Getting Lost Gersh deal sends Mankowski’s animated universe worldwide
Animaginary and Gersh will represent global rights to Michael Mankowski’s adult animated film, TV series and spin-off.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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The Getting Lost Gersh deal gives Michael Mankowski’s adult animated universe a new global sales push, with Canadian animation company Animaginary partnering with Gersh to represent worldwide rights to three connected projects, Deadline reported.
The agreement covers the adult animated feature Getting Lost, the television series Getting Lost: Lost Tapes, and the upcoming animated spin-off Not That Indian. Deadline reported that all three are written and directed by Mankowski.
Mark A.Z. Dippé and John Schneider are producing the projects with Mankowski, according to Deadline. Eric Garofano is serving as executive producer across the film, series and spin-off.
Getting Lost is currently in production and features Kevin Smith, Dan Aykroyd, Russell Peters and Kim Basinger in the voice cast, Deadline reported. The production team is aiming to finish animation later this year, with a Sundance premiere as the target.
What is Getting Lost about?
Deadline described Getting Lost as an R-rated animated survival film with psychedelic comedy, emotional storytelling and mixed-media animation. The visual approach includes hand-drawn animation and stop-motion sequences, according to the report.
Aykroyd said in a statement that he sees the project as an adult animated comedy with unusual energy and broad group-watch appeal. He also said he expects younger audiences may be drawn to it because of its forbidden-edge reputation.
The TV series Getting Lost: Lost Tapes follows Bill after the death of Uncle Bob, according to the synopsis reported by Deadline. Bill finds a hidden collection of unaired VHS tapes, each tied to dangerous, psychedelic and often illegal adventures that were kept off the air.
The series is also framed as a story about Bill learning more about who Uncle Bob was, Deadline reported. That gives the show both a globe-trotting adventure-comedy setup and a mystery-box family thread.
Not That Indian is in development and is described as a standalone, adult animated, Bollywood-inspired spin-off series, according to Deadline. It expands the Getting Lost world through Swami Pastrami.
The spin-off centers on a sarcastic Toronto comedian who inherits a mystical locket containing a chaotic cosmic guide, Deadline reported. The story sends him across India, with mythology, music, identity and absurd comedy all part of the mix.
Mankowski said in a statement that the team has long viewed Getting Lost as bigger than one film. He said working with Gersh and adding Garofano to the team creates a chance to expand the storytelling and position the projects internationally.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.