Netflix announces Minecraft animated series

Netflix has announced plans to release an animated series based on Minecraft. The best-selling video game of all time celebrates its 15th birthday this year, and the reveal dropped during an anniversary celebration. A short teaser trailer shows a green creeper character from the game scuttle into the middle of a black screen before exploding in a pixelated grey cloud. Once the fog clears, the camera sweeps into an underground cavern filled with lava. The shot eventually closes in on a red Netflix "N" logo on top of a volcanic rock before cutting to the words "Netflix x Minecraft".