Eddsworld is a British[3][4] Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since premiering on 20 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube, Albino Blacksheep, Tumblr, BBC Online,[5] and the independent eddsworld.co.uk.
Following Gould's death on 25 March 2012,[3] Thomas Ridgewell (the former voice actor of Tom) became the series' new showrunner, launching a crowdfunding campaign to continue the show titled Eddsworld: Legacy.[6][7][8] Preceding the release of Eddsworld: Legacy's final episode, Ridgewell announced he was leaving the show and handing control of the series to Matt Hargreaves (voice actor of Matt) and Gould's family.[8][9]