"I Am Groot" Animated Series Gets Release Date

Marvel Studios released Sunday the poster for the animated series, "I am Groot".

The poster confirms the series will debut on August 10 on Disney+.

It also featured Baby Groot looking very relaxed while listening to music and chilling against a Walkman with a drink by his side and being soaked in the lamp light. It also showed two white four-eyed creatures looking at him from behind a tree.

The original shorts will follow Baby Groot’s glory days growing up, and getting into trouble among the stars.

It sees director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise serving as one of the show's executive producers and Vin Diesel returning to voice Groot.

Gunn has recently wrapped filming on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” Holiday Special.

The productions will bring back Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket Raccoon, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, and Diesel as Groot.

While Gamora’s fate is uncertain after “Avengers: Endgame”, Zoë Saldaña is set to return for Volume 3.

Volume 3 will also see Nebula and Mantis getting bigger roles.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” will also star Sylvester Stallone as well as newcomers Will Poulter and Chukwudi Iwuji.

The third installment, directed by American filmmaker James Gunn, began production in November 2021.

Gunn had previously revealed that the upcoming installment will contain a major death.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is scheduled to debut on May 5, 2023.

The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise launched in 2014 and followed Quill a bounty hunter who steals a powerful orb and finds himself pursued by the ruthless Ronan The Accuser (Lee Pace).

The journey saw him forming an alliance with several misfits – Gamora (Saldana), Rocket (Cooper), Groot ( Diesel), and Drax (Bautista).

The misfits teamed up to save the galaxy after discovering the true power of the orb and the threat it represents to the galaxy.

Mantis was introduced in the Guardians in the second installment, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.

The franchise has gone on to be very successful and a fan-favorite addition to the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU).

Moreover, the Guardians are also set to be featured in “Thor: Love and Thunder“, which debuts on July 8.