Farside Features

Farside Features is a British 2D animation production studio based in Bristol, specialising in adult animated drama, dark fantasy, horror and action. It operates as the adult narrative animation arm of Sun & Moon Studios, developing mature storytelling projects alongside production services for broadcasters, streaming platforms and intellectual property holders.

Its capabilities span character design, world building, storyboarding, pre-visualisation and animatics through animation, editing and compositing. The studio combines animation service work with original intellectual property development and co-production, with a focus on episodic narrative projects and established entertainment franchises.

Production and development

Farside Features produced animation for Hammer & Bolter, the anthology series created for Games Workshop’s Warhammer+ streaming platform. Working with Warhammer Storyforge, the studio contributed animation direction, character animation and compositing. The production brought its approach to darker animated storytelling to the Warhammer setting, connecting its television work with the wider tabletop gaming and franchise entertainment market.

In March 2022, Farside Features announced a multi-series development and co-production partnership with Strange Matter Media, led by authors George Mann and Cavan Scott. The announced slate was led by Blood of Camelot, an adult animated dark fantasy and horror series that reimagines Arthurian legend. Its premise places Guinevere and Sir Lancelot in opposition to King Arthur, portrayed as a vampiric ruler of a blighted realm. The project is identified as being in development.

Legally incorporated in September 2019, Farside Features was established to pursue darker, action-oriented animation distinct from Sun & Moon’s children’s and family programming. The companies share creative talent and management, providing a common production structure for their different areas of storytelling.