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TikTok Star Charlie Curtis-Beard Boards Adult Animated Series ‘The Normal MFer’

CC0 Studios today announces that TikTok creator Charlie Curtis-Beard is set to lead the cast for The Normal MFer, a new 10-episode adult animated series created by CC0 Studios founder Joe McNaney (a.k.a. “lawl”) and director Alex Orrelle. Following his recurring appearance in the new Peacock show The Warehouse Phase, Curtis-Beard lends his voice to “mfer” in the new toon.

The Normal MFer is the show we wish we had in our 20s — absurd, heartfelt and painfully accurate. It’s about growing up in a world that keeps moving the goalposts, and still trying to make peace with who you are,” said co-creator and showrunner Orelle. “Making it with the brilliant weirdos at CC0 Studios has been a hilarious and deeply personal ride.”

About the Show: The meme-laced satire follows a mid-20s man-child adrift in a surreal, algorithm-driven reality, exploring what it means to grow up while being terminally online. The show’s aesthetic is minimalist and web-inspired, with glitchy visuals and soundscapes that shift between lo-fi calm and EDM chaos. Beneath the jokes, The Normal MFer tackles loneliness, stasis, toxic masculinity and the fear that no one is truly getting better — only better at pretending.

The Normal MFer centers on mfer’s chaotic inner world, shaped by endless influencer advice, AI overlords and hustle culture. At home in his childhood bedroom, he dreams of fame and fitness while competing in VR beer pong and resisting the pull of adulthood. His main antagonist is BRAD, a slick, LLM-powered tech CEO who turns distraction into a billion-dollar business. Mfer’s world begins to crack when he meets Leaf, his introspective, lo-fi-loving neighbor who forces him to confront the parts of himself he’s spent years escaping. As the show unfolds through mech battles, cosmic disasters and spiralling existential dread, The Normal MFer holds a mirror to a generation raised by the internet and gripped by digital delusion.

Produced by CC0 Studios, the series is directed by Alex Orrelle, whose two-decade career includes work on Finding Nemo and The Incredibles at Pixar, Space Jam: A New Legacy as head of story, and a creative consultant role on the Oscar-nominated Klaus. Animation is led by The Hive Studio, the acclaimed international studio helmed by Oscar-nominated producer Amit R. Gicelter. Writers include Jennifer Skelly, Yotam Perel, YouTuber @lazypillow, Alexandra Shields and Yair Vurnbrand.

“The team is super excited to work on this unique and original content,”said The Hive founder & CEO Gicelter. “We believe that this show speaks to a Gen-Z audience that needs content that they can relate to and developing it with CC0 studios and Alex Orrelle as showrunner has been an incredible inspiring indie adventure!”

The voice cast features Curtis-Beard as mfer, with Ryan Bartley and Rick Zieff as his overbearing parents amd Emma Steiger as Leaf. The music includes contributions from indie artists across the globe, with original tracks by Curtis-Beard (U.S.), Ritviz (India), Brevin Kim (U.S.), Myles Lloyd (Canada), Cherry Ferrari (U.S.) and Kennyflowers (U.S.)

As well as rolling out on CC0’s YouTube Channel,  the series is also available to collect onchain via Zora on Coinbase’s Layer 2, Base.

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