Mulligan (TV series)
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Genre | Animated sitcom Post-apocalyptic |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Running time | 26–28 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | May 12, 2023 present | –
Mulligan is an American animated apocalyptic sitcom created by Sam Means and Robert Carlock for Netflix.[1][2][3] It premiered on May 12, 2023.[4] Part 2 was released on May 24, 2024.[5]
Premise
[edit]After an alien attack destroys Earth, what's left of humanity has the chance to start all over again. Survivors will need to work together to avoid repeating the same mistakes.[6][7][8]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Nat Faxon as Matty Mulligan,[4] a working class man who saved Earth from the aliens, and has become President of the human race.
- Chrissy Teigen as Lucy Suwan,[4] Earth's de facto First Lady and in a romantic relationship with Matty.
- Tina Fey as Dr. Farrah Braun,[4] a single mom and super scientist.
- Sam Richardson as Simon Prioleau,[4] a historian and Matty's right-hand man.
- Dana Carvey as Senator Cartwright LaMarr,[4] a person who appointed himself as Vice-President of Earth and wants to return everything to the way it was in the past.
- Phil LaMarr as Axatrax,[4] a well-regarded alien general who is prisoner of the humans, and was formerly imprisoned in the bowling alley of the White House.
Recurring
[edit]- Daniel Radcliffe as King Jeremy Fitzhogg,[4] a party-boy who is son of a Lord in England, and with the deaths of the British royal family, has declared himself a King.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as TOD-209,[4] the Pentagon's military cyborg who tries to remember what he was like as a human.
- Ayo Edebiri as General Scarpaccio/Jayson Moody,[4] an aimless teenager who wears a uniform of a Marine general, but heads the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Ronny Chieng as Johnny Zhao,[4] a billionaire from Hong Kong who tries to make money important again, working with LaMarr to achieve this goal.
- Toks Olagundoye
Guest
[edit]- "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself [9]
- Questlove as himself [9]
- Andy Samberg as Prophet Dave
- Ted Danson as Brad Chadman
- Maria Thayer
- Rachel Dratch
- Will Arnett
- Kyle Selig
- Jeff Richmond
- Pepper Teigen
- Jack Grabow
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 20 | 10 | May 12, 2023 | |
10 | May 24, 2024 |
Season 1 (2023–24)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | ||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | "The Great Mulligan" | Casey Crowe & Eddie Rosas & David C. Smith | Robert Carlock & Sam Means | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU01 | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Morning in America" | Eddie Rosas | Sam Means | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU02 | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Grand Old Party" | David C. Smith | Dan Rubin | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU03 | ||||||
4 | 4 | "The Stamp Act" | Casey Crowe | Andy Blitz & Maria Thayer | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU04 | ||||||
5 | 5 | "The Stench" | Eddie Rosas | Robert Carlock & Sam Means | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU05 | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Opening Day" | David C. Smith | Ben Dougan | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU06 | ||||||
7 | 7 | "The Egg Hunt" | Eddie Rosas | Ayo Edebiri | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU07 | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Matty’s Treasure: Book of Seeds" | Casey Crowe | Dan Rubin | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU08 | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Not My President" | David C. Smith | Sam Means | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU09 | ||||||
10 | 10 | "The Love Choice" | Casey Crowe | Ben Dougan & Taryn Englehart | May 12, 2023 | 1BBMU10 | ||||||
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11 | 11 | "A Rising Tide" | Eddie Rosas | Sam Means | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU11 | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Party Foul" | David C. Smith | Robert Carlock | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU12 | ||||||
13 | 13 | "The Great Depression" | Casey Crowe & Mike Morris | Ben Dougan | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU13 | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Sic Semper Mulligan" | Eddie Rosas | Sam Means & Sam Shanker | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU14 | ||||||
15 | 15 | "DC/AC" | David C. Smith | Dan Rubin | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU15 | ||||||
16 | 16 | "The Ballad of Sentient Meat" | Casey Crowe | Taryn Englehart & Carline Fox | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU16 | ||||||
17 | 17 | "Watergate Watergate" | Eddie Rosas | Andy Blitz & Maria Thayer | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU17 | ||||||
18 | 18 | "Dr. Johnny's Wonder Pill" | David C. Smith | Liz Rivera | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU18 | ||||||
19 | 19 | "Camp David" | Casey Crowe | John Mahone | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU19 | ||||||
20 | 20 | "A House Divided" | Eddie Rosas | Robert Carlock & Sam Means | May 24, 2024 | 1BBMU20 |
Production
[edit]In January 2021, it was stated that the series would have 20 episodes and be released in 2021.[10][11][12] Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Sam Means would be producers, while Ayo Edebiri would be a co-producer.[13][14][15][16] Dan Rubin, executive producer of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt collaborated with Fey, Carlock, and Means, on the series.[17] Eric Gurian, David Miner, Scott Greenberg, and Joel Kuwahara would also be executive producers.[18][19]
In June 2021, Emmy Magazine described the series as likely premiering in 2022 and described it as a "novel medium" with a "far-out premise", with every episode having table reads on Zoom.[20] However, it did not premiere in 2022. In April 2023, it was announced that the series would premiere on May 12, 2023, on Netflix.[4] Part 2 premiered on May 24, 2024.[5]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Mulligan might feature an appealing spread of voice actors, but it'll need to swap out its stale sense of humor for more incisive jokes if it wants to win another term."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 48 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[22]
The series earned 2.1 million views in its first seven weeks on Netflix, and a further 700,000 views in the last six months of 2023, making it one of the year's least-watched "higher-profile" Netflix productions.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 9, 2020). "'30 Rock' Bosses Reteam for Netflix Animated Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Tommy (March 2020). "Tina Fey's Animated Series MULLIGAN Gets 20-Episode Order at Netflix". Geek Tyrant. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Oller, Jacob (March 9, 2020). "WIRE Buzz: Westworld S3 stars talk drones, filming; Netflix orders animated Mulligan; more". SYFY Wire. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Petski, Denise (April 11, 2023). "'Mulligan': Nat Faxon, Chrissy Teigen, Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey, Phil LaMarr Lead Cast For Netflix Animated Series; Premiere Date, Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Struss, Jason (April 24, 2024). "Everything coming to Netflix in May 2024". Digital Trends. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Kiefer, Halle (March 9, 2020). "Netflix orders Tina Fey and Robert Carlock new show Mulligan". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Lopez, Kristen (March 10, 2020). "Netflix Orders Timely Animated Comedy Series From Tina Fey and Robert Carlock". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Lopez, Kristen (March 10, 2020). "Tina Fey's New Netflix Series Asks What Happens After Aliens Attack". Bustle. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1657127243775344643?s=20.
- ^ Watkins, Gwynne (January 6, 2021). "Meet Us on the Couch! We Can't Wait To Binge These 15 Netflix Shows Coming Out in 2021". Parade. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (March 9, 2020). "Tina Fey, Robert Carlock Set Animated Comedy Series at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 9, 2020). "Netflix Orders Animated Comedy Series 'Mulligan' From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Dortheimer, Jill; Zebrack, Sara; Escobar, Siena (August 31, 2020). "Ayo Edebiri joins the cast of Emmy Nominated Big Mouth as Missy" (Press release). Internet: Netflix. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Lambe, Stacy (January 8, 2021). "Rising Star Ayo Edebiri Makes Her Mark on 'Big Mouth' and 'Dickinson' (Exclusive)". ET. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Lawrence, Gregory (March 9, 2020). "Tina Fey, '30 Rock' Team Bringing New Animated Series 'Mulligan' to Netflix". Collider. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Perkins, Chris (March 10, 2020). "New Animated Series 'Mulligan' Announced From Tina Fey and Robert Carlock". Animation for Adults. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 16, 2020). "'Night Court' Sequel In Works At NBC With John Larroquette As Dan Fielding, Harry Stone's Daughter As Focus & Melissa Rauch As EP". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (March 9, 2020). "Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Teaming with Netflix on Animated Comedy". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Schatz, Lake (March 9, 2020). "Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Teaming with Netflix on Animated Comedy". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Hirsch, Sarah (June 21, 2021). "Easy as 1, 2, 3". Emmys. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
And then there's Mulligan for Netflix, likely premiering next year.
- ^ "Mulligan: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mulligan: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 7, 2024). "Netflix Data Dump: The Biggest Bombs (and Hits)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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