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From swift kicks to the alluring tinny ring of a deadly sword swing, soundscapes are one of the most important building blocks of great television, namely that of Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai. The adult animated series follows Mizu (Mayra Erskine), a young mixed-race warrior driven by revenge as she lives…

A column covering conversations and events on the awards circuit. If it seems like we have been in an Emmy cycle with no end, you wouldn’t be far from wrong. But we are just about at the finish line as ballots are now in the hands (or laptops) of some…

The first winners of the 76th Emmy Awards were revealed today as the Television Academy unveiled its honorees in the juried categories spanning animation, costume, innovation in emerging media programming and motion design. Netflix toon series Blue Eye Samurai was the lone multiple honoree, and it…

Though she struggled with a sense of identity in her youth, Maya Erskine is now right where she belongs, starring in two hit shows. From playing a fierce undercover spy in Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to a roving warrior on a quest for vengeance in Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai, Erskine’s career goes from…

After ruminating on the idea for Blue Eye Samurai for quite a while, Amber Noizumi and Michael Green had difficulty finding the right medium – until they decided the story needed to be animated in whole new style. Enter Netflix, which had just recently started an adult animation division, and the…

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Wu, the Supervising Director and Producer behind Annie Award-winning Netflix series, Blue Eye Samurai, has signed with Verve for representation following the announcement that the show would be returning for a second season on Netflix. We also hear that Wu has been upped to EP. In…

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sling-shotted past the competition to dominate the 51st Annie Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The Sony Animation sequel snared Best Feature and six other trophies — the same number that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse scored at the 2019…

Netflix has renewed the critically acclaimed animated action series Blue Eye Samurai for a second season. Set in Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai, from Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, follows Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking the…

Netflix has released an extended look at its upcoming animated series, Blue Eye Samurai. In a trailer released Thursday, audiences get a glimpse of Maya Erskine voicing Mizu, a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking the deliverance of revenge in Edo-period…

Netflix has given a formal green light to Blue Eye Samurai, an animated action series from Michael Green and Amber Noizumi. Maya Erskine (Pen15) leads a voice cast that also includes George Takei (Star Trek), Masi Oka (Heroes), Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Man in the High Castle), Brenda…