There’s certainly no shortage of gritty YouTube reboots of Super Mario Bros. Between Mario Warfare, Mario: Game Over, and the recent ‘Super Mario Brothers Parkour’ video, gaming’s famous plumbers have been reimagined in seemingly every way imaginable. Even so, a Hollywood director has added more fuel to the gritty, under-lit fire. Polaris is the home of The Four Players, a quartet of short films about iconic Super Mario Bros characters.

Each film takes a different character as its subject. The first two releases re-imagine Mario and Luigi, with two more featuring Peach and Toad following right behind.

The dark tone of The Four Players makes sense considering its director. The shorts are helmed by Evan Daugherty, best known for directing gritty fairy tale reboot Snow White and the Huntsman. “Making these short films gave me a chance to really ‘do my own thing,’ while having a little fun treating one of my favorite video game properties with a darker vibe,” said Daugherty. “I had been kicking around the idea for years before I was even working in the industry, so to finally be able to share these films with fans on Polaris is a very exciting thing.”

The Four Players is available on Polaris, the gaming hub of multi-channel network Maker Studios.