Invader Zim Returns to Nickelodeon in All-New Original TV Movie Based on Fan-Favorite Animated Series
Creator Jhonen Vasquez Serves as Executive Producer, Original Voice Cast to Reprise Their Roles
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"As a network that prides itself on a 25-year history of creating
groundbreaking, hilarious animation for kids, Invader Zim is
one of our great loves. It's been so exciting to see its popularity grow
over the last decade through social media, consumer products and the Zim
comic books," said
The Invader Zim TV movie follows the perpetually desperate and delusional Zim as he creates a new and potentially Earth-destroying plan to finally get the attention he deserves from his Irken leaders, the Almighty Tallest.
Original voice cast members reprising their roles include:
Invader Zim debuted on Nickelodeon in 2001 and chronicled the efforts of an extraterrestrial named Zim on a mission to conquer Earth and enslave the human race.
Invader Zim joins the previously announced TV movie Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie and Rocko's Modern Life TV special, which are both currently in production. Coming in 2017, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, will feature a storyline picking up from where the original series ended in 2004, resolving unanswered questions and plotlines, including Arnold finally getting answers about the whereabouts of his missing parents. The Rocko's Modern Life TV special will bring back all the show's classic characters and offer some surprising new takes on life in O-Town.
Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in
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