If there's been an Adventure Time-sized hole in your life since the beloved animated series wrapped in 2018, Netflix might have just the TV show for you. IGN can exclusively reveal the release date and first teaser trailer for The Midnight Gospel , a new eight-episode animated show co-created by Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and actor/comedian Duncan Trussell, which will be released on Netflix globally on April 20, 2020.

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Unlike Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel definitely isn't kid-friendly, judging by the psychedelic, blood-splattered trailer - but its fantastical, post-apocalyptic settings and dreamy animation certainly evoke the style of Ward's fan-favorite Cartoon Network series, mixed with a dash of Rick and Morty's high-concept, universe-hopping anarchy. The series is animated by Titmouse, the studio behind a number of hit animated shows, shorts, and cinematics, including Netflix's Big Mouth and Adult Swim's Venture Bros.Below, co-creator Trussell explains the genesis of the series and the surreal plot of The Midnight Gospel - needless to say, we're intrigued."Years ago I got an email from Pendleton Ward, the creator of Adventure Time, telling me he enjoyed my podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour . We soon became friends and Pendleton eventually came to me with an idea of how to do an animated version of my podcast. He said: 'It’s like we replace the dialogue of Indiana Jones with podcast conversations.' This was the beginning of The Midnight Gospel, a show about Clancy, a slacker 'space-caster' who lives in another dimension called 'The Chromatic Ribbon.' This is a place where simulation farmers use powerful bio-computers to simulate universes where they harvest technology. Because Clancy isn't taking care of his universe simulator, all the planets within it are going through their own unique apocalypse, and the beings living in these other worlds are the guests Clancy interviews for his Space-Cast 'The Midnight Gospel.' Over the course of the series, these conversations slowly begin to awaken Clancy to the reality of the impact he’s having on the worlds, both inside and outside of his simulator."Check out a selection of first-look photos from The Midnight Gospel below.Do you plan to check out The Midnight Gospel? Share your first impressions in the comments, and for more from Ward, learn about the four new Adventure Time specials coming to HBO Max