Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook join Koala Man.

Big names have signed on to Koala Man, an adult animation which began life as a pilot for ABC Fresh.

Hugh Jackman and Sarah Snook are the latest to add their voices to the upcoming series, by Princess Pictures / Bento. They join Creator/ Writer/ Director Michael Cusack and comedian Demi Lardner.

The series will screen on Hulu in the US, but Australian plans, doubtless with ABC, are yet to be confirmed.

The original pilot synopsis was: “By day, Kevin is a divorced dad, stuck in a dull IT job at the local council. By night, clad in a koala mask, he’s a superhero clearing the streets of petty crime. He won’t stop until he’s rid the town of every last loiterer, litterer, and local kid who looks dodgy at the park.” It was later nominated for an AACTA Award.

Snook is set to play Vicky, who believes her husband Kevin — middle-aged father as well as the somewhat pathetic titular hero — is just going through a phase. She tolerates Koala Man, a superhero whose only superpower is an intense passion for following rules and snuffing out petty crime in the Australian town of Dapto. However, Vicky hopes someday Kevin will snap out of his bizarre mid-life crisis so that he can show her the passion she feels is missing.

Hugh Jackman plays Big Greg, the most well-liked man in Dapto and head of the Town Council.

You can check out the pilot on iview.

Source: Variety