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LOS ANGELES -- YouTube Red may not seem like the best place for an animated comedy series.

But for Michael Rowe,the Emmy Award-winning writer of Futuramaand Family Guy, YouTube's subscription service actually was the place.

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This week, YouTube Red launched Rowe's show Paranormal Action Squad, marking the platform's first ever animated series.

The 8-episode series follows two paranormal enthusiasts, Pal (voiced by YouTuber SeaNanners) and Eddie (voiced by YouTuber TheMrSark) who, along with their enthusiastic neighbor Vanoss (voiced by YouTuber VanossGaming), have made it their mission in life to uncover the mysteries of the ghostly universe.

"Working at YouTube Red has been a dream for a showrunner, " Rowe told Mashable. "They basically give the toys over to you and let you play."

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The series comes as YouTube continues to bolster its original content offerings, ranging from premium shows from its own creators to content more likely to appear on a network -- such as a Step Up series (which was announced at VidCon).

"Working at YouTube Red has been a dream for a showrunner. They basically give the toys over to you and let you play."

Animated content on YouTubehas risen in popularity, with channels such as Drawfee(from Nathan Yaffe and College Humor's Caldwell Tanner) and Cartoon Hangover drawing in millions on a daily basis.

YouTube gamer Seananners (Adam Montoya) came up with the idea for the series, loosely basing it on his dad and his relationships with his buddies.

He, along with his friend and producer Hank Stepleton, started to shape the dynamic and found themselves laughing when they thought how silly it'd be if these guys were some sort of low tech ghost-chasers. 

That's right around when Rowe came on board, and then the idea was sold to YouTube Red.

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It is, as Rowe noted, an "experiment" of sorts for YouTube to see whether this kind of content will resonate as well as a hit such as Scare PewDiePie, a show from one of the platform's top creators.

Plus, there were some challenges that came with working with a newer streaming service.

"The budgets are not exactly what they are at primetime network shows," Rowe explained. "So, I didn't have a full-time writing staff, [and]  things needed to happen fast so, while I was trying to get the scripts in shape, I had to be out there to supervise the records and the animatics.  It was fun, though. We hope the Youtube audience gives the show a chance."

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