Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig is further flexing his creative muscle with his latest venture. Koenig as Creator, writer and executive producer, along with writer/executive producer Nick Weidenfeld and his Friends Night banner and executive producer Hend Baghdady present Neo Yokio, their new animated series for Netflix.
The show will star Jaden Smith, Susan Sarandon, Jude Law, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Schwartzman, and Desus & Mero as the notable talents lending their voices. Richard Ayoade, Ike Barinholtz, Steve Buscemi, Alexa Chung, Stephen Fry, Katy Mixon, Annet Mahendru, Kiernan Shipka, Willow Smith, Amanda Stenberg, Dave Macklovitch (of Chromeo) and Nico Muhly also feature on the series.
The Series features music from Back, Vivaldi and Beethoven as well as original music from Dev Hynes (of Blood Orange) and Baths.
All six episodes of Neo Yokio will hit Netflix exclusively globally on Friday, September 22. Check out the trailer above.
