Production Roadmap

The entire production plan, live. What is done, what is in progress, what is next. A one-person animation studio has no choice but to work in public.

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Complete
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In Progress
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Planned

22% of the current roadmap shipped

Series Bible Locked

✓ Complete

Version 54 of the bible complete. Cast, canon, comedy engine, world rules all defined.

April 2026

Website Launch

✓ Complete

Public-facing site live with character pages, Plainview map, FAQ, press kit, community tools, and newsletter signup.

April 2026

Pre-Production Wrap

In Progress

Character LoRAs trained. Location asset library generated. Voice casting complete. First-10-episodes writers room locked.

May 2026

Episode 1 Production

In Progress

The Fish Tank origin story. Pixar world meets Broadway underwater dimension. Sam's first machine activation. Twenty fish arrive. Jenny thinks Sam bought them.

Q2 2026

Episode 1 Drop

Planned

Full 22-minute premiere on YouTube. Simultaneous clip rollout to 20 platforms. Merch store goes live. Newsletter goes out. Gerald refreshes the spreadsheet.

TBD

Episodes 2-10

Planned

Justin joins (comic book origin). Pizza rivalry introduced. Gerald's surveillance arc begins. Fish tank plays accumulate. Every episode a tier-A banger.

Q3 2026

Shadow Arrives

Planned

Episode 30 (approximate). Gothic stop-motion dimension. Shadow's origin. The teleportation rewatch mechanic is seeded from here forward.

Late 2026

Gerald Sees the Portal

Planned

Season 1 finale. After 18 months of spreadsheet entries, Gerald finally witnesses the machine activate. The season ends on his face, lit by the golden glow.

End of S1

Season 2 Launches

Planned

Einstein and Hamdini arrive. Ziggy is born. The Containment War begins. The machine's intent becomes harder to ignore.

2027

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