day.

Premise

Among Us follows a premise similar to that of the video game. A crew team aboard the Skeld spaceship[1] discovers there is an alien shapeshifter who plans to cause chaos, sabotage the ship, and kill each member. Thus, the crew must find out which of them is the Impostor.[2]

Voice cast and characters

Main cast

  • Ashley Johnson as Purple, the chief of security[1][3]
  • Randall Park as Red, the captain[1][3]
  • Yvette Nicole Brown as Orange, the head of human resources[1][3]
  • Kimiko Glenn as Cyan, the gemologist[1][3]
  • Liv Hewson as Black, the geologist[1][3]
  • Wayne Knight as Lime, the engineer[4][5]
  • Phil LaMarr as Brown, one of the cooks[4][5]
  • Dan Stevens as Blue, the doctor[1][3]
  • Debra Wilson as Yellow, one of the cooks[4][5]
    • Wilson also voiced the Skeld's emergency warning system
  • Elijah Wood as Green, an unpaid intern[1][3]
  • Patton Oswalt as White, a rich contest winner[4][5]

Episodes

No. Title Animation directed by Written by Storyboarded by Original release date
1 "A Pizza Party Where Nothing Bad Happens" Kim Tae Joon Owen Dennis Ryan Pequin & Cole Sanchez June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
New crewmates, Green and White, are given a tour of the Skeld by Orange, the head of human resources at the MIRA corporation, during which they introduce the other crewmates. The ship is transporting a new source of fuel called "Ore Plus" to MIRA's headquarters on the planet Industria. Red, the captain, allows White, a rich contest winner, to try flying the ship. Purple, the security lead, tells Red that the cameras are malfunctioning, being unable to record and in black and white. While White pilots the ship, an asteroid strikes the hull, tearing a hole in the storage bay. The crew uses Orange's trust balls to patch the hole in the ship. Afterwards, the crew hold a pizza party to celebrate the successful repair. During the pizza party, White walks into the cafeteria and suddenly explodes in half, causing the crew to panic.
2 "You Can't Be Hot and Smart" Kim Tae Jun Alex Horab Tracy Liang & Dashawn Mahone June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Blue, the doctor, takes the body to the Med Bay, where, despite Red's claims that it was a work-related accident, Blue sees a pink goo-like substance, and requests that everyone does a body scan. Lime, the engineer, refuses to be scanned, and Purple similarly believes White's death was not accidental. Blue manages to get all the crew mates to do a body scan, and discovers something. Purple complains to Red about the faulty equipment preventing them from intervening, and leaves to do something, not seeing Blue being confronted by an unknown figure.
3 "Chaos Has Found a New Home!" Kim Tae Joon Justin Michael Dave Alegre & Kellye Perdue June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Purple slips on a puddle of blood leaking from the Med Bay, but the door is locked. Red orders Lime to enter the Med Bay through the vents. Lime finds Blue's face ripped off, as well as the unlabeled body scans, with one missing and another showing a crew mate with no bones. Red calls an emergency meeting to address the recent findings, but withholds the information from the Med Bay and refuses to admit their deaths were murders. Lime claims an alien impostor with no bones is responsible and leaves to create a holy water squirt gun to fight the alien. As the rest of the crew begin to suspect Lime is the killer, Red reads in their captain's handbook that aliens are real and that they like to kill.
4 "And They Like to Kill!" Kim Tae Jun Kiran Deol Ryan Pequin & Cole Sanchez June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
All the crew mates intend to go looking for Lime, but the ship's reactor begins to act up. Red goes with Green to temporarily fix it while Orange makes Black, a geologist, and Cyan, a gemologist, do a check on the Ore Plus for any cracks. Black lashes out at Cyan for not being a proper geologist, and they leave. Purple, not trusting Red, looks through the security cameras and sees someone entering the kitchen, with chefs Yellow and Brown not noticing. Purple enters, but finds a crying Cyan. The two bond, and Purple reveals they have been secretly keeping a pet mate, a fish named Heracles, in the Oxygen Room. As Yellow and Brown join them, Green comes running, having seen Lime emerge from the vents in the Engine Room. As they all run to the door, they see the alien kill Lime and take the form of Orange.
5 "Good Vibes Only" TBA Ayla Glass Tracy Liang & Dashawn Mahone June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Orange acts like everything is normal, but Red lures Orange to the Cafeteria's garbage chute. Despite Orange claiming everyone has to vote for crewmates to be ejected, everyone agrees to eject Orange. Orange's body explodes once exposed to the vacuum of space, splattering more pink goo. Believing the danger has passed, the survivors hold a party. Everyone begins hallucinating exhibiting strange behaviors, with Cyan encouraging Purple to introduce everyone to Heracles. While Purple goes to check up on them, they find Heracles dead and the oxygen levels low, the cause of their hallucinations. Suddenly, the lights go out.
6 "Insecurity in Security" TBA Karen Han & Brian David Gilbert Dave Alegre & Kellye Perdue June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Purple uses the emergency oxygen tank to restore the crew's lucidity. Purple finds that two codes need to be inputed to fix the Oxygen, and once again accuses Red of poor leadership. Red orders Yellow, Cyan and Black to go to electrical to fix the lights, and tells Green, Purple and Brown to wait while they input the other code. Cyan gets upset when Black still treats them lesser for being a gemologist and enters electrical alone, with Yellow following. Back in the Oxygen room, Purple reveals they and Red were once interns together, but MIRA's understaffed operations led to a reactor meltdown and the planet being rendered inhospitable. While Red signed an NDA and got promoted, Purple refused, got blacklisted, and only went into security because Red got them the job. The lights are restored, and Purple discovers someone cut the wire that would have triggered the low oxygen alert. Yellow returns and declares a second impostor has killed Cyan.
7 "6 Angry Crewmates" TBA Kiran Deol Dave Alegre & Kellye Perdue June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Red calls an emergency meeting. Red and Black believe Yellow is the killer, as they discovered the body and were alone with Cyan, while Yellow accuses Black since they have a motive. Black claims this is impossible since they weren't with Cyan, but theorize that since the scans indicate the culprit has no bones, they could use the vents like Lime. Black tries to enter a vent to prove their innocence, and notices it covered in pink goo, confirming their theory. Purple accuses Red, who refuses to use the vent, and Purple shakes them down, revealing Red's captain handbook. Purple gets upset that all Red's decisions have been based on the book, including hiding aliens' existence. Red orders everyone to empty their belongings, finding the missing body scan in Yellow's backpack. Yellow claims innocence, but Red holds a vote. Brown abstains, and the vote passes 3-2. Yellow is ejected, and freezes to death, not exploding.
8 "Impostor Syndrome" TBA Alex Horab Tracy Liang & Ryan Pequin June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Red and Purple argue over sacrificing the innocent Yellow. Grieving their best friend's death, Brown makes a pizza using the salt that Yellow always recommended them. As Brown enjoys it, they are confronted by the impostor, accepting their fate. Everyone smells the burnt pizza, and finds Brown's body. Red sends everyone to do their tasks, and Black find's Cyan's notebook. They read it, learning that Cyan had discovered something about the Ore Plus. Red tries to talk to Purple, but they refuse, continuing to blame Red and his refusal to hold MIRA culpable for the crew's deaths. Black is able to piece together that the ore is hollow, determining they are alien eggs. The reactor beings to malfunction again, approaching critical levels.
9 "I'm Just Venting" TBA Justin Michael Ryan Pequin & Cole Sanchez June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
Black celebrates their discovery, only to hear the alien approaching. They flee, but find a crewmate who reveals themself as an impostor, which then chases them to the cafeteria and kills them. Everyone hears the scream, and Green, Red, and Purple approach the cafeteria to find the body. As they clean the body together they find Cyan's notes, with Black's handwriting claiming Cyan was right. The reactor alarm begins warning of a catastrophic meltdown, and the three survivors rush to the reactor chamber and prevent it. Purple compares the incident to the one when they and Red were interns, but Green doesn't remember Purple telling them the story. Suspicious, Purple accuses Green of being the impostor, while Green retaliates that it is Purple, who has never witnessed a single murder on the cameras and was always away from their post, claiming Red did the right thing in Purple's story. Red knows that anyone who heard Purple's story would agree Red was in the wrong, and agrees that Green is the impostor. Red tries to knock them out, but Green's suit deflates, revealing the alien escaped through the vents.
10 "Everyone Is Still Alive. No One Is Dead." TBA Karen Han & Brian David Gilbert Tracy Liang & Dashawn Mahone June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)
With Red and Purple as the last two crew mates, they try to devise a plan. They retrieve Lime's weapon, but find has no effect on leftover alien goo. Finding Yellow's salt, they realize the aliens are weak to it and load it into the weapon. Purple agrees to make themselves the bait and confronts the alien, who admits they killed everyone but Lime, criticizing Orange for killing in plain sight. They also admit they kill for sport, and wanted to avoid hatching the other eggs to prevent competition. They then allow the eggs to infest the corpses of the dead crewmates. Red ambushes the imposter, and works with Purple to destroy all the aliens. During the fight, they learn that MIRA knew of the ore's true nature and were willing to sacrifice the crew. Upset, Red willingly kicks his handbook through the trust ball blockade, reopening the hole and releasing the eggs into space. While Purple does not fully forgive Red for the past, they agree it is a start, and the two tell stories to pass the remaining voyage as the eggs slowly explode in space.

Production

The show was announced in June 2023, with CBS Eye Animation Productions and Titmouse, Inc. producing.[6] Owen Dennis, creator of the series Infinity Train, was also confirmed to be involved as director.[7] The series' first teaser was revealed at Summer Game Fest in 2024 following the announcement of Outersloth.[8] That October, Dennis stated that the series was "all finished and wrapped in a bow".[9]

Casting

In March 2024, it was announced that Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson and Kimiko Glenn would provide their voices for the series.[1][3] In April, Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr and Wayne Knight joined the cast.[4][5]

Release

Among Us was initially slated for release on Paramount+.[10] However, Dennis stated in 2024 that the series did not yet have a distributor.[9][11] Few updates on the series were given afterwards, leading to Among Us game developer Innersloth clarifying on their 2026 roadmap that the series was "not dead".[2] The show was quietly released on Paramount+ on June 5, 2026, hours before its intended announcement during Summer Game Fest; the first episode was also made available for free on YouTube.[12][13][14]

Reception

Critical response

Among Us has received mixed critical reviews. Charles Harte of Game Informer states, "the show is fun, not obsessed with game references, and makes a far more earnest attempt at depicting drama and death than I could have guessed. Put simply, Among Us works."[15] Belen Edwards of Mashable simply calls the series "a bizarre, welcome surprise."[16]

On the other hand, Aimee Hart of Polygon gave a more negative review, praising the animation but criticizing it for being uninteresting and furthermore calling the series a bad adaptation of the game.[17] David Opie of GamesRadar+ states that the series isn't as addictive as the original game.[18]

References

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  2. ^ a b Makuch, Eddie (January 21, 2026). "Among Us TV Show Gets A Critical Production Update That Should Make Fans Happy". GameSpot. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Petski, Denise (March 27, 2024). "'Among Us': Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson & Kimiko Glenn Join Cast Of Animated Series Based On Game". Deadline. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Penski, Denise (April 4, 2024). "'Among Us' Adds Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr & Wayne Knight". Deadline. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "'Among Us' Animated Series Casts Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr, Wayne Knight". Variety. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Otterson, Joe (June 27, 2023). "'Among Us' Animated Series in the Works at CBS Studios From 'Infinity Train' Creator Owen Dennis (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (June 27, 2023). "Among Us TV show in the works from Infinity Train creator". Polygon. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Lynn, Lottie (June 8, 2024). "Everything announced during Summer Game Fest 2024". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Whittock, Jesse (October 14, 2024). "'Among Us' Showrunner Owen Dennis On Adapting Mobile Game For CBS Studios — MIA Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  10. ^ "Among Us Is Getting an Animated Series Adaptation at Paramount+". MovieWeb. Maca Reynolds. June 27, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Felt, Klein (October 16, 2026). "The Among Us Show Gets First Official Update In Forever". The Direct. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  12. ^ "Among Us TV Show Surprise: All 10 Episodes Are Out Now". GameSpot. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (June 5, 2026). "Among Us Animated Series Based On Game Drops All Episodes; Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  14. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (June 5, 2026). "Among Us Surprise: Animated TV Show Drops on Paramount+". Variety. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  15. ^ Harte, Charles. "Review – The Among Us Show Is Better (And Gorier) Than I Expected". Game Informer. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  16. ^ Edwards, Belen (June 5, 2026). "The 'Among Us' TV show is better than it has any right to be". Mashable. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  17. ^ Hart, Aimee (June 5, 2026). "Someone needed to call an emergency meeting to prevent the Among Us show from ever happening". Polygon.com. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  18. ^ Opie, David (June 5, 2026). "Among Us season 1 review: "Flashes of creative brilliance, but not as addictive as the game it's based on"". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 8, 2026.