This is a list of adult animated television series of the 2010s (including streaming television series); that is, animated programs targeted towards audiences aged 18 and over in mind. Works in this medium could be considered adult for any number of reasons, which include the incorporation of explicit or suggestive sexual content, graphic violence, profane language, dark humour, or other thematic elements inappropriate for children. Works in this genre may explore philosophical, political, or social issues. Some productions are noted for their complex and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques. Adult animation is typically defined as animation which skews toward adults. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is also described as something that "formative youths should stay far, far away from" [5] or has adult humor [6] [7] and comes in various styles, [8] [9] [10] [11] but especially sitcoms and comedies. [12] These animations can also "appeal to wide swaths of viewers," including those aged 18–34. [13] [14] AdWeek called adult animation "animated projects aimed at grown-ups, not kids." [15]
In North America, there is children's animation, adult animation, and young adult animation, with various mature animations in the United States, especially in television series. This page mainly includes series in North America and Europe, on programming blocks such as Adult Swim, Animation Domination, Adult Swim (in Canada), and others, with other mature animations, including web series and animated films covered on other pages. These series should not be confused with cartoon pornography or hentai.
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Age rating | Technique | Source |
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Black Panther | Superhero | 1 season, 6 episodes | Reginald Hudlin | January 16, 2010 – January 30, 2010 | BET | Marvel Knights Animation | TV-14 | Flash | [16] |
Hudlin Entertainment | |||||||||
Titmouse, Inc. | |||||||||
BET | |||||||||
Ugly Americans | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 31 episodes | Devin Clark | March 17, 2010 – April 25, 2012 | Comedy Central | Tookie Wilson Productions | TV-14 | Flash | [17] |
Augenblick Studios | |||||||||
Cuppa Coffee Animation (2010) | |||||||||
Turner Studios | |||||||||
Big Jump Productions | |||||||||
Solis / Markle Animation Productions (2011–2012) | |||||||||
Neighbors from Hell | Sitcom | 1 season, 10 episodes | Pam Brady | June 7, 2010 – July 26, 2010 | TBS | 20th Century Fox Television | TV-14 | Flash | [18] |
Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||||
MoonBoy Animation | |||||||||
Wounded Poodle | |||||||||
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Black comedy | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Dino Stamatopoulos | June 27, 2010 – March 25, 2012 | Adult Swim | Fragical Productions (season 1) | TV-MA | Stop-motion | [19] |
Science fiction comedy | ShadowMachine (season 1) | TV-14 (some episodes) | |||||||
Starburns Industries (season 2) | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Off the Air | Anthology | 10 seasons, 38 episodes | Dave Hughes | January 1, 2011 – present | Adult Swim | Williams Street | TV-PG | Flash | [20] |
Million Monkeys Inc. | TV-14 (some episodes) | CGI | |||||||
TV-MA (some episodes) | Live-Action | ||||||||
Bob's Burgers | Sitcom | 14 seasons, 270 episodes | Loren Bouchard | January 9, 2011 – present | Fox | Bento Box Entertainment | TV-PG | Flash (season 1) | [21] |
Wilo Productions | TV-14 (some episodes) | Traditional (season 2-present) | |||||||
20th Television | |||||||||
Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Tommy Blacha | January 23, 2011 – July 31, 2011 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | TV-MA | Flash | [22] |
Mirari Films | TV-14 (one episode) | ||||||||
Soul Quest Overdrive | Comedy | 1 season, 4 episodes | Matt Maiellaro | May 24, 2011 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | TV-MA | Traditional | [23] |
Dave Willis | Radical Axis | ||||||||
China, IL | Comedy | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | Brad Neely | October 2, 2011 – June 14, 2015 | Adult Swim | Neely Comics | TV-14 | Flash | [24] |
Working for Monsters | TV-MA (1 episode) | ||||||||
Titmouse, Inc. | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Good Vibes | Sitcom | 1 season, 12 episodes | David Gordon Green | October 27, 2011 – December 29, 2011 | MTV | Werner Entertainment | TV-14 | Flash | [25] |
Brad Ableson | Rough House Pictures | ||||||||
Mike Clements | Not the QB Pro. | ||||||||
Warner Horizon Television | |||||||||
6 Point Harness | |||||||||
MTV Animation | |||||||||
Allen Gregory | Sitcom | 1 season, 7 episodes | Jonah Hill | October 30, 2011 – December 18, 2011 | Fox | J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Productions | TV-14 | Flash | [26] |
Andrew Mogel | Chernin Entertainment | ||||||||
Jarrad Paul | Bento Box Entertainment | ||||||||
20th Century Fox Television | |||||||||
Napoleon Dynamite | Sitcom | 1 season, 6 episodes | Jared Hess | January 15, 2012 – March 4, 2012 | Fox | Hess Films | TV-PG | Traditional | [27] |
Jerusha Hess | Scully Productions | ||||||||
20th Century Fox Television | |||||||||
Unsupervised | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | David Hornsby | January 19, 2012 –December 20, 2012 | FX | Floyd County Productions | TV-MA | Traditional | [28] |
Rob Rosell | RCG Productions | ||||||||
Scott Marder | The Professional Writing Company | ||||||||
FX Productions | |||||||||
Black Dynamite | Action | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Michael Jai White | July 15, 2012 – January 10, 2015 | Adult Swim | Ars Nova Entertainment | TV-MA | Traditional/Flash | [29] |
Comedy | Byron Minns | Williams Street | TV-14 (some episodes) | ||||||
Scott Sanders | Titmouse, Inc. (season 1) | ||||||||
Trigger (season 1, season 2 opening) | |||||||||
Cartoon Network Studios (season 2) | |||||||||
N-BOMB SQUAD (season 2) | |||||||||
MOI Animation (season 2) | |||||||||
Brickleberry | Sitcom | 3 seasons, 36 episodes | Roger Black | September 25, 2012 – April 14, 2015 | Comedy Central | Damn! Show Productions | TV-MA | Flash/Traditional | [30] |
Black Heart Productions | |||||||||
Waco O'Guin | Comedy Partners | ||||||||
Fox 21 Television Studios | |||||||||
Out There | Comedy drama | 1 season, 10 episodes | Ryan Quincy | February 22, 2013 – April 19, 2013 | IFC | Quincy Productions | TV-14 | Flash | [31] |
Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||||
20th Century Fox Television | |||||||||
Bounty Hunters | Comedy | 1 season, 13 episodes | Matt Burnett | July 13-September 28, 2013 | CMT | Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund | TV-14 | Flash | [32] |
Glenn Clements | Muse Entertainment | ||||||||
Ben Levin | Parallel Entertainment | ||||||||
Axe Cop | Action | 2 seasons, 22 episodes | based on the web comic series created by Ethan Nicolle and Malachai Nicolle | July 21, 2013 – June 25, 2015 | Fox (Season 1) | Friends Night | TV-MA | Traditional | [33] |
Comedy | FXX (Season 2) | ADHD Studios | |||||||
High School USA! | Satire | 1 season, 12 episodes | Dino Stamatopoulos | July 21, 2013 – January 29, 2015 | Fox | Fragical Productions | TV-MA | Flash | [34] |
FXX | Friends Night | ||||||||
ADHD Studios | |||||||||
The Awesomes | Superhero | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | Seth Meyers | August 1, 2013 – November 3, 2015 | Hulu | Broadway Video | TV-14 | Flash | [35] |
Comedy | Mike Shoemaker | Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions | |||||||
Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||||
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | Kenny and Keith Lucas | November 23, 2013 – June 4, 2015 | Fox | Oh Snap | TV-14 | Flash | [36] |
FXX | Friends Night | ||||||||
ADHD Studios | |||||||||
Golan the Insatiable | Comedy | 2 season, 12 episodes | Josh Miller | November 23, 2013 – July 19, 2015 | Fox | Double Hemm | TV-14 | Flash | [37] |
Fantasy | Amazing Schlock (Season 1) | ||||||||
Friends Night | |||||||||
ADHD Studios | |||||||||
Rick and Morty | Science fiction | 5 seasons, 46 episodes | Justin Roiland | December 2, 2013 – present | Adult Swim | Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! (seasons 1-6) | TV-14 | Flash | [38] |
Sitcom | Dan Harmon | Harmonious Claptrap | TV-MA (some episodes) | ||||||
Starburns Industries (seasons 1–2) | |||||||||
Rick and Morty, LLC (season 3) | |||||||||
Green Portal Productions (season 4–present) | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Chozen | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | Grant Dekernion | January 13, 2014 – March 31, 2014 | FX | Rough House Pictures | TV-MA | Flash | [39] |
Floyd County Productions | |||||||||
FX Productions | |||||||||
TripTank | Sketch comedy | 2 seasons, 28 episodes | — | April 2, 2014 – August 23, 2016 | Comedy Central | ShadowMachine | TV-MA | Flash | [40] |
BoJack Horseman | Comedy drama | 6 seasons, 77 episodes | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | August 22, 2014 – January 31, 2020 | Netflix | The Tornante Company | TV-MA | Flash | [41] |
Boxer vs. Raptor | |||||||||
ShadowMachine | |||||||||
Mr. Pickles | Sitcom | 4 seasons, 31 episodes | Will Carsola | September 21, 2014 – November 17, 2019 | Adult Swim | HotHouse Productions | TV-MA | Flash | [42] |
Splatter | Dave Stewart | Day by Day Productions | |||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Stone Quackers | Comedy | 1 season, 12 episodes | Ben Jones | October 27, 2014 – July 3, 2015 | FXX | Ben Jones Studio, Inc. | TV-MA | Flash | [43] |
Friends Night | |||||||||
ADHD Studios | |||||||||
Mike Tyson Mysteries | Mystery | 4 seasons, 70 episodes | Hugh Davidson | October 27, 2014 – February 16, 2020 | Adult Swim | Warner Bros. Animation | TV-14 | Traditional | [44] |
Thriller | Williams Street | ||||||||
Comedy | |||||||||
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush | Comedy | 1 season, 20 episodes | Joseph Carnegie | 2015–16 | FXX | Friends Night | — | — | [45] |
Mystery | ADHD Studios | ||||||||
Vixen | Action | 1 season, 12 episodes | Greg Berlanti | 2015–16 | CW Seed | Warner Bros. Animation | — | — | [46] |
Adventure | Marc Guggenheim | Blue Ribbon Content | |||||||
Superhero | Andrew Kreisberg | DC Entertainment | |||||||
Like, Share, Die | Sketch comedy | 1 season, 16 episodes | Deanna Rooney | January 29, 2015 – August 20, 2015 | Fusion TV | Mondo Media | TV-MA | Flash | [47] |
Major Lazer | Action | 1 season, 11 episodes | Diplo | April 16, 2015 – June 25, 2015 | FXX | Mad Decent | TV-MA | Traditional | [48] |
Science fiction | Ferry Gouw | Friends Night | |||||||
Kevin Kusatsu | ADHD Studios | ||||||||
Moonbeam City | Comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Scott Gairdner | September 16, 2015 – December 9, 2015 | Comedy Central | Olive Bridge Entertainment | TV-14 | Flash | [49] |
Alphapanel Industries | |||||||||
Solis Animation | |||||||||
Titmouse, Inc. | |||||||||
SuperMansion | Superhero | 3 seasons, 41 episodes | Matthew Senreich | October 8, 2015 – May 9, 2019 | Crackle | Stoopid Monkey | TV-14 | Stop-motion | [50] |
Sitcom | Zeb Wells | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | TV-MA (one episode) | ||||||
Moon Shot Entertainment | |||||||||
F Is for Family | Sitcom | 4 seasons, 36 episodes | Bill Burr | December 18, 2015 – November 25, 2021 | Netflix | Wild West Television | TV-MA | Flash | [51] |
Comedy drama | Michael Price | Loner Productions | |||||||
King of France Productions | |||||||||
Gaumont International Television | |||||||||
Gaumont Animation | |||||||||
Telegael Teoranta | |||||||||
Bordertown | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | Mark Hentemann | January 3, 2016 – May 22, 2016 | Fox | Hentemann Films | TV-14 | Traditional | [52] |
Fuzzy Door Productions | |||||||||
Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||||
20th Century Fox Television | |||||||||
Greatest Party Story Ever | Comedy | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | — | January 14, 2016 – December 22, 2016 | MTV | Four Peaks Media Group | TV-14 | Flash | [53] |
Den of Thieves | |||||||||
ShadowMachine | |||||||||
Animals | Comedy | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | Phil Matarese | February 5, 2016 – October 5, 2018 | HBO | Karen BBQ | TV-MA | Traditional | [54] |
Mike Luciano | Duplass Brothers Television | ||||||||
Starburns Industries | |||||||||
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | Sketch comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Brad Neely | July 10, 2016 – September 18, 2016 | Adult Swim | Neely Comics | TV-14 | Flash | [55] |
Working for Monsters | |||||||||
Titmouse, Inc. | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Legends of Chamberlain Heights | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Brad Ableson | September 14, 2016 – August 20, 2017 | Comedy Central | Bento Box Entertainment | TV-MA | Traditional | [56] |
Quinn Hawking | |||||||||
Josiah Johnson | |||||||||
Michael Starrbury | |||||||||
Dream Corp, LLC | Black comedy | 3 seasons, 28 episodes | Daniel Stessen | October 23, 2016 – November 22, 2020 | Adult Swim | Caviar Content | TV-14 | CGI | [57] |
Alive and Kicking, Inc. | |||||||||
BEMO | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Paranormal Action Squad | Comedy | 1 season, 8 episodes | Adam Montoya | November 16, 2016 – December 28, 2016 | YouTube Red | Pickaxe Productions | TV-14 | Traditional | [58] |
Hank Stepleton | Octopie Studios | ||||||||
Michael Rowe | J and N Productions (Episode 1) | ||||||||
3BlackDot | |||||||||
Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Superhero | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | Greg Berlanti | 2017–present | CW Seed | Warner Bros. Animation | — | — | [59] |
Marc Guggenheim | Blue Ribbon Content | ||||||||
DC Entertainment | |||||||||
Jeff & Some Aliens | Sitcom | 1 season, 10 episodes | Sean Donnelly | January 11, 2017 – March 15, 2017 | Comedy Central | ShadowMachine | TV-MA | Traditional | [60] |
Alessandro Minoli | |||||||||
Castlevania | Drama | 3 seasons, 22 episodes | Adi Shankar | July 7, 2017 – May 13, 2021 | Netflix | Frederator Studios | TV-MA | Traditional | [61] |
Dark fantasy | Powerhouse Animation Studios | ||||||||
Shankar Animation | |||||||||
Project 51 Productions | |||||||||
Mua Film | |||||||||
Apollo Gauntlet | Adventure | 1 season, 6 episodes | Myles Langlois | July 9, 2017 – August 13, 2017 | Adult Swim | 6 Point Harness | TV-14 | Traditional | [55] |
Mosaic | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Neo Yokio | Satire | 1 season, 7 episodes | Ezra Koenig | September 22, 2017 – December 7, 2018 | Netflix | Production IG | TV-MA | Traditional | [62] |
Fantasy | Studio Deen | ||||||||
Friends Night | |||||||||
MOI Animation | |||||||||
Infinite Elegance, LLC | |||||||||
Titmouse, Inc. | |||||||||
Digital eMation, Inc. | |||||||||
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | Documentary | 2 seasons, 16 episodes | Mike Judge | September 22, 2017 – December 21, 2018 | Cinemax | Judgemental Films Inc. | TV-MA | Traditional | [63] |
Comedy | Richard Mullins | Zipper Bros Films | |||||||
Dub Cornett | Sutter Road Picture Company | ||||||||
Diamond Docs | |||||||||
Big Mouth | Sitcom | 4 seasons, 41 episodes | Nick Kroll | September 29, 2017 – present | Netflix | Danger Goldberg Productions | TV-MA | Traditional | [64] |
Andrew Goldberg | Good at Bizness, Inc. | ||||||||
Mark Levin | Fathouse Industries | ||||||||
Jennifer Flackett | Titmouse, Inc. | ||||||||
The Jellies! | Sitcom | 2 season, 20 episodes | Tyler Okonma | October 22, 2017 – June 23, 2019 | Adult Swim | Bald Fade Productions | TV-MA | Traditional | [65] |
Augenblick Studios | |||||||||
Whalerock Industries | |||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Tarantula | Sitcom | 1 season, 10 episodes | Carson Mell | December 4, 2017 – December 25, 2017 | TBS | Rough Draft Studios | TV-MA | Traditional | [66] |
Rough House Pictures | |||||||||
Solid Brass | |||||||||
Studio T | |||||||||
Tender Touches | Soap opera | 3 seasons, 15 episodes | David Bonawits | December 19, 2017 – June 19, 2020 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | TV-14 | Traditional | [67] |
Parody | Lauren Payne | 6 Point Harness (season 2) | |||||||
Maxime Simonet | Awesome, Inc. (season 3) | ||||||||
Hot Streets | Action | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Brian Wysol | January 14, 2018 – March 24, 2019 | Adult Swim | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | TV-14 | Traditional | [68] |
Comedy | Williams Street | ||||||||
Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! | |||||||||
Our Cartoon President | Satire | 3 seasons, 46 episodes | Stephen Colbert | February 11, 2018 – November 8, 2020 | Showtime | Spartina | TV-14 | Flash | [69] |
Chris Licht | Licht Media Solutions | ||||||||
Matt Lappin | Late Night Cartoons, Inc. | ||||||||
Tim Luecke | CBS Television Studios | ||||||||
R.J. Fried | Showtime Networks | ||||||||
Dallas & Robo | Comedy | 1 season, 8 episodes | Mike Roberts | May 30, 2018 | YouTube Red | ShadowMachine | TV-14 | Traditional | [70] |
Human Kind Of | Comedy | 1 season, 21 episodes | Diana McCorry | September 16, 2018 – October 28, 2018 | Facebook Watch | Cartuna | — | — | [71] |
Liverspots and Astronots | Comedy | 1 season, 21 episodes | Rob Bohn | October 18, 2018 – November 29, 2018 | Facebook Watch | Cartuna | — | — | [71] |
Nate Milton | |||||||||
Constantine: City of Demons | Horror | 1 season, 5 episodes | Greg Berlanti | 2018–present | CW Seed | Warner Bros. Animation | — | — | [72] |
Blue Ribbon Content | David S. Goyer | ||||||||
DC Entertainment | |||||||||
Final Space | Space opera | 3 seasons, 36 episodes | Olan Rogers | February 26, 2018 – June 14, 2021 | TBS (Season 1) | Conaco | TV-14 | Toon Boom Harmony | [73] [74] |
Comedy drama | Adult Swim (Seasons 2-3) | Studio T (season 1) | |||||||
New Form Digital | |||||||||
ShadowMachine | |||||||||
Jam Filled Ottawa | |||||||||
Ballmastrz: 9009 | Science fiction comedy | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | Christy Karacas | April 9, 2018 – February 20, 2023 | Adult Swim | Titmouse, Inc. (seasons 1-2) | TV-14 | Flash | [75] |
PFFR (special) | |||||||||
C.C.K. Rad (season 2-present) | |||||||||
Studio 4°C (special) | TV-MA (one episode) | ||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Disenchantment | Sitcom | 3 seasons, 50 episodes | Matt Groening | August 17, 2018 – September 1, 2023 | Netflix | The ULULU Company | TV-14 | Traditional | [76] |
Medieval fantasy | Rough Draft Studios | ||||||||
Paradise PD | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 30 episodes | Waco O'Guin | August 31, 2018 – December 16, 2022 | Netflix | Damn! Show Productions | TV-MA | Traditional | [77] |
Roger Black | Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment | ||||||||
Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||||
The Shivering Truth | Anthology | 2 season, 12 episodes | Vernon Chatman | December 9, 2018 – June 14, 2020 | Adult Swim | ShadowMachine (season 1) | TV-MA | Stop-motion | [78] |
HouseSpecial (season 2) | |||||||||
Sketch comedy | PFFR | TV-14 (one episode) | |||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Tigtone | Action-Adventure | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Andrew Koehler | January 14, 2019 – October 12, 2020 | Adult Swim | Babyhemyth Productions | TV-14 | Traditional | [79] |
Benjamin Martin | Titmouse, Inc. | ||||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Alien News Desk | Comedy | 1 season, 12 episodes | Chris Prynoski | February 27, 2019 – May 4, 2019 | Syfy | Bento Box Entertainment | TV-MA | Traditional | [80] |
Austin Reading | Broadway Video | ||||||||
Love, Death & Robots | Anthology | 2 season, 26 episodes | Tim Miller | March 15, 2019 – present | Netflix | Blur Studio | TV-MA | Flash | [81] |
Science fiction | Netflix Studios | CGI | |||||||
Traditional | |||||||||
Live-action | |||||||||
Gēmusetto | Educational | 1 season, 6 episodes | Max Simonet | April 1, 2019 | Adult Swim | Awesome Inc | TV-MA | Flash | [82] |
Parody | Williams Street | TV-14 (one episode) | |||||||
Lazor Wulf | Comedy | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | Henry Bonsu | April 7, 2019 – January 11, 2021 | Adult Swim | Bento Box Entertainment | TV-14 | Toon Boom Harmony (season 1) | [83] |
Williams Street | Flash (season 2) | ||||||||
Tuca & Bertie | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 30 episodes | Lisa Hanawalt | May 3, 2019 – August 29, 2022 | Netflix (season 1) | The Tornante Company | TV-MA (Season 1 only) | Flash | [84] |
Surreal humor | Brave Dummy | ||||||||
ShadowMachine | |||||||||
Boxer vs. Raptor (season 1) | |||||||||
Adult Swim (seasons 2-3) | Vegan Blitzes (seasons 2-3) | TV-14 (seasons 2-3) | |||||||
Williams Street (seasons 2-3) | |||||||||
Hell Den | Sketch comedy | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | Sean Cowhig | May 10, 2019 – December 12, 2020 | DrinkTV | Dr. God Productions | TV-MA | Traditional | [85] |
Neil Garguilo | Syfy | Rafael Raffaele Entertainment | |||||||
Brian James O'Connell | Shout! Studios | ||||||||
David F. Park | TZGZ Productions (season 2) | ||||||||
Justin Ware | |||||||||
Sugar and Toys | Talk show | 2 seasons, 11 episodes | Brian Ash | June 9, 2019 – October 25, 2020 | Fuse | This is Just a Test | TV-MA | Flash | [86] |
Carl Jones | 245 Enterprises | Live-action | |||||||
Undone | Comedy drama | 1 season, 8 episodes | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | September 13, 2019 – April 29, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video | The Tornante Company | TV-MA | Traditional | [87] |
Kate Purdy | Boxer vs. Raptor | ||||||||
Submarine Amsterdam | |||||||||
Hive House Project | |||||||||
Cake | Anthology | 5 seasons, 47 episodes | — | September 25, 2019 – December 9, 2021 | FXX | SLAQR | TV-MA | Flash/live-action | [88] |
FXP | |||||||||
Bless the Harts | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 32 episodes | Emily Spivey | September 29, 2019 – June 20, 2021 | Fox | Titmouse, Inc. | TV-14 | Traditional | [89] |
Jessebean, Inc. | |||||||||
Lord Miller Productions | |||||||||
Fox Entertainment | |||||||||
20th Television | |||||||||
Seis Manos | Action | 1 season, 8 episodes | Brad Graeber | October 3, 2019 | Netflix | Powerhouse Animation Studios | TV-MA | Traditional | [90] |
Supernatural fiction | Álvaro Rodríguez | Viz Productions | |||||||
Primal | Action-Adventure | 1 season, 10 episodes | Genndy Tartakovsky | October 7, 2019 – present | Adult Swim | Cartoon Network Studios | TV-14 | Traditional | [91] |
Williams Street | TV-MA (three episodes) | ||||||||
You're Not a Monster | Horror-comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Frank Lesser | October 10, 2019 | IMDb TV | Grammnet Productions | — | Flash | [92] |
Bold Soul Studios | |||||||||
Ranker | |||||||||
Momma Named Me Sheriff | Sitcom | 2 season, 19 episodes | Will Carsola | November 18, 2019 – March 15, 2021 | Adult Swim | HotHouse Productions | TV-MA | Flash | [93] |
Dark comedy | Dave Stewart | Day by Day Productions | |||||||
Williams Street | |||||||||
Harley Quinn | Black comedy | 4 seasons, 47 episodes | Justin Halpern | November 29, 2019 – present | DC Universe (Seasons 1–2) | DC Entertainment | TV-MA | Traditional | |
Patrick Schumacker | Warner Bros. Animation | ||||||||
Yes, Norman Productions | |||||||||
Ehsugadee Productions (seasons 1-2) | |||||||||
Dean Lorey | HBO Max (season 3-present) | Delicious Non-Sequitur (season 3-present) | |||||||
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Source |
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The Ricky Gervais Show | Comedy | 3 seasons, 39 episodes | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Karl Pilkington | February 19, 2010 – July 13, 2012 | HBO (United States) Channel 4/E4 (United Kingdom) | WildBrain Entertainment Media Rights Capital HBO Entertainment | |
Full English | Sitcom | 1 season, 6 episodes | Jack Williams | November 12, 2012 – December 17, 2012 | Channel 4 | Two Brothers Pictures | [94] |
Satire | Rough Draft Studios | Harry Williams | |||||
Alex Scarfe | |||||||
Warren United | Comedy | 1 season, 6 episodes | Bill Freedman | April 22, 2014 – May 27, 2014 | ITV4 | Baby Cow Productions | [95] |
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Source |
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The Dating Guy | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | Matt Hornburg | October 17, 2010 – May 8, 2011 | Teletoon at Night | marblemedia | [96] |
Mark Bishop | Entertainment One | ||||||
Crash Canyon | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | Jamie LeClaire | September 18, 2011 – March 3, 2013 | Teletoon at Night | Breakthrough Entertainment | [97] |
Phil Lafrance | |||||||
Kyle MacDougall | |||||||
Knuckleheads | Sitcom | 3 seasons, 20 episodes | Michel Beaudet | January 12, 2012 – 2017 | Teletoon at Night | Salambo Productions | [98] |
Fugget About It | Sitcom | 3 seasons, 46 episodes | Nicholas Tabarrok | September 7, 2012 – April 1, 2016 | Teletoon at Night [lower-alpha 1] | Darius Films | [99] |
Satire | Willem Wennekers | Adult Swim Canada [lower-alpha 2] | 9 Story Entertainment | ||||
Night Sweats | Anthology | 1 season, 26 episodes | — | September 4, 2015 – 2015 | Adult Swim Canada | Blue Ant Media | [100] |
Mondo Media | |||||||
Corner Gas Animated | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 24 episodes | Brent Butt | April 2, 2018 – present | CTV Comedy Channel | Smiley Guy Studios | [101] |
Vida Spark Productions | |||||||
Sparrow Media | |||||||
Aslan Entertainment | |||||||
Verite Productions | |||||||
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series | Sitcom | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | John Paul Tremblay | March 31, 2019 – present | Netflix | Sunnyvale Productions | [102] |
Black comedy | Robb Wells | Swearnet Pictures | |||||
Mockumentary | Mike Smith |
Title | Country | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Source |
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La familia del barrio | Mexico | Black comedy | 5 seasons, 94 episodes | Sergio Lebrija | May 5, 2013 – 2018 | MTV Latin America | FireflyFilms | [103] |
Satire | Arturo Navarro | |||||||
Super Drags | Brazil | Superhero | 1 season, 5 episodes | Anderson Mahanski | November 9, 2018 | Netflix | Combo Estúdio | [104] |
Comedy | Fernando Mendonça | |||||||
Paulo Lescaut |
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Source |
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Lastman | Action | 1 season, 26 episodes | Jérémie Périn | November 22, 2016 – present | France 4 [lower-alpha 3] | Everybody On Deck | [105] |
Fantasy | France.tv Slash [lower-alpha 4] | Je suis bien content |
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Status | Source |
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Pacific Heat | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | Rob Sitch | November 27, 2016 – December 2, 2016 | The Comedy Channel | Working Dog Productions | Ended | [106] |
Santo Cilauro | Netflix | |||||||
Tom Gleisner |
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Status | Source |
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Larva | Comedy Slapstick Toilet humor | 4 seasons, 286 episodes | March 26, 2011 – March 1, 2019 | KBS 1TV (2011) KBS 2TV (2012) JEI TV (2014-2015) Netflix (2018-2019) | TUBA Entertainment TUBAn (Season 3) | Ended |
Title | Country | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Status | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother Up! | Canada | Comedy | 1 season, 13 episodes | Marnie Nir | November 6, 2013 – February 26, 2014 | Citytv | Broadway Video | Ended | [107] |
United States | Katherine Torpey | Hulu | Breakthrough Entertainment | ||||||
Mass Animation | |||||||||
Bardel Entertainment | |||||||||
Rogers Media | |||||||||
Watership Down | United Kingdom | Drama | 4 episodes | based on the novel by Richard Adams | December 22, 2018 – December 23, 2018 | BBC One | Brown Bag Films | Miniseries | [108] |
Ireland | Fantasy | Netflix | Biscuit Filmworks | ||||||
United States | BBC | ||||||||
Netflix |
Title | Genre | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | Musical comedy | Dave Willis | March 29, 2010 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | [109] |
Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Status | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murder Police | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | David A. Goodman | 2013 | Fox | 20th Television | Unaired | [110] |
Jason Ruiz | Bento Box Entertainment | |||||||
Cassius and Clay | Comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Adam Reed | 2016 | FXX | Floyd County Productions | Unaired | [111] |
FX Productions | ||||||||
The Cops | Comedy | 1 season, 10 episodes | Louis C.K. | 2018 | TBS | Studio T | Unaired | [112] |
Albert Brooks | FX Productions | |||||||
Starburns Industries | ||||||||
Deadpool | Superhero | 1 season, 10 episodes | Donald Glover | 2018 | FXX | Marvel Television | Unaired | [113] |
Comedy | Stephen Glover | FX Productions | ||||||
ABC Signature Studios | ||||||||
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