Cutting Class Media (People Watching, Gary and His Demons, Doomlands) and, Lakeside Animation (Sonya From Toastville, Red Iron Road), in collaboration with Titmouse (Big Mouth, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Venture Bros., Star Trek: Lower Decks), announce the start of production on the independent adult animated comedy feature Matters Beyond, created by Daniel C. Katz (Xemoland, Deep Space 69, TripTank, Super Turbo
Story Time).
“With this film, I’m seeking to end once and for all the conflicting theories about what happens when we die and show the definitive truth of what awaits us all in the afterlife,” said Katz.
The feature is slated to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025.
Cutting Class Media will be distributing and producing the feature with Lakeside providing animation services. Katz will serve as writer, director and producer on the project; he is represented by VERVE. Lee Porter (Doomlands, Gary and His Demons) will serve as Supervising Producer.
Logline: When a doofus dies minutes after discovering his life’s purpose, he decides to embark on a quest for reincarnation through an absurd purgatory to win a second chance at fulfilling his destiny.
“With Daniel’s unique vision and the investors and producing team behind this project, we believe that we have the foundation to create something very special,” said Joshua Bowen, Co-CEO & Head of Animation for Cutting Class Media. “Despite the difficult industry climate, it’s exciting to see this team band together to invest in a filmmaker and creator that we believe in.”
Iouri Stepanov, CEO of Lakeside Animation, added, “We are very grateful and excited for the opportunity to produce such an original project with such an experienced team. Matters Beyond is just the show we’ve been waiting for; it’s commercially attractive, artistically inspired and very, very funny.”
