The second season of The Freak Brothers, Tubi’s first-ever authentic animated collection, will hit the streamer June 25. Based mostly on Gilbert Shelton’s cult traditional underground comedian collection, the franchise celebrates its fifty fifth anniversary this yr.
The collection returns with an all-star voice solid together with Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Andrea Savage, La La Anthony, and ScHoolboy Q. Becoming a member of this season with a particular visitor look is Joe Sikora, who will play Louis, a peaceful however passionate proprietor of an area fried rooster restaurant impressed by Gus Fring in Breaking Dangerous.
“With extra authentic animation than another free streamer, The Freak Brothers returns to Tubi this summer season with our all-star voice solid in eight episodes which can be Freak’in humorous,” stated Adam Lewinson, Chief Content material Officer, Tubi. “Our dedication continues to cement Tubi as a go-to vacation spot for grownup animation.”
Government producer Courtney Solomon added, “55 Years of Freaks they usually’re nonetheless working robust and extra related than ever – joint toast! We’re tremendous enthusiastic about bringing a fair crazier and zanier Season 2 to viewers the place we push the envelope even additional. We’re blessed to have improbable companions in Tubi and Lionsgate and for the amazingly gifted staff of showrunners, writers and solid that has come on the journey once more.”
Watch the official promo video for Tubi’s The Freak Brothers now:
The Freak Brothers chronicles the escapades of a trio of stoner anti-establishment characters and their smartass cat who get up from a 50-year nap after smoking a magical pressure of weed in 1969, and should modify to life with a brand new household in present-day San Francisco. Within the second season, the Freaks and Kitty’s Mary Jane-fueled misadventures will take them from their highschool reunion to matching wits with Mark Zuckerberg, settling outdated scores with Mitch McConnell, and battling Seth Rogen in a Pot Brownie Bake-Off contest.
The collection is predicated on comedian e book legend Shelton’s The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Critiquing the Institution, whereas satirizing counterculture on the identical time, the comics offered greater than 45 million copies in 16 languages and have been hailed by The Comics Journal as “One of many 100 Best Comics of the Century.” Pure Creativeness Studio, the studio behind The Simpsons: Brick Like Me, dealt with the animation for each Season 1 and a pair of.
The collection is produced by WTG Enterprises and distributed by world content material chief Lionsgate. Courtney Solomon (AFTER, Mr. Church, Cake) government produces alongside Mark Canton (300, Den of Thieves) and award-winning showrunners Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland (King of the Hill, American Dad). Harrelson, Haddish, Davidson, Devine, Anderson, Shelton, and Manfred Mroczkowski additionally function government producers on the collection.
The primary 4 episodes of The Freak Brothers will likely be accessible on June twenty fifth, with the again 4 episodes dropping on September 24.
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