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* Jackson Greene
* [[Wilma Zimmerman]]
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* Jack Black
* Tom Holland
* Tom Holland
* Amy Poehler
* Zendaya
* Jason Momoa
* Danielle Brooks
* James Earl Jones
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* Alex Hartley
* Alex Hartley
* Jordan Banks
* Jordan Banks
* Casey Reed
* Morgan Ellis
* Taylor Kim
* Jamie Lopez
* Riley Burke
* Cameron Shaw
* Avery Fox
* Dakota Lee
* Quinn Carter
* Skylar Fisher
* Jordan Nguyen
* Jordan Nguyen
* Charlie Blake
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'''''Agent Derp''''' is an American superhero television series developed by [[Freddie Goodwin]] and [[Jackon Greene]] based on the character Derp from Squared Media. It follows Derp becoming a Agent at the Good Justice Society. The series aired in the United States on June 20, 2025.
'''''Agent Derp''''' is an American superhero television series developed by [[Freddie Goodwin]] and [[Jackon Greene]] based on the character Derp from [[Squared Media]]. Set in the [[Craftinverse]], It follows Derp becoming a respected Agent at the Good Justice Society. The series premiered on Netflix in the United States on December 16, 2024 and concluded on January 6, 2025, following 4 episodes.
 
Plans for a spin-off became known when Jackson Greene, the creator of the backdoor pilot for the series that aired in [[Minecraft (season 1)#ep7|''Minecraft'' season 1 episode 7]], which had also been written by [[Wilma Zimmerman]]. The series, although has 3 episdoes, explores Derp's origins in good detail.
 
Development of the series began in 2014 when Mob Productions approached Mojang and Warner Bros. Pictures about a 10 episode season.
 
The series stars Jack Black as Steve, Tom Holland as Derp, Zendaya as Alex, Jason Momoa as Jackster, Danielle Brooks as Nova, and James Earl Jones as Herobrine. Amy Poehler replaced Zendaya as Alex.


''Minecraft'' released on June 10, 2023 and became the most watched series in history of Netflix. It has been well received by critics and audiences, and won the [[People's Choice Award]] for "Favorite New TV superhero series" in 2023.
Plans for a spin-off became known when [[Freddie Goodwin]], the creator of the original series and the [[Minecraft (TV series)#ep7|seventh episode]], which had also been written by [[Wilma Zimmerman]]. The series, although has 4 episdoes, explores Derp's origins in good detail.
 
It was announced that the series would be part of the "Phase One" of the Minecraft Cinematic Universe that is called simply: [[Minecraft (franchise)|Minecraft]]. The planned second season will conclude the first Phase of the universe.
 
A second season is in development planned to be released in 2025 with Jack Black now also serving as producer.


== Series overview ==
== Series overview ==
Minecraft is a gripping series centered around Steve Stonecutter, a skilled and compassionate craftsman in a fantastical world. Steve's peaceful life is upended when he encounters Herobrine, his malevolent doppelgänger, whose arrival threatens the balance of their world. Herobrine, a sinister mirror image of Steve, possesses similar skills but uses them for dark purposes, seeking to reshape the world in his own image.
Set five months before the events of ''Minecraft'' Season 1, ''Agent Derp'' picks up in 2022 with Johnson Derp or simply known as "Derp" being ordered to track and locate a bounty. This long mission takes him through the world, he'll meet friends, Alex Stonecutter... and will finally... hopefully... become a Agent for the Good Justice Society.
 
Each episode delves into Steve's quest to thwart Herobrine's nefarious plans. Along the way, Steve uncovers the mysterious origins of Herobrine, revealing a complex connection between them. The series is a journey of discovery, where Steve learns about the true extent of his abilities and the responsibility that comes with them. He gathers a diverse group of allies, each with unique talents and backgrounds, united by the common goal of stopping Herobrine.
 
Minecraft is not just a battle of good versus evil; it's a story about understanding one's identity, the power of unity against divisiveness, and the consequences of choices made. With each encounter between Steve and Herobrine, the stakes get higher, leading to a climactic confrontation that tests the limits of Steve's courage, ingenuity, and commitment to his principles. This series combines action, fantasy, and emotional storytelling, appealing to an audience that appreciates a deep narrative interwoven with thrilling adventures.


== Cast and characters ==
== Cast and characters ==


* Jack Black as Steve
* [[Tom Holland]] as [[The Derp (Craftinverse)|Johnsan Derp]]
* Amy Poehler as Alex <small>(season 2–present)</small>
* [[Josh Brolin]] as the [[List of Minecraft characters|Angel of Death]] (AOD)
* Zendaya as Alex <small>(season 1)</small>
* [[Amy Poehler]] as [[Alex Stonecutter]]
* Tom Holland as Derp
* Jason Momoa as Jackster
* James Earl Jones as Herobrine
* Danielle Brooks as Nova
 
== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
 
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| EpisodeNumber      = 1
| EpisodeNumber      = 1
| Title              = Chapter One: The Derp
| Title              = Chapter One: The Derp
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| WrittenBy          = Wilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer Gutierrez
| WrittenBy          = Wilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer Gutierrez
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| OriginalAirDate    = {{Start date|2024|12|16}}
| Viewers            =
| ShortSummary        = Young, untrained Derp barely survives an attack by crimson-armored vindicators in the frozen taiga before being rescued by a mysterious GJS operative, awakening under Rook’s watch inside a fortified safehouse where he’s informed his survival was the first part of a test: track a rogue figure known as the Walker, recover the stolen artifact he carries, and do it alone because he’s the only one the target won’t sense coming. Sent into the wilds with a map and a too-big cloak, Derp crosses the plains and stumbles into Alex, who sees through his inexperience and chooses to help despite the danger, accompanying him into a warped valley scarred by void-energy where they confront the Walker holding a pulsing crystalline cube and wielding tendrils that bend reality. Outmatched, Derp protects Alex but fails to stop the Walker, who escapes after taunting him and warning that Rook sent the wrong pawn. Defeated but alive, Derp returns expecting dismissal, only for Rook to reveal the opposite: the mission continues, Alex is now part of it, and Derp’s failure proved he’s the unpredictable asset the GJS needs. At dawn, Derp and Alex stand over the ridge accepting their new partnership, determined to hunt the Walker down and retrieve the artifact before it reshapes their world.
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| EpisodeNumber      = 2
| Title              = Chapter Two: The Good Justice Society
| Title              = Chapter Two: The Good Justice Society
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| WrittenBy          = Freddie Goodwin, Jackson Greene & Wilma Zimmerman
| WrittenBy          = Freddie Goodwin, Jackson Greene & Wilma Zimmerman
| OriginalAirDate    = {{Start date|2025|6|20}}
| OriginalAirDate    = {{Start date|2024|12|23}}
| Viewers            =
| ShortSummary        = Derp and Alex arrive at the mountain-fortress headquarters of the Good Justice Society, where Rook reveals that the Walker’s stolen relic — the Demerald — is destabilising entire provinces and feeding a force older than the End or Nether. Derp stumbles through a disastrous but “passable” Agent orientation, earning a reluctant greenlight to continue the mission, and Alex secures inclusion only because Derp insists he can’t survive without her. Their briefing exposes the truth about the relic: each surge the Walker triggers charges a structure capable of opening a void gate to the ancient entity he serves. Tracking him into the Mirelands, Derp and Alex confront him again, only to be outmatched as the Walker uses the Demerald to open a crackling void rift, taunts Derp about being expendable, and hints at a hidden power inside him before escaping through the portal and collapsing the swamp around them. Back at GJS Command, Rook confirms Derp’s survival of void exposure shouldn’t be possible unless he carries a connection the Society has never disclosed, making him the key to stopping — or empowering — the Walker’s plan. Shaken but resolute, Derp accepts his new role as an official Agent while Alex stands firmly at his side, the two preparing for the inevitable moment when the Walker stops running and comes directly for him.
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| Title              = Chapter Three: Buddy's Revenge
| Title              = Chapter Three: Buddy's Revenge
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| WrittenBy          = Wilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer Gutierrez
| WrittenBy          = Wilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer Gutierrez
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| OriginalAirDate    = {{Start date|2024|12|30}}
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| ShortSummary        = Derp and Alex return to GJS headquarters still reeling from Derp’s void flickers, only for a battered Buddy to stumble in with a warning that the Walker is hunting Derp and building a machine fueled by Demerald shards and widening void fissures. After a tense interrogation reveals Buddy fled the Walker’s wrath and now wants to help prevent a catastrophe, Derp chooses to bring him onto the team. The trio track the Walker across the Bone Cliffs, battle a massive void golem Buddy destroys by detonating its core, and reach a half-built void engine where the Walker appears to taunt Derp about “awakening” and to twist Buddy’s memories into a weapon against him. Buddy resists, reaffirming his loyalty, while the Walker unleashes a wave of void creatures before vanishing and leaving his machine humming toward completion. Back at GJS, Rook warns that if the machine opens the Rift the multiverse will be flooded with void fragments, and Derp, Alex, and Buddy commit to stopping the Walker at dawn — fully aware that the Walker’s true target is Derp himself.
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| EpisodeNumber      = 4
| Title              = Chapter Four: The Angel of Death's Reign
| DirectedBy          = Jackson Greene
| WrittenBy          = Wilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer Gutierrez
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| ShortSummary        = Derp, Alex, and Buddy arrive at the void-ravaged Mirelands to discover the Walker’s machine nearly complete and guarded by the terrifying Angel of Death, forcing the GJS to launch a desperate full-scale strike. As Rook rallies his agents for a mission that none expect to survive, Derp volunteers to confront the Walker directly while Alex and Buddy refuse to let him go alone. The battle erupts around the towering construct as void creatures pour through a widening rift, the Walker taunts Derp about the void awakening inside him, and the Angel of Death prepares to enter the Realms. Amid the chaos Buddy identifies the machine’s core and, in a reckless act of redemption, destroys it with explosive talismans, sacrificing himself and severing the Angel’s connection to the Rift. With the machine collapsing and the Angel weakened, Derp and Alex strike together, driving a Demerald shard into the Angel’s core and annihilating it in a blast that seals the portal. Though the Walker escapes, the GJS survives, Buddy is lost, and Derp’s void-flickering eyes make clear that the Walker’s plan to awaken something inside him has already begun — leaving Derp and Alex vowing to finish the fight the Walker started.
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==Production==
== Production ==
===Development===
In 2012, Mojang received offers from Hollywood producers who wanted to produce ''Minecraft''-related TV shows; however, Mojang stated they would only engage in such projects when "the right idea comes along." In July 2013, Freddie Goodwin began developing a animated television series that would explore the story that fans created between Steve and Alex. Goodwin explained he took inspiration from Squared Media when writing the scripts and stated multiple villains would appear in the season, but only one would be the "big one" that would cause chaos in the season. Goodwin wrote most of the episodes alongside Greene. The episodes were all directed by Goodwin. He expressed interest in making a second season if the cast would want it and that the first season recieves positive reviews and reception from fans.
 
===Writing===
A writer's room for the series had been formed in 2017 by the time development of the series was announced in 2020. In addition to Goodwin and Greene, writers for the series, announced as the Producers of the season. In November 2021, it was confirmed that the team would adapt storylines from Squared Media productions.


Goodwin expressed interest in doing more than one season and stated the first season would tell "one of many stories". According to both Goodwin and Greene, the season is like the MCU, the team looked at multiple storylines from Squared Media, and took some characters and focused on that. Goodwin confirmed the story would be part "Animation Life 1–3" and potentially other storylines from the Comics.
=== Development ===
In 2022, after the release of the [[Minecraft (season 1)|first season]] of the [[Minecraft (TV series)|original series]], [[Freddie Goodwin]] announced a spin-off titled "Agent Derp" would be released in 2025 and that he doesn't know how many episodes the series would feature. In June 2023, it was confirmed to consist of 4 episodes. In 2022, [[Mob Productions]] announced they plan to release one series each year either a season of the main series, or a spin-off focusing on a singler character. By June 2023, Mob Productions had already officially confirmed the series had finished production in December 2022 and will be coming at a later date. The release date was pushed forward from March 2025 to December 2024.  


=== Casting and voice recording ===
=== Writing ===
Mob Productions plan for the series was to have two actors star the series for the two lead roles. However, they decided to take a more traditional approach with set actors for set characters throughout the seasons. During this time, Jack Black was cast to play Steve and Zendaya joined as Alex. Tom Holland joined the project as Derp in 2021. In 2024, Zendaya announced that she has left the project feeling she only wanted to do a single season. Mob Productions announced that the character would be recasted. In June 2024, it was confirmed that Amy Poehler would voice Alex in future seasons.  
Lead writer [[Wilma Zimmerman]], who wrote the seventh episode of the first season of ''Minecraft'', stated multiple times that the series' would be set before the events of the first season of ''Minecraft'' by a unknown parameter of time. In June 2023, Zimmerman confirmed the series to be set a total of 5 months before the main series.


=== Photorealistic animation ===
=== Casting ===
Unlike other animation, Goodwin wanted to use photorealistic animation for ''Minecraft''. They kept the 3D dimension blocked shapes of the game to keep the feeling of the game theme. However, they weren't strict on what they can add and do within the universe.
In March 2022, [[Tom Holland]] announced that he was discussing with Mob Productions on his future as Derp and his contract. By May 2022, Holland was officially confirmed to be reprising his role in all future projects featuring Derp. In March 2024, it was announced officially that [[Josh Brolin]] would reprise his role as the [[List of Minecraft characters|Angel of Death]] and [[Amy Poehler]] as [[Alex Stonecutter]].


=== Music ===
=== Animation ===
In order to keep the theme and music for the series as close to the video game, Goodwin approached C418, Lena Raine, Kumi Tanioka, and Aaron Cherof to make the score for the series.  
The series will feature the same animation style that the main series uses and will be done through the use of the Unreal Engine.


== Marketing ==
== Marketing ==
''Minecraft'' was announced in 2020 alongside a possible second season with Squared Media sharing their plans for their YouTube channel animations.
An official poster was released on March 24, 2024 that reveals the premiere date of the series.
 
The first trailer for the first season was released on March 15, 2022. Many commentators noted the heavy focus on Steve, Alex, and Derp to being a heavy focus on Steve and Alex. Linda Codega at ''Gizmodo'' said the trailer was "as adorable, fun, and exciting as the animations of absolutely excellent directorial decisions" and that the series looked like "a tone-perfect mashup of ''animations'' and storytelling".


==Release==
==Release==
''Minecraft'' was released simultaneously on June 10, 2023 on [[Disney+]] and [[Max]]. Minecraft later was released on Netflix and Paramount+ in November 2023. The first season consisted of 10 episodes. A second season is planned to be released on January 10, 2025, after being revealed in 2024.
''Agent Derp'' is scheduled to release one episode weekly starting December 16, 2024.
 
==Reception==
 
=== Critical response ===
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 98% approval rating, with an average score of 8.90/10, based on 1202 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Minecraft'' is a show that explores stories that have been made by fans for the fans." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 99 out of 100 based on 1002 critics, indicating "positive reviews".
 
== Future ==
 
=== Possible third season ===
Goodwin announced that he would be interested in making the series until ideas ran out in the "way possible future", allowing the series to have up to nine or possibly ten seasons. He also stated that would depend on the production companies believing in his ability to tell a "fresh story" with each season.
 
Regarding a potential third season, Goodwin said he had planned a storyline in 2019 that would go through the first three seasons and would only go into effect if he was certain the series would get a third season.
 
=== Minecraft Universe ===
In June 2022, it was announced by Goodwin that "multiple" feature length films were in various stages of development. He confirmed the first film would release around 2026 or 2027.

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Agent Derp
File:Agent Derp series protional image.png
Promo image for the first two seasons.
Genre
Based on
Developed by
Starring
  • Tom Holland
Composer
  • C418
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationVancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography
  • Freddie Goodwin
Editors
  • Alex Hartley
  • Jordan Banks
  • Jordan Nguyen
  • Charlie Blake
  • Taylor Morgan
Running time
  • 40–45 minutes
Production company
  • Mob Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)
Related
Minecraft

Agent Derp is an American superhero television series developed by Freddie Goodwin and Jackon Greene based on the character Derp from Squared Media. Set in the Craftinverse, It follows Derp becoming a respected Agent at the Good Justice Society. The series premiered on Netflix in the United States on December 16, 2024 and concluded on January 6, 2025, following 4 episodes.

Plans for a spin-off became known when Freddie Goodwin, the creator of the original series and the seventh episode, which had also been written by Wilma Zimmerman. The series, although has 4 episdoes, explores Derp's origins in good detail.

Series overview[edit | edit source]

Set five months before the events of Minecraft Season 1, Agent Derp picks up in 2022 with Johnson Derp or simply known as "Derp" being ordered to track and locate a bounty. This long mission takes him through the world, he'll meet friends, Alex Stonecutter... and will finally... hopefully... become a Agent for the Good Justice Society.

Cast and characters[edit | edit source]

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Agent Derp consisted of 4 episodes.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Chapter One: The Derp"Jackson GreeneWilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer GutierrezDecember 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)
Young, untrained Derp barely survives an attack by crimson-armored vindicators in the frozen taiga before being rescued by a mysterious GJS operative, awakening under Rook’s watch inside a fortified safehouse where he’s informed his survival was the first part of a test: track a rogue figure known as the Walker, recover the stolen artifact he carries, and do it alone because he’s the only one the target won’t sense coming. Sent into the wilds with a map and a too-big cloak, Derp crosses the plains and stumbles into Alex, who sees through his inexperience and chooses to help despite the danger, accompanying him into a warped valley scarred by void-energy where they confront the Walker holding a pulsing crystalline cube and wielding tendrils that bend reality. Outmatched, Derp protects Alex but fails to stop the Walker, who escapes after taunting him and warning that Rook sent the wrong pawn. Defeated but alive, Derp returns expecting dismissal, only for Rook to reveal the opposite: the mission continues, Alex is now part of it, and Derp’s failure proved he’s the unpredictable asset the GJS needs. At dawn, Derp and Alex stand over the ridge accepting their new partnership, determined to hunt the Walker down and retrieve the artifact before it reshapes their world.
2"Chapter Two: The Good Justice Society"Jackson GreeneFreddie Goodwin, Jackson Greene & Wilma ZimmermanDecember 23, 2024 (2024-12-23)
Derp and Alex arrive at the mountain-fortress headquarters of the Good Justice Society, where Rook reveals that the Walker’s stolen relic — the Demerald — is destabilising entire provinces and feeding a force older than the End or Nether. Derp stumbles through a disastrous but “passable” Agent orientation, earning a reluctant greenlight to continue the mission, and Alex secures inclusion only because Derp insists he can’t survive without her. Their briefing exposes the truth about the relic: each surge the Walker triggers charges a structure capable of opening a void gate to the ancient entity he serves. Tracking him into the Mirelands, Derp and Alex confront him again, only to be outmatched as the Walker uses the Demerald to open a crackling void rift, taunts Derp about being expendable, and hints at a hidden power inside him before escaping through the portal and collapsing the swamp around them. Back at GJS Command, Rook confirms Derp’s survival of void exposure shouldn’t be possible unless he carries a connection the Society has never disclosed, making him the key to stopping — or empowering — the Walker’s plan. Shaken but resolute, Derp accepts his new role as an official Agent while Alex stands firmly at his side, the two preparing for the inevitable moment when the Walker stops running and comes directly for him.
3"Chapter Three: Buddy's Revenge"Jackson GreeneWilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer GutierrezDecember 30, 2024 (2024-12-30)
Derp and Alex return to GJS headquarters still reeling from Derp’s void flickers, only for a battered Buddy to stumble in with a warning that the Walker is hunting Derp and building a machine fueled by Demerald shards and widening void fissures. After a tense interrogation reveals Buddy fled the Walker’s wrath and now wants to help prevent a catastrophe, Derp chooses to bring him onto the team. The trio track the Walker across the Bone Cliffs, battle a massive void golem Buddy destroys by detonating its core, and reach a half-built void engine where the Walker appears to taunt Derp about “awakening” and to twist Buddy’s memories into a weapon against him. Buddy resists, reaffirming his loyalty, while the Walker unleashes a wave of void creatures before vanishing and leaving his machine humming toward completion. Back at GJS, Rook warns that if the machine opens the Rift the multiverse will be flooded with void fragments, and Derp, Alex, and Buddy commit to stopping the Walker at dawn — fully aware that the Walker’s true target is Derp himself.
4"Chapter Four: The Angel of Death's Reign"Jackson GreeneWilma Zimmerman, Jackson Greene, Freddie Goodwin, and Homer GutierrezJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
Derp, Alex, and Buddy arrive at the void-ravaged Mirelands to discover the Walker’s machine nearly complete and guarded by the terrifying Angel of Death, forcing the GJS to launch a desperate full-scale strike. As Rook rallies his agents for a mission that none expect to survive, Derp volunteers to confront the Walker directly while Alex and Buddy refuse to let him go alone. The battle erupts around the towering construct as void creatures pour through a widening rift, the Walker taunts Derp about the void awakening inside him, and the Angel of Death prepares to enter the Realms. Amid the chaos Buddy identifies the machine’s core and, in a reckless act of redemption, destroys it with explosive talismans, sacrificing himself and severing the Angel’s connection to the Rift. With the machine collapsing and the Angel weakened, Derp and Alex strike together, driving a Demerald shard into the Angel’s core and annihilating it in a blast that seals the portal. Though the Walker escapes, the GJS survives, Buddy is lost, and Derp’s void-flickering eyes make clear that the Walker’s plan to awaken something inside him has already begun — leaving Derp and Alex vowing to finish the fight the Walker started.

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

In 2022, after the release of the first season of the original series, Freddie Goodwin announced a spin-off titled "Agent Derp" would be released in 2025 and that he doesn't know how many episodes the series would feature. In June 2023, it was confirmed to consist of 4 episodes. In 2022, Mob Productions announced they plan to release one series each year either a season of the main series, or a spin-off focusing on a singler character. By June 2023, Mob Productions had already officially confirmed the series had finished production in December 2022 and will be coming at a later date. The release date was pushed forward from March 2025 to December 2024.

Writing[edit | edit source]

Lead writer Wilma Zimmerman, who wrote the seventh episode of the first season of Minecraft, stated multiple times that the series' would be set before the events of the first season of Minecraft by a unknown parameter of time. In June 2023, Zimmerman confirmed the series to be set a total of 5 months before the main series.

Casting[edit | edit source]

In March 2022, Tom Holland announced that he was discussing with Mob Productions on his future as Derp and his contract. By May 2022, Holland was officially confirmed to be reprising his role in all future projects featuring Derp. In March 2024, it was announced officially that Josh Brolin would reprise his role as the Angel of Death and Amy Poehler as Alex Stonecutter.

Animation[edit | edit source]

The series will feature the same animation style that the main series uses and will be done through the use of the Unreal Engine.

Marketing[edit | edit source]

An official poster was released on March 24, 2024 that reveals the premiere date of the series.

Release[edit | edit source]

Agent Derp is scheduled to release one episode weekly starting December 16, 2024.