Devil May Care (TV series)

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Devil May Care
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Genre Adult animation
Animated sitcom
Created by Douglas Goldstein
Written by Douglas Goldstein
Directed by
  • Gary Ye
  • Thalia Tomlinson
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJennifer Ray
Running time11 minutes
Production companies Titmouse
Psyop
Original release
Network SyFy
ReleaseFebruary 6 (2021-02-06) 
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)

Devil May Care is an American adult animated comedy television series created by Emmy Award winner Douglas Goldstein ( Robot Chicken ) and starring Alan Tudyk and Asif Ali. [1] It follows life in a newly gentrified and urban Hell, and the evolving friendship between Devil and his freshly-arrived social media manager, Beans. The first season of the series, consisting of seven 11-minute episodes, premiered on SyFy's late night programming block TZGZ on February 6, 2021.

Contents

Premise

Devil May Care introduces a version of Hell where it is not populated by evil, but by anything in the universe God thought was too annoying to spend eternity with in Heaven. Devil has no idea of that true purpose of Hell, and thinks he's just supposed to make the place run smoothly. He's gentrified Hell and tries to keep people happy. Enter Beans, a young social media manager, who is assigned to be Devil's assistant. Devil is thrilled to introduce social media to Hell and puts Beans to work. The show is about Beans settling into Hell, Devil trying to make Hell awesome, and both of them juggling their personal lives with work. [2]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"The New Guy"Gary Ye Douglas Goldstein February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)0.164 [4]
"Hell's newest resident becomes Devil's social media manager, and nothing will ever be the same." [5]
22"The Influencer"Gary YeDouglas GoldsteinFebruary 13, 2021 (2021-02-13)0.126 [6]
"The denizens of Hell get addicted to McKinley's viral videos, and nothing will ever be the same." [7]
33"The Atheist"Thalia TomlinsonDouglas GoldsteinFebruary 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)N/A
"Devil is trapped on Earth by a summoning gone wrong, and nothing will ever be the same." [8] Guest-starring Lewis Black as Atheist Steve.
44"The Shipment"Gary YeDouglas GoldsteinFebruary 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)0.178 [9]
"The secret origins of Devil and Hell are revealed, and nothing will ever be the same." [10] Guest-starring Jack McBrayer as God.
55"The Sisters"Thalia Tomlinson Mike Fasolo March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06)0.164 [11]
"Regina's life crisis can only be solved by succubus shenanigans, and nothing will ever be the same." [12] Guest-starring Tichina Arnold as Regina's sister Jezebeth.
66"The Date"Gary YeJared GruszeckiMarch 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)0.195 [13]
"Devil forces Beans to seek out a girlfriend in Hell, and nothing will ever be the same." [14] Guest-starring Lindsay Lohan as Bean's date Ziva.
77"The Freeze"Thalia TomlinsonDouglas GoldsteinMarch 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)0.311 [15]
"Hell finally freezes over when Climate Change runs amok, and nothing will ever be the same." [16] Guest-starring Richard Kind as Meteorologist Smith.

Reception

The series received positive critical reception with a 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. [17] The A.V. Club praised the "endearing visual gags, witty banter, and smart commentary on the ways that our obsession with social media is basically hell on earth." [18] Decider referred to it as "a funny commentary on social media, religion and people's views of hell." [19] Common Sense Media warned parents that Devil May Care is "a violent cartoon riddled with crass and lewd humor that is not appropriate for kids" while at the same time reminding that adults "who are fans of contemptuous comedy may enjoy the jokes poking fun at millennial and Gen Z culture." [20]

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