Adult Swim Unveils Series Orders for ‘Oh My God, Yes!,’ ‘Ha Ha You Clowns’ and Season 3 of ‘Smiling Friends’ (EXCLUSIVE)
During its Annecy panel this afternoon, Adult Swim is unveiling full series greenlights for a pair of new shows as well as a season three order for its popular surreal workplace comedy “Smiling Friends.”
Created by Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Adele “Supreme” Williams (“My Dad the Bounty Hunter”), “Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances” is inspired by her book of a similar name, which got a pilot episode that first aired during Adult Swim’s pilot block in 2023. It’s also available to stream on the Adult Swim website.
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The quarter-hour, 30th-century-set comedy follows three best friends in Los Angeles who collectively navigate the worlds of sex, dating, and womanhood in the year 2102. It’s executive produced by Dominique Braud and produced for Adult Swim by Six Point Harness.
The second new show in production is “Ha Ha You Clowns,” a full-series pickup of the fan-favorite Adult Swim Smalls animated short series. Fifteen-minute episodes will follow three jacked, surprisingly kindhearted brothers who are accompanied by their loving and similarly swole father as they engage in a series of adventures to bond after their mother’s passing.
Forgoing traditional jokes or punchlines, the series’ surreal comedy comes from its premise: that a group of deep-voiced, musclebound bros are actually sensitive, well-educated and articulate sweethearts who would do anything for one another. The show was created by Joe Cappa, whose animated short “Ghost Dogs” was a 2021 Sundance Festival Official Selection and the Satoshi Kon Award winner at Fantasia.
During Thursday’s Annecy presentation, Adult Swim is also announcing that “Smiling Friends,” screening in competition at this year’s festival, has been renewed for a third season. The show’s co-creators, Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, as well as Adult Swim president Michael Ouewleen, will be on hand to share the good news.
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