The Land of Ooo is stirring again, though maybe not in the way fans expect. At this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake took the spotlight alongside some of Cartoon Network’s heaviest hitters.
While the event didn’t drop a new trailer or premiere date for Season 2, it did reveal some interesting details about what’s coming next for the gender-swapped duo.
Showrunner Adam Muto was on hand to preview the future of the series, and while the footage shown hasn’t made its way online yet, Muto confirmed a shift in direction from Season 1’s multiverse-hopping madness.
This time around, Fionna and Cake are staying put. or at least, sticking closer to Fionna’s original universe. Muto explained:
“This time, we wanted to keep most of the adventures in Fiona’s world and I thought that would make it more normal. But it’s still pretty strange. And that’s kind of baked into Adventure Time DNA.”
Strange is definitely the vibe, and fans wouldn’t have it any other way. It was also revealed that the show will see the return of Adventure Time’s Huntress Wizard, who, if you remember, once had a romantic subplot with Finn in the original series.
She’s stepping into a major role in Season 2, though exactly how she’ll interact with Fionna, Cake, and this slightly off-kilter version of “normal” is still under wraps.
It was also announced that Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar appeared in the crowd to announce that she wrote an original song for Season 2.
Season 1 of Fionna and Cake took some wild swings with multiversal chaos, existential themes, and heart-tugging nostalgia. Now, Season 2 is shaping up to be a little more grounded, but no less surreal because let’s be real, “normal” in the Adventure Time universe is always going to be a little weird.
And that’s exactly how fans like it.
Source: Variety
