Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary, Stargate SG-1) and William Shatner ($#*! My Dad Says, Boston Legal, Star Trek) are pairing up in The Zenoids, a new animated series which will launch on Shatner’s social website, MyOuterspace.com. The Zenoids tells the story of a family of space-faring Amphibinoid musicians who travel the galaxy performing their musical act. Shatner and Tapping play the husband and wife team of “Kozmo” and “Zara” trying keep their superstar dreams alive, while living adventure to adventure with their two teenage kids, and space dog, “Orbit”. Production of the initial four webisodes will begin in late February, 2011.
In addition to starring in the series, Shatner and Tapping will also serve as Executive Producers for the show. As well, Tapping has been asked to be a “Starship Captain” on Shatner’s site, where viewers can talk about the program, submit ideas, chat with each other and get the latest news on the show.
“It was definitely exciting to get the call asking me to be a part of The Zenoids with William Shatner,” commented Amanda Tapping. “We met last summer at Comic Con in San Diego at the launch event for Myouterspace.com. At that time, I joked that we should do a show together. Who knew it would come true? I’m very excited to be working with such an icon.”
“I’m glad to welcome Amanda Tapping as part of our team at www.myouterspace.com,” commented Shatner. “She will be the Captain of a Starship where she will guide science fiction talent to be creative, as well as lend her voice to our projected sci-fi animated film The Zenoids.”
An interactive and forward-thinking project, The Zenoids is accepting scripts from fans and up-and-coming screenwriters through an online submission process. One winning script will be chosen to be produced and turned into an animated short webisode of The Zenoids. Submission process and guidelines are available at www.myouterspace.com.
Kozmo (SHATNER) and Zara (TAPPING) were once a popular singing duo on their home planet Zeno. Now their family lives on a spaceship as old as their last single, bopping around the galaxy, trying to keep the dream alive. Daughter Ziri and son Iggy have grown up in the band, reluctantly helping their parents sing for their supper – and engine parts. Good gigs are hard to get, but Zara keeps the schedule full, even if it’s only bowling alleys and carnival shows on amusement asteroids. Kozmo’s always got a new pie-in-the sky idea, invention or big-time deal that would set them for life yet never pans out. Between Kozmo’s hustle and Zara’s bustle, the Zenoid family always scrapes by…in spite of their adventures.
The Zenoids story was developed by William Shatner and Sammy Oriti.
Currently, Amanda Tapping stars as Dr. Helen Magnus in the popular sci fi series Sanctuary which has recently received a fourth season order from Syfy and SPACE. She is also an Executive Producer on the show and has shown her talents as Director over the course of the series. Amanda is best known for her record-breaking 10 seasons as the brilliant Air Force Colonel Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1, as well as a season on the popular spin-off show Stargate Atlantis. And last year, she co-founded the charitable organization Sanctuary for Kids, supporting children in crisis both locally and abroad, which has raised more than $200,000 in its first year. www.sanctuaryforkids.com / www.facebook.com/sanctuaryseries