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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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More Funny Business Headline News

Animated Comedy ‘Toon World Express’ Premieres on Tubi

Animation+ Studios’ irreverent, absurdist original series hails from animation veterans Marc M, David Dore and Joey Souza under their new Cartoon Trap House banner.

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More Animated Laughs from Down Under Headline News

Adult Animated Comedy 'Dad’s House' from Michael Cusack Heading to Netflix

New series showrun by and starring Dario Russo, David Ashby and the ‘Smiling Friends’ creator follows a 13-year-old and his well-meaning but chaotic father in suburban Australia.

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Oh the Horror! Headline News

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.

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It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature ANIMATIONWorld

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.

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Haha You’re Smiling Headline News

Adult Swim Sets ‘SMILING FRIENDS’ Season 3, ‘Haha, You Clowns’ Premieres

Pim, Charlie and Flint continue going bonkers in all-new episodes starting October 5, while Joe Cappa’s new series, based on his SMALLS shorts about 3 doting teens and their tenderhearted dad, debuts October 19; new episodes of each will stream the following day on HBO Max.

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More Reveals Galore from Annecy Headline News

Adult Swim Reveals New Animated Series Slate at Annecy

Announcement includes the special ‘The Elephant,’ from Rebecca Sugar and Pendleton Ward; Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Safari;’ and ‘Keeping up with the Joneses,’ from creators Hugh Davidson, Rachel Ramras, and Larry Dorf.

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Turn that Frown Upside Down! Headline News

Adult Swim Greenlights ‘Smiling Friends’ for 2 Additional Seasons

Network’s Annecy presentation shares exclusive first look at Season 3, which will debut this Fall, and confirms a fourth and fifth seasons are currently in production.

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Retelling the Story of Jesus ANIMATIONWorld

Reframing the Passion: Charles Kugler’s ‘Judas Iscariot’ Reimagines a Story of Faith

The background artist on Adult Swim shows like ‘Smiling Friends’ and ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ discusses his animated short, now in production, a vibrantly stylized reinterpretation of the story of Jesus featuring bipedal animals rather than humans.

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Adult Swim Reveals Headline News

‘Ha Ha, You Clowns’ and More ‘Smiling Friends’ Coming to Adult Swim

At its ‘Defying Expectations’ Annecy 2024 panel, the network also reveals a new series order for ‘Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances’ produced by Six Point Harness.

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On the road to Annecy Headline News

Adult Swim Unveils Annecy Plans

Genndy Tartakovsky to lead network’s ‘Defying Expectations’ panel; world-premiere screening of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ new series announcements, and special guest appearances also on the schedule.

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Smile! Headline News

Adult Swim Releases ‘April Fools 2024: Smiling Friends’

The network dropped three unexpected episodes, each recreated in various styles of puppetry, of Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s animated comedy about a company tasked with bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.

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Turn that Frown Upside Down! Headline News

‘Smiling Friends: The Complete First Season’ Heads Home

Adult Swim’s series dedicated to making people smile will be available on Blu-ray and DVD August 29.

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Getting Raucous in Wollongong Headline News

Adult Swim Sets ‘YOLO: Silver Destiny’ Debut

Australia’s rowdy party girls are back looking for fun times, new experiences, positive vibes, and hot guys in the bizarre town of Wollongong; created by ‘Smiling Friends’ Michael Cusack, ‘YOLO’ Season 2 is coming in January 2023.

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An Animated Summer of Fun Headline News

Adult Swim Announces Summer Line-Up and Return of Block Party Festival

The return of three fan-favorite series, the launch of a brand new ‘Rick and Morty’ spin-off, and three days of fun in the Philly sun are all part of the network’s summer plans.

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Smile! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Smiling Friends’ Provides Big Laughs in a Small, Suspicious-Looking Package

Creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel guarantee that their new animated comedy series, premiering January 9 on Adult Swim, will make you feel better… unless, you know, it doesn’t.

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Smile! Headline News

Adult Swim’s ‘Smiling Friends’ Turns Frowns Upside Down

Co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s new adult animated comedy features a company tasked with bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world; start 2022 with a smile - series debuts January 9.

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Fan Fests Headline News

2021 Adult Swim Festival Coming to Screens Everywhere

The free two-day global virtual event, set for November 12-13, will host panels and watch parties featuring fan-favorite animated series including ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘Squidbillies,’ ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,’ and highly anticipated new series ‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ and ‘Smiling Friends.’

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New Series Alert! Headline News

Adult Swim Orders ‘Smiling Friends’ and ‘Royal Crackers’

Two all-new adult animated series, from creators Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel, and Jason Ruiz, will premiere later this year and in 2022, respectively.

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Crikey! Headline News

Bento Box and Princess Pictures Launch New Studio Down Under

New animation studio, Princess Bento Studio, will produce animated content for distribution in the US, Australia, and Australian co-production treaty countries around the globe.