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| Created by | Georden Whitman |
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| Screenplay by | Jeb Kendrick |
| Story by | Georden Whitman |
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| Creative director | Maggie Tominey |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Production location | United States |
| Editor | Cole Gallian |
| Running time | 10–14 minutes |
| Production company | Rooster Teeth Animation |
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| Network | RoosterTeeth |
| Release | March 16 (2018-03-16) – September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) |
Nomad of Nowhere is an American2D animatedweb series released on the website ofRooster Teeth on March 16, 2018. The show, which was created by Georden Whitman, is a western-fantasy hybrid focused on a mute wanderer hunted for being capable of using magic to give life to inanimate objects.[1][2]
The series follows "the Nomad", a non-speaking scarecrow brought to life by magic, who can bring inanimate objects to life and wanders a Western fantasy realm ruled by the evil king El Rey while being pursued by bounty hunters and other enemies.[3]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 12 | March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16) | September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) | |
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| 1 | "The Dreaded Nomad" | Jordan Cwierz | Eddy Rivas | March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16) | |
The search for The Nomad of Nowhere, said to be a user of "dark magic" continues. Captain Toth, her Dandy Lions, and Skout, her companion, are on the trail of this man. When she faces the Nomad, she is confronted with a situation that tests her unlike any before... | |||||
| 2 | "Bliss Hill" | Jordan Cwierz | Eddy Rivas | March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) | |
When Skout and Toth come back to the Oasis and tell Don Paragon that the Nomad hasn't been apprehended, Red Manuel tries to impress the Don with his plan, posing another way to get the nomad. At the same time, the Nomad attempts to help a town, although it doesn't go as he planned... | |||||
| 3 | "Trouble on Purpose" | Jordan Cwierz | Eddy Rivas | March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30) | |
The Nomad is faced with a bounty hunter who will stop at nothing to capture him. Toth grows annoyed with her mission while the Nomad is faced with the tough choice of whether to help those who chased him out of the small town. | |||||
| 4 | "The Twindleweed Brothers Traveling Circus" | Jordan Cwierz | Miles Luna | April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | |
The Nomad comes upon a circus while Toth and Skout are also attending, as Skout wants to relax Toth, with the situation getting tense when the performers are actually armed ex-bounty hunters. | |||||
| 5 | "The Kindness of Strangers" | Jordan Cwierz | Miles Luna | April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) | |
In an attempt to hide from Skout and Toth, the Nomad accepts an offer from an undertaker for passage across the desert. Unfortunately, this man has his own disturbed idea of how the Nomad should "serve" him... | |||||
| 6 | "El Rey" | Jordan Cwierz | Jordan Cwierz and Eddy Rivas | April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) | |
As Skout and Toth continue to track the Nomad, even through a sandstorm, the Nomad comes upon a fort which has been long abandoned, having visions of something which happened far in the past. At the same time, Toth fights a creature which takes its power from sandstorms. | |||||
| 7 | "Eagle Canyon" | Jordan Cwierz | Eddy Rivas | August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17) | |
When a local governor visits Don Paragon, he is left with a hard decision. While the Nomad attempts to assist an injured creature, Skout tries to assist Toth, leading to an outcome neither wants... | |||||
| 8 | "End of the Line" | Jordan Cwierz | Eddy Rivas | August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24) | |
Coming upon a train station, The Nomad sneaks aboard a train, and Skout does at all, trying to get away from her problems. At the same time, Toth encounters the Champion of Toro who is also attempting to track the Nomad. | |||||
| 9 | "Compass" | Miles Luna | Eddy Rivas | August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31) | |
As the chase continues, Skout and the Nomad try to lose the Champion of Toro, but he seems to keep catching up to them. In order to get information, Toth engages in some unethical behavior and the Nomad has a choice of whether he should keep running from those trying to catch him. | |||||
| 10 | "The Witch and the Knight" | Yssa Badiola | Eddy Rivas | September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) | |
The Nomad remembers back to a friend he loves from the past, with the memories of the experience flooding back to him. | |||||
| 11 | "The Red Carpet" | Paula Decanini | Jordan Cwierz, Miles Luna, and Eddy Rivas | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) | |
While Don Paragon boasts about the capture of the Nomad, Toth comes back to the Oasis, as does Skout, leading to an inevitable confrontation... | |||||
| 12 | "Fiesta" | Paula Decanini and Yssa Badiola | Jordan Cwierz, Miles Luna, and Eddy Rivas | September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) | |
As the Nomad prepares to fight for those living in the Oasis, Don Paragon desperately tries to capture the Nomad, engaging in measures which are seen as extreme. | |||||
On January 17, 2018,Collider published an article about the show, describing it as a "western adventure that takes cues fromSamurai Jack," quoting show director Jordan Cwiecz as describing it as a "western/fantasy mash-up about a mysterious nomad traversing a western wasteland that hasn’t seen magic in 100 years," saying that people should think of it "as two-partsSamurai Jack andTrue Grit with just a dash ofThe Lord of the Rings" with humor, fun, and much more.[9] The series had been announced as part of the Rooster Teeth animation slate, along withgen:Lock,RWBY volume 6,Red vs. Blue,Camp Camp,RWBY Chibi, and others, the same day.[10]
In February,RoosterTeeth released a promotional video for the series.[11][12] Another teaser was posted in early March.[13]
Season 1 ofNomad of Nowhere began airing on March 16 for FIRST members, and March 23 for everyone else.[14]
In April 2017, Jordan wrote a post announcing the mid-season break of the show and noted that the first season would have a total of 12 episodes.[15] The first season aired its last episode on September 28, 2018.[16]
In late March 2018, show director Jordan was interviewed byCollider, calling the series a slapdash of "a bunch of spaghetti westerns got mashed up with all your favorite fantasy series to create one epic adventure," saying the idea of the show came from Georden Whitman, a production artist for a show namedCamp Camp, and was inspired by his college animation,Sir Knight of Nothing.[17] He also said that his main source of inspiration came from live-action drama likespaghetti westerns andDeadwood, which havenostalgia and themes of despair in harsh lands with hard lives. Jordan also described the show as ambitious, challenging, and unique, allowing for an exploration of animation styles, inspired by Disney art books,Studio Ghibli, and more, calling it a show that "has the ingredients of things likeSamurai Jack andTrigun while still having the legs to stand on its own pretty much sums up what we strive to do."
In May 2022, it was announced thatFilmRise has acquired streaming rights forNomad of Nowhere,Camp Camp, andRed vs. Blue, grouping episodes from each series into "traditional half-hour formats and seasons for streaming."[18]
Apart from airing onRooster Teeth and the Rooster Teeth animationYouTube channel, the series is oniTunes,[19] as a movie, while the first six episodes are available onTubi,[20]Prime Video,[21] andPeacock.[22]
Reviews of this series were relatively positive. In his first review of the series, Dave Trumbore ofCollider called the show excellent, saying that whilst it has a Western plot, it has "more of a fun, playful feel," especially when it comes to the Nomad.[17] In a later review, he called the series a story which brings together the Wild West, cartoonish magic, and classic 20th century cartoons, serving as a magical and adventure tale which features a "very silly collection of characters" who encounter the nomad, stating that it is "just a bit different from the rest" of the cartoons out there.[23] Padraig Cotter ofScreen Rant described the show as a "mixture of fantasy and western" with a "quirky sense of humor and blend of genres," saying it has earned a loyal fanbase, and even said that some compared it toTrigun andSamurai Jack.[2] Tommy Williams ofGeek Tyrant described the series as "very family friendly" and "lighthearted fun".[24] Other reviewers pointed to Western genre themes,[14] and praised Rooster Teeth for branching "into new avenues," citing the show as one example of this.[25]
Although the Season 1 finale[16] teased that the show would continue into a second season, series creator Georden Whitman, who left RT before Season 1 ended, publicly criticizedRoosterTeeth, citing "creative differences" as a reason[26] and saying he gave the show's writers "the outline of the whole story, including the ending."[27] Responding to claims thatRoosterTeeth engages in "heavy crunch periods," resists providing benefits, has work weeks which are eighty hours, and other issues, he agreed that these claims were correct.[28]
On July 11, 2020, on an episode of the podcastTalk CRWBY to Me, Miles Luna revealed writer Kiersi Burkhart originally joined Rooster Teeth to work on Season 2 ofNomad of Nowhere and the process went "pretty far along," but production was halted when it was decided continuing the series at the time was not advisable.[29] In a September 2020 Tumblr post, RT Animation director Jordan Cwierz explained Rooster Teeth does not cancel shows it owns, but under the company's restructuring, shows likeCamp Camp now fall under the RT Studios label, meaning they are no longer produced on their own and are being shopped to partners.[30] Cwierz added that the same applies to shows likeNomad of Nowhere, although his only comment was that they were "trying to make" more episodes.
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