Centuries after the destruction of earth, Kentucky Williams and his cyborg companion, C-LA, lead the crew of the Serrano on an intergalactic, flavor-driven adventure to hunt down the last remaining Earth spices.
But they too are being hunted, by a ghost from C-LA’s past.
In 2019 Steamroller Animation released an 8 min short film to widespread critical acclaim.
Developed primarily as a proof of concept, the short would go on to win 35 awards in the short film circuit that year.
With the film’s success, the studio decided to ramp up development for a pilot episode.
The story that started it all. Get caught up on all the Spice Frontier lore in:
Spice Frontier: The First Course.
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NAME: Kentucky “Kent” Williams
SPECIES: Human
JOB: Aspiring Chef
FUN FACT: Raised by Precardians (aliens) on planet Demed
NAME: C-LA
SPECIES: Cor’bian
JOB: Pilot of the Serrano
FUN FACT: She is 1 of 12 cyborgs made for Project Hermes. Her Exoskeleton is made of Cor’bose (a virtually indestructible metal).
NAME: Ada Olyan
SPECIES: Kalionian
JOB: Xenoethno-botanist
FUN FACT: Ada is the daughter of a high-ranking General and is the youngest and newest member of the Serrano crew.
NAME: Eloy Nemejek
SPECIES: Faarian
JOB: Mechanic/Engineer of the Serrano
FUN FACT: Lived on Earth before its destruction and is 467 years old
NAME: Mod’Ari “Mod” Migdalina
SPECIES: Bor’Argan
JOB: Computer Hacker
FUN FACT: Diet consists of rocks and minerals (she loves Lolirocks and Qui’la)
NAME: NEXUS
SPECIES: Mechanoid
JOB: Bodyguard
FUN FACT: Nexus was previously owned by a Faarian nobleman and is infinitely upgradeable.
EPISODE 1 - IN PRODUCTION
ESCAPE FROM VELTEGAR
The Serrano crew’s trip to Veltegar goes awry when they’re chased by a giant space lobster and crash land on the desert planet.
While Eloy repairs the ship, Kent, Ada, and Nexus seek the lost Human settlement they came to find.
But when something unexpected finds them — it marks the beginning of a whole new adventure.
SPICE FRONTIER PRODUCTION DIARIES
Jalil Sadool has more than 20 years experience working in the film industry as a professional animator.
After graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2004, he began his animation career at Rhythm and Hues Studios working on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
In 2006, Jalil joined Weta Digital Ltd in New Zealand, where he spent five years as Senior Animator on The Water Horse, Prince Caspian, and James Cameron's Avatar. In 2009, he was Sequence Lead Animator on Matt Reeves' Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Jalil moved from VFX to Feature Animation in 2011, joining DreamWorks Animation as Lead Animator on Rise of the Guardians and How to Train Your Dragon 2.
He co-founded Steamroller Animation in 2014 and currently serves as its Chief Creative Officer.