The series premiered on November 7, 2017, with the short The Summoning.

[1] It features 12 shorts, airing on VRV and Cartoon Hangover's YouTube channel.

Several animated television series have started in similar incubator-type formats, including Adventure Time and Bee and PuppyCat.

Twelve five-minute shorts were produced, and one would become a limited series on Cartoon Hangover.

However, on February 7, 2025, it was announced that The Summoning will be released as a three-part graphic novel series published by Oni Press.