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Animals.

Animals.

20166.23 Seasons30 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

Created by Jay Duplass
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Mike Luciano

Mike Luciano

Mike (voice)

Phil Matarese

Phil Matarese

Phil (voice)

Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Mom / Rebecca (voice)

Themes & Keywords

new york cityanthropomorphismadult animationurbanites

About Animals.

Animals. is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of new york city, anthropomorphism, adult animation, urbanites. Created by Jay Duplass, it stars Mike Luciano, Phil Matarese, Katie Aselton. An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

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