A sequel of Cartoon Network hit Steven Universe is being developed for Prime Video.
Steven Universe: Lars of the Stars explores the past, present and future of the universe. The sequel follows Lars Barriga, eternal teenager and space outlaw, as he and his pirate crew smuggle contraband, evade the authorities, and uncover the darkest secrets of the fallen Gem Empire.
The news was unveiled at Annecy by creator and EP Rebecca Sugar at a Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe session. Sugar is the first non-binary person to independently create a series for the network.
Telling the coming-of-age story of a young boy with friends and aliens in the fictional town of Beach City, Steven Universe has been hugely popular for Cartoon Network, running for five seasons and 160 episodes. The new version will, however, not air on the network but on the Amazon streamer if it makes it to greenlight.
Sugar will EP the sequel with producing partner Ian Jones-Quartey.
Meanwhile, Cartoon Network has given a 10th season to the longest-running animated series in DC history, Teen Titans Go!.
Sugar was speaking on a panel with creatives and Warner-Hanna Barbea execs at Annecy.
