You're Not a Monster

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You're Not a Monster
You're Not a Monster Poster.jpg
Genre Horror-comedy
Created by Frank Lesser
Written byFrank Lesser
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Kelsey Grammer
  • Frank Lesser
  • Brad T. Gottfred
  • Jordan McMahon
  • Corey Moss
  • Tom Russo
Running time4–5 minutes
Production companies Grammnet Productions
Bold Soul Studios
Ranker
Original release
ReleaseOctober 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)

You're Not a Monster is an adult animated series created by Frank Lesser, and voiced by Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Patton Oswalt, Ellie Kemper and Aparna Nancherla. The series premiered on October 10, 2019 on IMDb's streaming service (now renamed Freevee). [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The series is currently unavailable on IMDb and Amazon Prime Video as of December 2022.

Premise

In the series, You're Not a Monster, "Kelsey Grammer will take a seat in the therapist chair for the first time since his Frasier days as former psychiatrist-turned-vampire who mentors his great-great grandson Max," played by Eric Stonestreet, "a therapist who has inherited his practice." [1]

Cast

Production

On July 9, 2019, IMDb announced its first ever scripted series featuring the voices of Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Patton Oswalt, Ellie Kemper and Aparna Nancherla. [1] [2]

The series is written and created by Frank Lesser, [1] [3] and is executive produced by Kelsey Grammer, Frank Lesser, Brad T. Gottfred, Jordan McMahon, Corey Moss and Tom Russo. Production companies involved with this series are Grammnet Productions, Bold Soul Studios and Ranker. [1]

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