Television series

Infinity Train

Name: Infinity Train
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 2019
Cast: Jeremy Crutchley, Owen Dennis, Ashley Johnson, Johnny Young, Sekai Murashige

Infinity Train is a wildly inventive animated series about a girl trapped on a sentient locomotive where each car contains a self-contained world—a library, a candy kingdom, a noir detective story. Genuinely funny, visually adventurous, and surprisingly moving, it rewards close watching. Perfect for anyone who loved Adventure Time's willingness to pivot from whimsy to genuine pathos.

TVMaze rating

3.9

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like a puzzle box that rewards close attention, where each strange car hides a clue and a character worth lingering with.

Skip it if you prefer long, leisurely episodes; at about eleven minutes each, the stops on the train can feel brief, and some vignettes feel more like sketches than full stories.

What it asks of you: Expect short, brisk installments you can binge across four seasons, with a light tone that can turn wistful and a steady demand for attention to small clues.

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