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

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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, “Absurdaverse,” 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 “Absurda…

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Few can boast of the baggage of Dan Houser, the architect of GTA and his most emblematic deliveries, as well as of the Red Dead Redemption saga.The founder of Rockstar left the company to start a new business adventure with Absurd Ventures, the company with which his new franchise is already underway.And yes: it will be an open world game.In fact, Absurdaverse is an ambitious project that includes a television series and animated shorts.All this…

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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