Transformers: Evolution (2015 Web-Series)

Transformers: Evolution is the name of the 2015 Web-Series adaption of the fan fiction of the same name. The story takes place in the year 2060, 30 years after the Great War (The 12'th Cybertronian War, and the first Iacon Civil War), and 15 years after a Decepticon uprising on Earth. The series centers around two brothers, Star Saber and Victory Leo, along with their Autobot comrades as they fight against the forces of The Nemesis, who is a mysterious figure from Cybertron's past. The Web-Series was created by Edward DiMaggio, the same person who created the fan-fiction. The web-series is produced and filmed by Noviance Studios. Will Kennedy is the co-writer of the series. The series premiered on YouTube on August 30'th, 2015, originally scheduled for August 28'th.

Plot
The story begins with Star Saber and Victory Leo, two Cybertronians, arriving back in Maximus City, the Capital of Iacon, after embarking on an unknown religious mission trip. Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobot Forces, visits with returning Autobots and discusses where the Decepticons might be. Meanwhile, in the unknown Decepticon base, A mysterious voice tells Galvatron, the Decepticon Leader, to prepare for his return, hinting that the two have been working together since the beginning. The voice tells him to prepare for his arrival by opening up a space bridge using a Space Transfusion Globe, and using Dark Energon as the source of energy. The voice also tells Galvatron to increase the troop count. Galvatron is enraged when he learns the troops aren't ready, and tells the Air General Starscreamer to hurry the process. Lockdown, a bounty hunter, brings Galvatron a, "Space Transfusion Globe", to help bridge the mysterious Decepticon back to Cybertron. Meanwhile, three Autobots, Tailgate, Nightbeat, and Gears, head off to hunt for a rumored Decepticon beast in the Sea of Rust, a deserted waste-land to the north-east of Maximus City. The three Autobots track down the beast, who is revealed to be Predaking, the leader of the nearly-extinct Predacon race. Predaking attacks Nightbeat and Tailgate, leaving Gears to deal with Predaking.

Episode List
Episode 1: Genesis (2015 Webseries) Episode 2: The Nemesis (2015 Webseries)

Production
The series was announced on April 16'th, 2015 on TFW2005 by DiMaggio. The series' first outline was penned from late April, to early June, however the outline was scrapped for a different story. The first episode's script was drafted in mid-july, and was completed on August 1'st.