Following its cancellation by that cable network, CinéGroupe continued producing the series for the other North American and international broadcasters.

The series also includes elements borrowed from other sources such as Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Battlestar Galactica.

The Dark Clown Empire is a totalitarian, tyrannical police state, led by the evil Darph Bobo.

In contrast, the Confederation is technically a democratic and free society, but in practice, is dominated by mega-corporations and bloated bureaucracies.

The series follows one such group of outlaws led by Chode aboard the spaceship Jupiter 42, taking odd-jobs and usually pursuing various get-rich-quick schemes.

[5] In 2002, CinéGroupe acquired the rights to the five-minute short Love and Darph and approached animator Bernie Denk to direct the series, which was produced in association with Sci Fi US.

Other major territories include France, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, and Central-Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania).

The movie consists of footage from the season three episodes "Chode Eraser", "Skankenstein", "Raiders of the Lost Crock of *@#?!"