Big news for animation fans — **Dealies** just got officially picked up at Netflix by the dream team of Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead! If you remember *Scavengers Reign*, that absolutely stunning survival sci-fi about a crew crash-landing on an alien planet where everything's beautifully hostile, or its follow-up series *Common Side Effects* (which ran as this wild conspiracy dramedy about covering up a life-extending miracle drug), then you know Bennett brings something genuinely special to the table. Now he and Travelstead — yes, that same Ted who actually voiced characters on Scavengers Reign before moving over to The Great North as supervising producer — are set to executive produce AND showrun this new workplace sitcom following retail employees at a big box store of the exact same name. On paper it sounds deceptively simple: office comedy meets big-box culture, which is about as far removed from alien survival and conspiracy cover-ups as you can get!
But here's where I'm genuinely excited for this one — Green Street Pictures (who did animation on Bennett's previous projects) are behind the visuals, based off key art Netflix dropped alongside their announcement plus opening credits they posted to YouTube. And let me tell you, that signature aesthetic is already screaming from it: massive expressive heads and surreal almost *Paprika*-esque imagery in the sequence feels like a natural extension of Green Street's visual identity (especially what we saw with Common Side Effects' more heady moments). If this show manages to replicate what made Common Side Effects work so well — comedy that hides genuine emotional drama running beneath its surface — then Dealies could absolutely become something special. And let's be honest, Bennett and Travelstead being on both sides of the camera? That kind of creative synergy rarely disappoints in my experience.
The only minor downside is this one might take a little longer to get our hands on: Green Street has confirmed *Dealies* will premiere sometime during 2027 at some point down the line — not exactly imminent! But while we're waiting, Common Side Effects (which Bennett co-created with Steve Hely) is currently streaming over on HBO Max and was officially renewed for its second season in March of this year. Scavengers Reign's also still available if you want to rewatch it before jumping into Dealies — despite being technically cancelled now, the entire series is accessible both at Netflix as well as right there alongside Common Side Effects over at HBO Max depending on your platform situation!
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2187072/the-co-creator-of-scavengers-reign-is-working-on-a-new-show-for-netflix/
But here's where I'm genuinely excited for this one — Green Street Pictures (who did animation on Bennett's previous projects) are behind the visuals, based off key art Netflix dropped alongside their announcement plus opening credits they posted to YouTube. And let me tell you, that signature aesthetic is already screaming from it: massive expressive heads and surreal almost *Paprika*-esque imagery in the sequence feels like a natural extension of Green Street's visual identity (especially what we saw with Common Side Effects' more heady moments). If this show manages to replicate what made Common Side Effects work so well — comedy that hides genuine emotional drama running beneath its surface — then Dealies could absolutely become something special. And let's be honest, Bennett and Travelstead being on both sides of the camera? That kind of creative synergy rarely disappoints in my experience.
The only minor downside is this one might take a little longer to get our hands on: Green Street has confirmed *Dealies* will premiere sometime during 2027 at some point down the line — not exactly imminent! But while we're waiting, Common Side Effects (which Bennett co-created with Steve Hely) is currently streaming over on HBO Max and was officially renewed for its second season in March of this year. Scavengers Reign's also still available if you want to rewatch it before jumping into Dealies — despite being technically cancelled now, the entire series is accessible both at Netflix as well as right there alongside Common Side Effects over at HBO Max depending on your platform situation!
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2187072/the-co-creator-of-scavengers-reign-is-working-on-a-new-show-for-netflix/