SuperMansion

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SuperMansion
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer Kurt Oldman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes41 (+ 5 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) –
May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)

SuperMansion is an American adult animated stop-motion sitcom created by Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells. The series stars Bryan Cranston, Heidi Gardner, Tucker Gilmore, Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Root, Yvette Nicole Brown, Zeb Wells, and Jillian Bell. The series premiered on Crackle on October 8, 2015. The series was renewed for a third season which was released on May 7, 2018. [1] The series was removed from Crackle after it was fully sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment in 2020.

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It was also on Amazon Prime and Freevee, but is now only available for purchase.

Plot

The League of Freedom is a superhero group that is led by the aging superhero Titanium Rex. From their base called SuperMansion in the fictional city of Storm City, Titanium Rex and his fellow superheroes Black Saturn, American Ranger, Jewbot/Robobot, Cooch, and Brad struggle to keep the team relevant when occasionally visited by the government accountant Sgt. Agony even if it involves fighting an assortment of supervillains like Dr. Devizo as well as Titanium Rex's daughter Lex Lightning.

In season two, Dr. Devizo and Lex Lightning form the Injustice Club in order to combat the League of Freedom. In addition, the League of Freedom deals with a Subtopian invasion led by Titanium Rex's older brother Titanium Dax.

In season three, the League of Freedom has to share the SuperMansion with the Injustice Club in light of Dr. Devizo helping to stop the Subtopian invasion.

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 13October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)
2 10February 16, 2017 (2017-02-16)April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)
3 18May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)
Specials 5December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)

Production

SuperMansion began life as a 12-minute pilot for Adult Swim, under the original name Übermansion [2] [ failed verification ] where, along with several other pilots (including King Star King and Mr. Pickles , both of which were eventually greenlit), it competed for which pilot would be turned into Adult Swim's next series. [3] The pilot won and aired (along with the pilots to King Star King and Mr. Pickles) on August 25, 2013. [4] For unknown reasons, the series moved to Crackle instead with the name change from Übermansion to SuperMansion. [5]

On April 14, 2015, Sony announced that the stop-motion animated series was being developed by Crackle, which Bryan Cranston would voice and executive produce with his Moon Shot Entertainment. [6] Thirteen episodes were being produced, and also starring Seth Green, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jillian Bell. [6] Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells wrote and would executive produce the series, while other executive producers would be Green, John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner, and James Degus, while Stoopid Buddy Stoodios would produce. [6] The first trailer was released on July 9, 2015, and the other cast included Senreich, Wells, Heidi Gardner, Tom Root, Tucker Gilmore and some other guest stars. [7]

For the show's second season, Arby's signed a product placement deal with the series as part of a broader deal with Crackle. In addition, Arby's was shown to be next door to the abandoned pizza restaurant which the Injustice Club uses as their hideout. [8]

Broadcast

The series had its television premiere on January 1, 2017, on Adult Swim. [9] [10]

In France, the series premiered on MCM on April 17, 2019, airing both French dub and English audio subtitled. [11]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series' first season has a 40% Tomatometer with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 5 reviews. [12] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 59 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [13]

Home media

Season 1 was released on DVD on October 11, 2016. [14] Season 2 was only released on DVD on September 12, 2018, in Australia. [15]

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