Marvel Entertainment has just announced that they will produce a 'Guardians of the Galaxy' animated series, which will air together with another notable new television series, Lucasfilm's 'Star War Rebels'.

All the characters that appeared in the hit film, including Drax, Gamora and Groot, will be featuring in the upcoming animated series.

A report by the New York Times dated Oct. 10, 2014 claimed that Disney Channels Worldwide has already given the green light to Marvel Entertainment to make certain that Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and others of their extraterrestrial groups have their individual animated TV shows.

The New York Times quotes Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh as saying, "We have more exciting collaborations in the pipeline." Currently, the Disney XD is available in approximately 81 million American homes, the report said.

Earlier, on Oct. 31, ComicBook claimed that the online retail giant Amazon forwarded an e-mail to consumers who had pre-ordered copies of the multi-million dollar film and informed viewers that they would be availing their copy on Nov. 18.

On a side note, it is expected that the Blu-ray and DVD will be in stores on Dec. 9.

The mass email from Amazon read, "Thank you for your pre-order of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' on Amazon Instant Video. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' will be available to watch from Your Video Library on Nov. 18, 2014."

According to the NY Times, the Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.64 billion in 2009 and since then the megacorporation has been making all efforts to augment the ratings of its Disney XD cable channel.

Earlier, the multinational media corporation acquired Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion in 2006 and subsequently also obtained Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion via stock and cash, from its founder George Lucas in 2012. These acquisitions helped to position the multinational as the dominant architect behind in the world of blockbuster animation, fantasy, and superhero films.