An Overwatch 2 miniseries is on the way, confirmed by Blizzard this morning via its Overwatch Twitter accounts. The animated show will only be three parts long and the first part of the series will hit the airwaves on July 6. That will be next Thursday if you’re eager to see how things fall apart.
While this isn’t quite a TV show and probably not what fans had in mind when they started asking a year ago, it’s what Blizzard gives them. The miniseries is officially called Genesis and will focus on a period before the war against robots. Humans and AI live in harmony, with the “AI saving humanity” from its own mistakes, the trailer says.
The short 1-minute trailer shows what fans can expect when the first episode goes live. Which, by the way, has a run time of just over 5 minutes according to the YouTube description. There are at least three main heroes in the miniseries. Or at least the first episode. With a glimpse of Reinhardt, Torbjörn and Ana. There is also a chance that other heroes will appear from the game. But at this point, there’s no indication as to who, or if the entire miniseries will feature just those three.
The Overwatch 2 miniseries will probably be quite short
This probably isn’t meant to be a full-blown long-episode show. It’s a miniseries, but even miniseries you might be used to on TV or streaming services have a decent runtime. Since the first episode is just over 5 minutes long, it seems likely that the other episodes will be about the same length.
And there are only three parts, so that’s about 15 minutes of animation to enjoy alongside the story. That said, the miniseries is likely a way for Blizzard to hype up the upcoming co-op story missions as well as a means to establish some backstory.
However, if the miniseries is popular, maybe Blizzard will make a real series later. Fingers crossed.