Amazon has announced the release date for its live-action reboot of The Tick.  It also released the show’s official synopsis and three images from the show.

The new series will premiere on August 19. The synopsis reads:

In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an underdog accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. The Tick stars Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy), Griffin Newman (Vinyl), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Valorie Curry (House of Lies), Yara Martinez (Jane the Virgin) and Brendan Hines (Scorpion).  The Tick is executive produced by Ben Edlund (Supernatural), Barry Josephson (Bones) and Barry Sonnenfeld (A Series of Unfortunate Events), directed by Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight), and written by Edlund. The Tick is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television.

The Tick was created by Ben Edlund in 1986 as a mascot for the New England Comics comics chain. In 1988, the character was given his own comic book series.  Fox made the comic into an animated show in 1994. In 2001, a short-lived live action show was produced. Amazon’s revival cast Peter Serafinowicz as the lead in March (see “'The Tick' Lead Cast”).

The Tick  will be joined in the 2016 comedy pilot season by I Love Dick (which stars Kevin Bacon), and Jean-Claude Van Johnson (which stars Jean-Claude Van Damme).