Liverspots and Astronots

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Liverspots and Astronots
Genre
Created by
  • Rob Bohn
  • Nate Milton
Voices of
Composers
  • Buck St. Thomas
  • Kyle Sawaia
  • Noah Pardo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producers
Editor
  • Nate Milton
Running time4–8 minutes
Production company Cartuna
Original release
Network Facebook Watch
ReleaseOctober 18 (2018-10-18) 
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)

Liverspots and Astronots is an American adult animated comedy series created by Rob Bohn and Nate Milton that premiered on October 18, 2018, on Facebook Watch.

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Remains"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradyDaniel ShepardOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
2"Ice Storm"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealJeremy BentOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
3"The Exorcism of O-Dor"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradySarah Rose Siskind & Daniel ShepardOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
4"The Talent Show"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
5"The Two Dollah Bill"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
6"The Yog"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealJeremy BentOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
7"Inspector Cabbage"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradySarah Rose SiskindNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
8"The Egg"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
9"The Cosmic Saver"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
10"The Hide and Seek"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryNovember 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
11"The Exterminator Part 1"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryNovember 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
12"The Exterminator Part 2"Rob Bohn & Nate MiltonRob Bohn, Nate Milton, Daniel Shepard & Diana McCorryNovember 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
13"The Infinite Monkey"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealDaniel ShepardNovember 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)
14"The Older Brother"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradyJeremy Bent & Daniel ShepardNovember 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)
15"The Dustys"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealSarah Rose SiskindNovember 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)
16"The Mirror"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradyDaniel ShepardNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
17"The Sons of Jefferson"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealSarah Rose SiskindNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
18"Homunculus"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradyDaniel ShepardNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
19"The Smarmy Army"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealJeremy BentNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
20"Third Eye Infection"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Seth BradyJeremy BentNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
21"The Inner Planet"Rob Bohn, Nate Milton & Jared DealDaniel ShepardNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)

Production

Development

On September 14, 2018, it was announced that Facebook Watch had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of twenty-one episodes. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of digital media company Cartuna. [1] [2] [3]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that the series would feature the voices of Colin Mochrie, Keith David, Nicole Sullivan, Maria Bamford, John Waters, Pauly Shore, Selma Blair, Dick Cavett and Hearty White. [1]

Premiere

The pilot episode of the series premiered as a sneak peek at the 2018 New York Comic Con. [4]

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References

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