A teaser trailer for Macca & Friends, an animated TV show set in the world of Grand Theft Auto VI, appeared online on 13 November. The clip ends with the tagline “coming November 19 on Weazel”, the fictional TV network that has run through the series. 19 November is also the day GTA 6 launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games has not said whether it released the teaser itself.
The trailer was first published by the YouTube channel DiscussingFilm under the title “Macca & Friends: Exclusive Teaser Trailer”. It shows Macca the Gator, a pink alligator in a palm-print shirt, alongside other talking animals and a muscle-bound police officer. Rockstar has not commented on the clip.
How Macca & Friends could work inside GTA 6
Rockstar has not explained how players will watch the show or how many episodes exist. Earlier games used working in-game TV sets. In GTA 4 and GTA 5, players could sit in a safehouse and watch cartoons, comedy shows and fictional adverts. A similar setup in GTA 6 has not been confirmed.
The teaser’s tagline also matches a Macca & Friends mural that appeared in October at a real Burger Shot stand inside Miami’s Kaseya Center. Burger Shot is the fast-food chain from the GTA series. The Kaseya Center is home to the Miami Heat, whose limited-edition GTA 6 jerseys went on sale earlier this month.
Macca the Gator already fronts Rockstar’s GTA 6 collector’s box
Macca is not new to GTA 6 marketing. Rockstar built its $399.99 Goodtime State – Vice City Collection, revealed on 24 September, around the character. The Rockstar Store calls Macca the Gator “Leonida’s hit TV show”, and the box includes a six-inch Macca figure with a hidden compartment in its base.
The same collection features Chunkee the Manatee, a purple manatee in a fedora, on a shot glass, pins and a poster. Macca also appears on t-shirts in Rockstar’s wider GTA 6 merchandise range. The game itself is not included in the box, which ships on 19 November.
