Tropical Cop Tales

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Tropical Cop Tales
Genre Adult humor
Black comedy
Surreal humor
Created byToby Harvard
Jim Hosking
Written byToby Harvard
Jim Hosking
Directed byJim Hosking
Starring
Theme music composerChris Bilheimer
ComposerAndrew Hung
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Cameron Boling
  • Albert Andrade (associate producer)
CinematographyMårten Tedin
Editors
  • Gennady Fridman (Pilot)
  • Marissa Mueller (Series)
Production companies
Release
Original network Adult Swim
Original releaseFebruary 1 (2019-02-01) 
March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)

Tropical Cop Tales is an American comedy television series created by Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard for Adult Swim. The show revolves around two burned-out city cops, Keymarion "Primetime" Weeyums and Demetrius "Meechie" Franks, who have both relocated to an unnamed small tropical town for a relaxing end to their careers, but soon find out the town is not at all relaxing. The series is produced by Alive and Kicking, Inc.

Contents

A pilot for the series was ordered and scenes were previewed on the Adult Swim streaming series Development Meeting hosted by company vice presidents Walter Newman and Cameron Tang. On June 27, 2018, Adult Swim announced the series would have its regular premiere on July 29, 2018.

On May 24, 2020, Adult Swim canceled Tropical Cop Tales following the first season. The series was not picked up for a second season. [1]

Cast

Episodes

Pilot (2018)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
0"Tropical Cop Tales" Jim Hosking Toby Harvard and Jim HoskingJuly 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)TBA

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"The How to Be a Tropical Cop Episode" Jim Hosking Toby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA0.57 [2]
22"The Scalp Collector"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA0.44 [2]
33"The Shrimp Gang Are Back"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)TBA0.58 [3]
44"The Big Night In"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)TBA0.49 [3]
55"The Terror That Is Cabbage Fizzog"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)TBA0.74 [4]
66"The Dawning of King Skull"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)TBA0.61 [4]
77"The Hand Gobbler"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)TBA0.52 [5]
88"The Night of the Fang"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)TBA0.44 [5]
99"The Many Frostings of Ronald the Ringman"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)TBA0.72 [6]
1010"The Sports Day"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)TBA0.57 [6]

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References

Notes

  1. Executive Producer for Alive and Kicking, Inc.
  2. 1 2 Executive Producer for Williams Street

Citations

  1. [swimpedia] [@swimpedia] (May 24, 2020). "Tropical Cop Tales not picked up for second season" (Tweet). Retrieved June 4, 2020 via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 11, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 19, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 25, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (March 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.