Adding to its prior confirmation of greenlights for the new animated series Oh My God Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances and Ha Ha You Clowns, Adult Swim announced an expanded collection of new and returning adult animated shows from Annecy Festival. The network also marked the global premiere of King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ new series, Common Side Effects, at the French animation celebration.
“For two decades, Adult Swim has pushed the boundaries of animation, repeatedly surprised its audience and launched and grown careers — and we’re not that interested in stopping,” said Michael Ouweleen, President, Adult Swim. “With Adult Swim expanding its global reach even further as Max rolls out across Europe, Annecy is the perfect platform to underscore Adult Swim’s dominance in adult animation.”
Exclusively screened at Annecy, Common Side Effects is co-created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely, and follows Marshall and Frances, two former high school lab partners who share a secret: Marshall has discovered the world’s greatest medicine, a mushroom that can heal almost anything. But getting it out into the world won’t be easy — the DEA, big pharma and international businessmen are all on the chase to stop them.
The half-hour serialized comedic thriller is produced by Judge and Daniels’ Bandera Entertainment and Green Street Pictures.
New Series
Get Jiro
Based on The New York Times bestselling DC/Vertigo
Get Jiro is created by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka (Sharper, Superstore) and is produced for Adult Swim by Warner Bros. Animation.
Super Mutant Magic Academy
Created by Emmy winner J.G. Quintel (Regular Show) and Jillian Tamaki, this surreal comedy is set at a high school where the student body is a mix of mutants and “regular” kids. Through the eyes of Marsha, a sardonic new transfer student with a mysterious past, the series follows the awkward high school struggles and occasional triumphs of a diverse cast of teens as they stumble through romance, friendships and growing mutant powers.
Based on Tamaki’s comic series, Super Mutant Magic Academy is produced for Adult Swim by Cartoon Network Studios.
Plus, in addition to the previously announced return of SMILING FRIENDS for a third season, Adult Swim has ordered My Adventures with Superman Season 3.
Based on DC characters, My Adventures with Superman is a serialized coming-of-age story centered on 20-somethings Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen as they discover who they are, together.
The show stars Jack Quaid as the voice of Superman/Clark Kent, Alice Lee as the voice of Lois Lane and Ishmel Sahid as the voice of Jimmy Olsen.