The Amazing Digital Circus

The Amazing Digital Circus is an American-Australian computer-animated web series created by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions. The series premiered on the GLITCH YouTube channel on October 13, 2023. It received a positive reception, and became the most viewed video on their YouTube channel, amassing over 33 million views in two weeks. Synopsis After putting on a virtual reality headset, a woman becomes trapped in a virtual circus world along with five other beings who were once human and becomes known as the jester Pomni. They are now subject to the whims of the circus's ringleader, Caine who is believed to be an AI, while also dealing with their own personal traumas. Production The Amazing Digital Circus first originated from one of three pitches presented to Glitch Productions by YouTube animator Gooseworx, who the company reached out to create a pilot. The show was funded by Screen Australia. The show's original pitch proposed an animation style similar to computer games of the 1990s. Gooseworx has a background in 2D hand-drawn animation, and animators at Glitch Productions adapted her artwork into 3D. The general manager of Glitch Productions, Jasmine Yang, has stated there are no plans for the show to be put on streaming platforms besides YouTube. The series was inspired by I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, with the aesthetic being inspired by I Spy.