‘The Normal MFer’ Posts First-Season YouTube Audience Growth
Viewership increased dramatically after CC0 Studios and The Hive Studio partnered with AI audience simulation platform Chronicle Media to expand the series’ organic reach.
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Adult Swim Renews ‘President Curtis’ for Season 2 Ahead of Series Premiere
Pickup announced during San Diego Comic-Con panel; animated comedy set in the ‘Rick and Morty’ universe and starring Keith David debuts July 26.
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Adult Swim Sets Panels, Events and ‘Rick and Morty RAMbler’ Ride for SDCC
Adult Swim on the Green returns July 23-26 outside the San Diego Convention Center with series-themed activations, attractions, and free nighttime events; Friday panels will spotlight ‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘President Curtis,’ ‘My Adventures with Superman’ and ‘Rick and Morty.’
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American Red Cross Launches ‘Looney Tunes’ T-shirt Blood Donation Promotion
The non-profit humanitarian organization has teamed with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products on the blood drive with a limited-edition giveaway for eligible participants who donate blood through July 12.
OIAF Coins New Platform Animation Competition, Names 6 Selected Shows
Adult Swim’s ‘The Elephant,’ Netflix’s ‘Mating Season,’ and Prime Video’s ‘Kevin’ among the shows that will compete in the former Animated Series competition; Animation for Young Audiences 7+ and Animation for Teen Audiences 13+ selections also announced; fest runs September 23-27.
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Adult Swim Orders Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers,’ Sets New ‘Robot Chicken’ Specials
Network also announces a Cartoon Network anniversary docuseries and updates on ‘President Curtis,’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ and ‘My Two Cars’ at Annecy.
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‘My Adventures With Superman’ Season 3: Plenty of Cuts, No Regrets
Co-showrunners Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher unpack the romance and anime extremes, plus whole arcs that were dropped, on a season they call a ‘limits test’; now on Adult Swim and HBO Max.
'Rick and Morty' Animated Movie in Development at Warner Bros.
Longtime series director Jacob Hair is attached to direct the planned feature, with Dan Harmon confirming he’s keeping the planned big-screen adventure inside the show’s creative orbit; the Adult Swim series’ Season 9 premieres May 24.
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‘My Adventures with Superman’ Sets Season 3 Adult Swim Return
The hit animated series, a coming-of-age story that follows 20-somethings Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Kryptonian Kara Zor-El as they discover who they are, together, is back on June 13.
Exclusive Excerpt from ‘Rick and Morty Forever #0’ 48-Page Series Finale
Oni Press will release a double-sized final issue on May 27, concluding more than a decade of 'Rick and Morty' comics laying bare their extended run of misadventures.
Adult Swim Drops ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 9 Trailer
Yes, a shred of good news just hit our desk… one of the most popular animated comedies has released a new trailer, with action so fantastic it broke the garbage disposal; premieres May 24 on the network, with next-day digital availability and U.S. streaming beginning August 31.
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Directing a Feathered Superhero in ‘Rooster Fighter’
Columnist Andrew Osmond talks to Daisuke Suzuki, director of the new anime series on Adult Swim and Hulu, about the challenges of animating the unlikeliest of monster-slaying superheroes… Cock-a-doodle doo!
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Adult Swim SMALLS Debuts 'Bad Luck Buck: Pop Up' Short from Todd Redner
A new installment just dropped in the 'Bad Luck Buck' series following on the heels of the recent release of 'Bad Luck Buck: Unfriended.'
Adult Swim Shares Claymation ‘Ghosts ’n Chainsaws’ From ‘Smiling Friends’
The network releases the full stop-motion horror short from Lee Hardcastle that opened the series’ Season 3 ‘Curse of the Green Halloween Witch’ episode as part of its April Fools programming.
Adult Swim SMALLS ‘3,2,1… Chachipistachi’ Short Debuts Today on YouTube
From indie Spanish animator Rafillo comes a film that teaches you everything you ever wanted to know from Professor Chachipistachi who, along with the little siblings Timmy and Mariloli Manilli, will experience a thousand adventures.
Open the Portal Talks ‘Smiling Friends’ and 11 Years of Mixed Media
The studio co-founders applied years of stop-motion expertise to help create 7 minutes of a “magnificently disturbing mash-up of bright 2D and creepy Claymation” in a special episode featuring Mother Nature on the hit Adult Swim comedy.
Blink Industries, Adult Swim SMALLS Debut 'Wilem' 2D Short
Directed by James Papper and Bárbara Oliveira, the animated film centers on a Gen-Z barbarian prince who avoids battle in favor of gaming until his parents force him to face his destiny on his 16th birthday.
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Final Frontier Animates Short Film Tribute to 'The Maxx'
Directed by Tim Fox, the indie film ‘The Maxx – I’m Out of Control Again!’ revisits Sam Kieth’s seminal 1993 comic and 1995 MTV animated adaptation, exploring the property’s psychological themes through a contemporary visual approach.
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‘Rick and Morty’ Sets Season 9 Adult Swim Premiere
Yes, there is a tiny bit of good news today… one of cable’s most popular animated comedies returns with new episodes filled with absurdity and brilliance and more absurdity debuting May 24 on the network, with next-day digital availability and U.S. streaming beginning August 31.
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Adult Swim SMALLS ‘Meeble & Creeble’ Series Debuts Today on YouTube
From animator Christina Fidler, the 3-part series follows 2 co-dependent 20-somethings as they desperately look outward towards the spirits and stars for validation.
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Adult Swim Greenlights ‘My Two Cars’ from Dan Licata and Joe Pera
The network orders a new quarter-hour animated TV series centered on a man’s daily decision between his PT Cruiser and Mini-Cooper; Green Street Pictures produces.
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Adult Swim Sets ‘Rooster Fighter’ Premiere
The action-comedy anime from VIZ and Hero’s Inc, with its unlikely avian protagonist, joins the network’s Toonami lineup, bringing Shu Sakuratani’s monster-battling hero to U.S. television; debuts March 14.
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Adult Swim Promotes Cameron Tang to SVP, Head Of Development and Current Series
Exec will be responsible for the development of all network programming; will continue to report to President Michael Ouweleen.
Adult Swim Debuts 2 New ‘Off the Air’ Episodes, Celebrates 15 Years
The network’s iconic, surreal anthology, created by SMALLS wizard Dave Hughes, returns with ‘Growth’ and ‘VR’ themed segments as it marks its first episode, launched January 1, 2011.
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Adult Swim Renews ‘Haha, You Clowns’ for 2 Additional Seasons
The animated comedy from creator Joe Cappa follows three doting teenagers and their recently widowed dad as they navigate life’s awkward, funny, and emotional moments together.
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