The Ninja Turtles are returning to television with a whole new look.

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The show completely reimagines the characters, with Donatello sporting a soft-shell and a tech-bo staff and Leonardo as a red-eared slider who uses an ōdachi sword. Raphael, on the other hand, wields tonfas and is a snapping turtle with a jagged-shelled. The youngest Ninja Turtle, Michelangelo, is a box turtle who uses a kusari-fundo as his weapon. Check out the images below.April O’Neil and Splinter are part of this new adventure as well, which premieres on Nickelodeon this fall. The series will expand the mythology of the Ninja Turtles with new villains , and featuring a "more mystical New York City."Andy Suriano (Samurai Jack character designer) and Ant Ward (supervising producer on the current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series) are producing the first season, which consists of 26 episodes. Rob Paulsen is voice directing the show.The cast includes Omar Miller (Ballers) as Raphael, Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) as Leonardo, Josh Brener (Silicon Valley) as Donatello, Brandon Mychal Smith (You’re The Worst) as Michelangelo, Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) as April O’Neil and Eric Bauza (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Splinter.John Cena will also lend his voice as one of the villains, an alchemist warrior mutant named Baron Draxum who wants to turn all of humanity into mutants.

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