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The Tick

The Tick

20167.02 Seasons22 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero.

Created by Barry Sonnenfeld
Produced by Patrick Warburton, Peter Serafinowicz
NetworksPrime Video

Top Cast

Peter Serafinowicz

Peter Serafinowicz

The Tick

Griffin Newman

Griffin Newman

Arthur Everest

Valorie Curry

Valorie Curry

Dot Everest

Brendan Hines

Brendan Hines

Superian

Yara Martinez

Yara Martinez

Miss Lint

Scott Speiser

Scott Speiser

Overkill

Themes & Keywords

superherosuper powersuper villain

About The Tick

The Tick is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of superhero, super power, super villain. Created by Barry Sonnenfeld, it stars Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero.

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