Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
The DVD cover of Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Complete Campaigns
Genre	Military science fiction Action Comedy-drama
Developed by	Richard Raynis Duane Capizzi Jeff Kline
Voices of	Jamie Hanes David DeLuise James Horan Bill Fagerbakke Rino Romano E.G. Daily Trish Hicks Nicholas Guest Rider Strong Alexander Polinsky Steve Staley Thomas Wagner Irene Bedard R. Lee Ermey
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	36 + 4 clip shows
Production
Executive producer(s)	Paul Verhoeven Richard Raynis
Producer(s)	Audu Paden
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Verhoeven-Marshall Foundation Imaging Columbia TriStar Television Adelaide Productions
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television Bohbot Kids Network (BKN)
Release
Original network	Syndication
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original release	August 30, 1999 – April 3, 2000
Chronology
Related shows	Starship Troopers (film)

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is a CGI animated television series, based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 film adaptation. The film's director, Paul Verhoeven, served as executive producer. It follows the exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids. The show focuses mainly on the Roughnecks' missions, rather than addressing the larger war.

The show was geared towards an adult-oriented science fiction audience without being too violent, mature or controversial for the Saturday morning age group. The series aired for one season on BKN beginning in August 1999 and in syndication in the United States and Canada. It was later picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel in the US and Teletoon in Canada. The entire series is available to be streamed on Crackle in the US, along with several Minisodes. Despite its short run, the series developed a cult following.

The show combines elements of Verhoeven's film and the original novel, such as the extraterrestrial race known as the Skinnies, powered armor suits and drop pods. The series also adds some original elements (e.g., the war starts on Pluto), while omitting the political aspects of the original work and film.