On March 11, 2010, at the Nickelodeon Upfront Presentation, a new Voltron series entitled
Voltron Panthera Force was announced and set for premiere in the fall on Nicktoons with an announced premise that "The series follows the exploits of a group of five young cadets brought together under trying circumstances to form a newly appointed Voltron Lion Squad dubbed the "Panthera Force". Voltron Panthera Force is a World Wide Events production in conjunction with Kick Start Production." On April 4, 2010, it was announced that the show's title had been changed from
Voltron Panthera Force to
Voltron Force. On June 7, 2010, Variety announced WEP Productions, Classic Media and Kickstart Entertainment's plans to air a 26 episode season of
Voltron Force in 2011 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original series as well as
Mattel's plans to release a toyline to tie-in with the 25th anniversary of the original series and the launch of the new series. In March 2011, it was announced that Emmy-nominated composer Hal Beckett and Gemini-nominated composer
Steffan Andrews, would score the show. The
Voltron Force logo and storyboards have been revealed on the official
Facebook profile for the show, which is run by World Events Productions. WEP and video game publisher
THQ has announced a partnership to produce video games based on the classic
Voltron series and
Voltron Force in 2011 and 2012 respectively; However, only the game based on the classic series was released on
Xbox Live Arcade and
PlayStation Network in November 2011. Following the closure of THQ and its subsidiaries, the future and rights of the
Voltron video games remain in question. ==Cancellation==