Animal Kingdom (TV series)

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Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom logo.png
Genre
Based on Animal Kingdom
by David Michôd
Developed byJonathan Lisco
Starring
Theme music composer Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne
ComposerAlexis & Sam
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes75 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jinny Howe
  • Andrew Stearn
  • Terri Murphy
  • Llewellyn Wells
Production locations
Cinematography
Running time45–55 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseJune 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) 
August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)

Animal Kingdom is an American crime drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the criminal Pettingill family. The series is produced by David Michôd, the film's writer and director, and Liz Watts, the film's producer.

Contents

Animal Kingdom premiered on TNT on June 14, 2016, with the first season consisting of 10 episodes. Starting with the second season, each subsequent season consisted of 13 episodes. The second season premiered on May 30, 2017. The third season premiered on May 29, 2018. The fourth season premiered on May 28, 2019. The fifth season premiered on July 11, 2021. The sixth and final season premiered on June 19, 2022. The series concluded on August 28, 2022, after six seasons for a total of 75 episodes. It was the final scripted original series to air on TNT before the production of original programming was ceased.

Premise

The series centers on Joshua "J" Cody who, after the death of his mother when he was 17 years old, moves in with his estranged relatives, the Codys, who run a criminal family enterprise set in Oceanside, California, that is governed by the respected matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody.

The Codys partake in numerous criminal activities and pull off various heists to make money. These jobs are undertaken by J's uncles: Barry "Baz" Blackwell, Smurf's adopted son who calls the shots; Andrew "Pope" Cody, the oldest and most dangerous of Smurf's sons; Craig Cody, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran Cody, the troubled and suspicious youngest son. Associates of the Cody family include Catherine Belen, Baz's live-in girlfriend and mother of their daughter Lena; Nicky Belmont, J's girlfriend and fellow high school student; Lucy, Baz's mistress from Mexico; and Mia Benitez, a young gang member and member of the Trujillo family.

A younger Smurf, who is a member of a crew of career criminals while establishing her future criminal enterprise, is also depicted in the years 1977, 1984, 1992 and 1999. Members of her crew include Jake Dunmore, her on-again/off-again boyfriend; Manny, the leader of her crew, and later her children; teenagers Andrew and Baz and her only daughter, Julia Cody.

Cast and characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09)
2 13May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
3 13May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)
4 13May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)
5 13July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
6 13June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)

Production

TNT ordered the pilot of Animal Kingdom in May 2015; [1] Barkin and Speedman were the first to be cast in July 2015, as matriarch Smurf and her adopted son Baz, respectively. [2] In August, Cole and Weary were added as J and Deran, [3] with Hatosy and Robson soon cast as the remaining Cody brothers Pope and Craig. [4] [5] Alonso was later announced as Baz's wife Catherine, [6] and Molly Gordon as J's girlfriend Nicky. [7]

The project was picked up to series with a 10-episode order in December 2015. [8] The show debuted on June 14, 2016, [9] and on July 6, 2016, TNT renewed it for a 13-episode second season. [10] On July 27 TNT announced it would be renewing Animal Kingdom for a third season, which premiered on May 29, 2018. [11] The season 3 premiere was aired after a game on TNT beginning 12:30/11:30 central the day before the premiere. [12] On July 2, 2018, TNT renewed the series for a fourth season. [13] Production on the fourth season began on January 10, 2019. [14] The fourth season premiered on May 28, 2019. [15]

On July 24, 2019, TNT renewed the series for a fifth season. [16] On March 16, 2020, production on the fifth season was suspended "until further notice" due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. [17] Production on the fifth season resumed on September 7, 2020. [18] Filming for the season wrapped on December 11, 2020. [19] On January 14, 2021, ahead of the fifth season premiere, TNT renewed the series for a sixth and final season. [20] Production on the final season began on March 6, 2021. [21] Filming for the season wrapped on August 12, 2021. [22]

Reception

Critical response

The first season of Animal Kingdom has received positive reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 76% based on 33 reviews. The consensus is: "Bolstered by Ellen Barkin's acting prowess, Animal Kingdom is a darkly intriguing, although occasionally predictable, twisted family drama." [23] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [24]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Animal Kingdom
SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
Avg. 18–49
rating
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 9:00 pm10June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)1.31 [25] August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09)1.51 [26] 1.27 [27] 0.43 [27]
2 13May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)1.19 [28] August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)1.41 [29] 1.17 [30] 0.38 [30]
3 13May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)1.61 [31] August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)1.37 [32] 1.31 [33] 0.39 [33]
4 13May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)1.35 [34] August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)1.39 [35] 1.21 [36] 0.33 [36]
5 Sunday 9:00 pm13July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)0.76 [37] October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)0.68 [38] TBDTBD
6 13June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)0.47 [39] August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)0.90 [40] TBDTBD

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
2018 Saturn Awards Best Action-Thriller Television Series Animal KingdomNominated [41]

International broadcast

In Australia and India, it is available on Netflix with new episodes added weekly. [42]

In Canada, the show is broadcast on CTV Drama Channel, formerly known as Bravo, [43] and all seasons are available on Netflix [44] and Crave. Beginning with its fourth season, the episodes were broadcast on Bravo at the same time and day as the original TNT broadcasts. [45] In French, the show airs on Z.[ citation needed ]

In France, the series is broadcast on Warner TV since February 8, 2018.[ citation needed ]

In Brazil, the series is available on StarzPlay and HBO Max.[ citation needed ]

In Belgium, the series is available on Amazon Prime Video 2022.

Syndication

All episodes of the first through sixth seasons are available in the U.S. on Amazon Prime and seasons 1 through 6 in the U.K.[ citation needed ]

Home media

The first season was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats on April 28, 2017. Each set contains behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. The home media for the first two season's DVD releases were distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. [46] For Season 3, the Warner Archive Collection label also produced the Blu-ray format starting with Season 2, and began manufacture on demand DVD releases for the remaining seasons.

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