THE FOREST KING | Red Iron Road | Official Trailer

Set in a suffocating over-commercialized future, a young boy’s desire for success and status leads him into a terrifying and deadly new reality through the lens of a mysterious VR game.  His desperate father must now race against both time and technology to save his dying son. But the boy is the only one who can save himself, and he must do it before becoming another faceless pawn of the Forest King. Adapted from the poem “The Forest Tsar” written in 1818 by Vasiliy Zhukovsky. Red Iron Road is an animated anthology series, based on the works of famous European authors. The content explores dark themes through horror/thriller adaptations of short stories from literature, some of which were originally written in the 1800’s. There will be 6 episodes in the first season, between 10-20 minutes, produced with different creative partners, using a variety of animation techniques with an entirely unique visual style designed to suit each story.  https://