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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Announcement on the future of Afar from Billy Treacy. (1/3)

I’ve got some really difficult news to share, but it comes with a significant caveat, so please be patient with me here.

In early 2024, some incredibly talented friends and I commenced development on a new live-action fantasy series called Afar; think Game of Thrones meets The Muppets.

The show would utilise practical effects, prosthetics, a full cast, and unique puppets, and follow a knight and a wizard as they take on the apocalypse.

Early last month, I had the first of several calls discussing ways we could make the project more feasible.

We’d already had two filming days and a recording day, and I’d say a good 90% of our costumes and props were bought, fitted and ready to go just in time for the weather to clear up.

But I understood the reservations presented. This was always going to be a hugely ambitious undertaking.

I want you to know that I really did everything I could to save the project. I put together five outline proposals over a number of weeks, along with a list of cuts and compromises to make everything less intimidating and more achievable.

I’d invested so much time, energy and money in Afar that dropping everything would have been too painful.

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Introducing our new puppets: the frogs! The latest additions to our cast of characters were lovingly crafted by our puppet builder, Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on designs by @gingeranimator.bsky.social.

The latest additions to our cast of characters were lovingly crafted by our puppet builder, Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on designs by Jon Gransden. These cuddly amphibians were knitted into existence by the Frog Witch and cast out into the world to make little lives for themselves.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

My heart is in my mouth a bit as I write this, but we’ve launched a Patreon for a new fantasy show. I really, truly believe in it with all my heart, so please consider supporting us and sharing this ✨

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

NEW VIDEO! Find out how we made fantasy into reality! Executive Producers Billy Treacy and Daniel Sherratt discuss the story and the making of Afar's proof of concept: Gremlins and Grumblings. youtu.be/aqAIacVe-1w?...

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Afar: Inside the Episode | Gremlins and Grumblings

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Feeling so blessed to be making a goofy fantasy show with such talented people!!

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Please check out the proof of concept for our new fantasy series. Had the joy of working with supremely talented people on this (and there’ll be much more to come!!).

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Christopher Johnson @officialcdj.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

You can watch this amazing short right here, right NOW!: youtu.be/2kj0LZIT6No?...

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Afar: Gremlins and Grumblings

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FiveWhoFans @fivewhofans.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

🚨NEW VIDEO OUT NOW🚨 Afar: Gremlins and Grumblings A polite knight and an irritable wizard are faced with a terrible adversary. youtu.be/2kj0LZIT6No

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Afar: Gremlins and Grumblings

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The wait is over! The proof of concept for our new fantasy series, Afar, is OUT NOW! A polite knight and an irritable wizard are faced with a terrible adversary... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kj0...

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Afar: Gremlins and Grumblings

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Coming soon... Gremlins and Grumblings! AfarSeries.co.uk

Poster for Afar's Proof of Concept: Gremlins and Grumblings, featuring Daniel Sherratt as Wilkin, Billy Treacy as Archibald Oakheart, and a gremlin.

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We’re excited to announce Afar’s proof of concept, a short film titled Gremlins and Grumblings! The five-minute short, releasing Saturday 27th September, will see a knight and a wizard confront a terrible adversary... AfarSeries.co.uk

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Joel Hopton @joelhopton.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It's imminent! It's finally imminent! Tell your friends! Tell your mum! Get your gran to watch it on her iPad 80 times to game the algorithm!

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Here be gremlins. Stayed tuned for further news...

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Phoenix Smith @phoenixsmith.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Just realised this year is the Ten Year anniversary of the groundbreaking YouTube show “It’s Never Omega”! I hope we can find a way to celebrate!

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

This is now a Dugga Doo stan account

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Filming finally commenced for Afar’s Proof of Concept on Tuesday 22nd April. The Proof of Concept will be available to view later in the year. Following a review period, filming will begin on the series itself. Stay tuned for further updates on the show’s development.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

That Doctor Who episode was like something you’d dream about a Doctor Who episode being and then you’d wake up in a puddle of your own sweat.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

My favourite bit of that Doctor Who episode was when the Doctor shuts off everyone’s life support. Classic Doctor.

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FiveWhoFans @fivewhofans.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

But seriously, thank you. Without New Who, we, Doctor Who, and the universe would all be poorer. Ignore the ghost in the attached wholesome candid photo.

The FiveWhoFans. Ignore the Ghost of Fruit Pastel.

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FiveWhoFans @fivewhofans.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Happy 20th birthday to this horrible, no-good reboot where every episode is worse than the last, but which I continue to watch religiously and buy as much of its merchandise as i can fit in my home. 💙2️⃣0️⃣💙

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Just checking in on the neighbours 🪐

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

My dudes, turn this shit off. On iOS it's under Settings > Apps > Photos > scroll all the way down.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy 2025 everyone! The year this lil project should be going into production :D

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Wallace & Gromit and Gavin & Stacey were so, so, SO good.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

So, so hyped for more Malcolm in the Middle! Here’s my favourite gag.

Hal losing to an evil version of himself at noughts and crosses. It’s just him.

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Introducing the Gnome! This puppet was designed and built by Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on initial sketches by Billy Treacy.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Really excited to perform next to this nasty piece of work. ⚔️

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Introducing the Gremlin! The Gremlins are the first of many fantastical species you’ll be meeting in the realm of Afar, and they’re ready to start causing trouble! The puppet was designed and built by Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on initial sketches by Billy Treacy.

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Got a couple of puppets arriving for @afarseries.bsky.social tomorrow and I’m beyond excited!!

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Finally finished writing/scribbling up the Pathfinder campaign I was in that concluded December last year. Take me back!

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wild Robot definitely did not make me well up multiple times in the cinema.

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Joel Hopton @joelhopton.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

💙📚 #RecentlyRead The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Last summer: asked by @billytreacy.bsky.social to co-write @afarseries.bsky.social. Problem: Not a fantasy reader. Haven't read any since Narnia (and... the Other One). Haven't watched much on the inspiration board. Read on a whim and...

The Gollancz 50 edition of The Lies of Locke Lamora. MY Gollancz 50 edition of The Lies of Locke Lamora.

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Introducing Afar, an original live-action fantasy series currently in development. Follow us for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and exciting updates as the story unfolds. ✨⚔️ www.AfarSeries.co.uk

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

All I can offer you is this lovely picture of my cat. I hope that’s something.

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Ginger RE:Animator @gingeranimator.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Wots all this then?

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Joel Hopton @joelhopton.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I had the privilege and the joy to spend the summer writing this with @billytreacy.bsky.social. You're going to fall in love with this world and every character in it. Especially the annoying ones.

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Afar @afarseries.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Looking forward to sharing what my life has been dedicated to this Friday. ⚔️ ✨

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Billy Treacy @billytreacy.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

Oop, looks like the secret’s out! I’m getting an illustrated book published next month with OUP! It features a mouse (from space!) and is beautifully illustrated. Some exciting guest stars too… global.oup.com/education/pr...