Farzar

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Farzar
Genre
Created by
Voices of
Composers
  • Alejandro Valencia
  • Rene Garza Aldape
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Waco O'Guin
  • Roger Black
  • Scott Greenberg
  • Joel Kuwahara
  • Marc Provissiero
Producers
  • Rocky Russo
  • Jeremy Sosenko
  • Amy Pocha
  • Seth Cohen
Editor
  • Jeff Cannell
Running time25–30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Related
Brickleberry
Paradise PD

Farzar is an American adult animated sci-fi fantasy sitcom created by Waco O'Guin and Roger Black for Netflix. [1] The series premiered on July 15, 2022, [2] and stars Dana Snyder, Lance Reddick, Kari Wahlgren, David Kaye, Jerry Minor, Carlos Alazraqui and Grey DeLisle.

Contents

On November 15, 2023, the series was canceled after one season, making this the final cartoon created by Waco O'Guin and Roger Black. [3]

Premise

Farzar takes place on the planet Farzar, where the son of the villainous czar Renzo, Prince Fichael, has been placed in charge of the S.H.A.T. Squad. The team, consisting of him and his crew —the cyborg Scootie, conjoined twins Mal and Val Skullcrusher, and Farzar's top scientist Barry Barris— leave the protective dome of their city to protect the populace from the evil Bazarack. [1] [4]

Characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

On January 29, 2021 it was announced that Brickleberry and Paradise PD co-creators Waco O'Guin and Roger Black had made a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce various content for the streaming platform and its new in-house animation studio Netflix Animation. The animation for the series is done by Bento Box Entertainment. Production on the series began with the first season consisting of ten episodes and with Black and O’Guin serving as showrunners and executive producers for the series. [1] The series premiered on July 15, 2022. [2] [5]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Lance Reddick, Dana Snyder, Grey Griffin, David Kaye, Kari Wahlgren, Jerry Minor, and Carlos Alazraqui had been cast in series regular roles.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Welcome to Farzar"Brian Mainolfi Waco O'Guin & Roger Black July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Defying orders, Fichael leads his newly formed squad of misfits on a mission to kill Bazarack — and learns something disturbing about his dad.
2"Robot Revolution"Beth WollmanWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Scootie gets banished to the Robot District and incites a rebellion against humans. Bazarack plans an attack on Dome City but wants to do it in style.
3"Save the Reaper Demons"Ashley J. LongWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Renzo and the squad get trapped in Fichael's reaper demon sanctuary. Bazarack tries to earn back his driver's license so he can show off his sweet ride.
4"St. Pudchuggers Day"Brian MainolfiWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Renzo tries to get out of an annual lovemaking marathon with Flammy. Fichael woos Val, and Billy hopes to prove Zobo is a harbinger of chaos.
5"The Adventures of Daddy O'Baggins"Beth WollmanWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Renzo meets an alien porn star. Acting czar Fichael allows aliens inside the city, including Bazarack, who becomes addicted to the humans' luxuries.
6"Flammily Reunion"Joey AdamsWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Flammy's relatives visit for Fichael's royal ceremony. Bazarack tries to convince several retirees to hand over a web domain. Barry tries a dating app.
7"Baz, Bangs, and Brains"Brian MainolfiWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
A war hero challenges Bazarack in the alien election. Feeling insecure, Renzo tasks Barry with creating a way to detect negative thoughts about him.
8"The Great and Powerful Ozner"Beth Wollman Dan Signer July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Renzo decrees that their god, Ozner, has outlawed sex. Scootie hooks Zobo on Snuffle Snarting. Bazarack fears the wrath of Harold the serial killer.
9"Memory Wars"Ashley J. Long & Pete Michels Rocky Russo & Jeremy SosenkoJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Fichael learns something shocking about his childhood memories. Flammy and Bazarack begin an affair. Scootie wants Barry to gather his human parts.
10"War and Peace"Brian MainolfiWaco O'Guin & Roger BlackJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Bazarack unites the alien clans to attack the humans. Val reaches her breaking point. Barry tries to cure Zobo of his chaos addiction.

Release

On June 8, 2022, the first trailer for the series was released alongside the announcement that it would premiere on July 15, 2022. [2]

Reception

Clint Worthington of RogerEbert.com called it "One of the Worst Animated Shows in Years". [4]

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