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The Maxx

The Maxx

He's big. He's purple. He's heroic! Journey to worlds undreamt of with The Maxx!

19958.31 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Maxx is a purple-clad superhero living in a cardboard box. His only friend is Julie Winters, a freelance social worker. Maxx often finds himself shifting back and forth between the "real" world and a more primitive outback world where he rules, and protects Julie. Mr. Gone, a self-proclaimed "student of the mystic arts" seems to know more about Maxx and Julie and their strange relationship than they could ever guess, but he's not exactly telling all....not yet, anyway.

Produced by Nikki Vanzo
NetworksMTV

Top Cast

Michael Haley

Michael Haley

The Maxx (voice)

G

Glynnis Talken Campbell

Julie Winters / Glorie (voice)

B

Barry Stigler

Mr. Gone (voice)

A

Amy Danles

Sarah (voice)

Tony Fucile

Tony Fucile

Sgt. Ocono / Cop / Fridge / The Crappon (voice)

Themes & Keywords

traumapsychologysuperherobased on comicsurrealismadult animationfantasy worlddisturbedbizzarehallucinatory

About The Maxx

The Maxx is a animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 1995 exploring themes of trauma, psychology, superhero, based on comic, surrealism, adult animation. it stars Michael Haley, Glynnis Talken Campbell, Barry Stigler. Maxx is a purple-clad superhero living in a cardboard box. His only friend is Julie Winters, a freelance social worker. Maxx often finds himself shifting back and forth between the "real" world and a more primitive outback world where he rules, and protects Julie. Mr. Gone, a self-proclaimed "student of the mystic arts" seems to know more about Maxx and Julie and their strange relationship than they could ever guess, but he's not exactly telling all....not yet, anyway.

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