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Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Unveils Cast of His Sprawling ‘Absurdverse’ Video Game-TV Series Franchise; First Animated Shorts to Premiere in May (EXCLUSIVE)

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Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Unveils Cast of His Sprawling ‘Absurdverse’ Video Game-TV Series Franchise; First Animated Shorts to Premiere in May (EXCLUSIVE)
Apr 21, 2026 8:00am PT Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Unveils Cast of His Sprawling ‘Absurdverse’ Video Game-TV Series Franchise; First Animated Shorts to Premiere in May (EXCLUSIVE)

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Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has unveiled the first round of voice castings for his upcoming TV and video game franchise, “Absurdverse,” ahead of formally revealing a first look at the project next month at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival.

Described as an “interconnected comedy satire universe with an untitled animated series and an untitled original AAA story-driven open world video game project currently in development,” the “Absurdverse” will star Rachel Dratch, Dan Soder, Ari Matti, Annie Lederman, Yamaneika Saunders and Steph Tolev across several projects.

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