"Skibidi Toilet" is already an internet sensation and now its about to get even more exposure.
The series, created by animator Alexey Gerasimov, is an unusual worldwide hit with more than 17 billion views. It features human-headed toilets engaged in a war with humanoids in a cinema style known as machinima.
āSkibidi Toiletā is also controversial because some parents have worried its potty humor wrapped in elements of horror and violence arenāt appropriate for kids who have become diehard fans of the viral series. (Think an older āBaby Sharkā crossed with dystopia and a dash of Stephen King.)
But thatās not preventing āSkibidiā from being developed for TV and film treatment by director Michael Bay and former Paramount Pictures president Adam Goodman,
āWe are absolutely in talks right now, both on the television side and the earliest conversations right now on the film side,ā Goodman told the publication. āBut itās not a be-all, end-all for us.ā
The series began as shorts by a then 23-year-old Gerasimov, who uploaded the first video in February 2023. A native of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Gerasimov is working with Bay and Goodmanās independent studio named Invisible Narratives.
Bay, a filmmaker who is best known for his action work including the āTransformersā film franchise, talked to the Washington Post about working with the newcomer.
āIāve always been a director that believes in taking risks,ā Bay told āAudiences yearn for fresh, new ideas. With āSkibidi,ā itās a new world of what the younger generation is watching, and Iām taking it very seriously.ā
Itās become so quickly ubiquitous among young people, āSkibidiā is now a filler word, there is , unofficial merchandise and series-inspired games hosted on Roblox.
Goodman, whose resume includes the āTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesā reboot, āMission: Impossible ā Ghost Protocol,ā and the āSpongeBob SquarePantsā series, told the Post, āI donāt think that thereās ever been anything that weāve been involved with that mirrors the growth of [āSkibidi Toiletā].ā
A lot of parents would likely agree.
