BET Networks and Marvel Animation have tapped big-screen, Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou to give his voice to the title character in the cable network’s upcoming animated show, The Black Panther.  

The series is adapted from Marvel comic books of the same name, which were penned in 2005 by director, producer and former BET president Reginald Hudlin.  

According to Variety, The Black Panther is Marvel’s entrée into prime-time animation. With Hounsou attached to do the main character’s voice, sets a whole new level in bringing the best of animation to television.