Smiling Friends

*Smiling Friends*
Smiling Friends
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Michael Cusack; Zach Hadel;
Starring	Michael Cusack; Zach Hadel; David Dore; Tom Fulp; Marc M.; Mike Stoklasa; Finn Wolfhard; Nick Wolfhard;
Ending theme	Brown Smile
Composers	Brendan Caufield; Additional Music by:; Chris O'Neil
Country of origin	United States; Australia;
Original language	English
No. of episodes	Pilot
Production
Executive producers	Michael Cusack; Zach Hadel; Brendan Burch;
Producers	Marshell B. Golde; For Williams Street; Ollie Green;
Editor	Tony Christopherson
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Six Point Harness; Williams Street; Studio Yotta;
Original release
Network	Adult Swim
Release	2021 (scheduled)

Smiling Friends is an upcoming American-Australian adult animated television series created by and starring Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack for Cartoon Network's night-time programming block Adult Swim, which revolves around a business dedicated to making people smile.

The pilot episode aired April 1, 2020 as a part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools Day event alongside another work of Cusack's, YOLO: Crystal Fantasy. On May 19, 2021, Adult Swim and the show's creators announced that the series had been greenlit and that it was set to premiere later in 2021.^[2]

Premise

Smiling Friends Inc. is a company whose main purpose is to bring happiness to its clients. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the cynical Charlie and the cheerful Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline and help them out with their problems.

Cast

Zach Hadel as Charlie / Glep / Boss Baby / Desmond's Mom / various Bliblies
Michael Cusack as Pim / Alan / Pim's Sister / Pim's Mom / Pim's Dad / various Bliblies
Mike Stoklasa as Desmond
Marc M. as The Boss
Finn Wolfhard as Man Living in Wall / various Bliblies
Nick Wolfhard as Graham Nelly / various Bliblies
David Dore as Party Bro
Tom Fulp as Alpha

Episodes

Pilot (2020)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date ^[3]	US viewers (millions)
1	"Desmond's Big Day Out"	Michael Cusack & Zach Hadel	Michael Cusack & Zach Hadel	April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)	N/A
A small company dedicated to bringing happiness to the world receives a simple request to help a woman’s unhappy son smile again, but the job turns out to be more complicated than it seems.

References

^ O'Neil, Christopher. "BROWN SMILE - SMILING FRIENDS CREDITS". Newgrounds. Oney Music. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ Tapp, Tom (19 May 2021). "Adult Swim Orders Series Pick Ups For 'Royal Crackers' And 'Smiling Friends'". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Smiling Friends – Pilot". Adult Swim. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

External links

Smiling Friends at IMDb

[1] O'Neil, Christopher. "BROWN SMILE - SMILING FRIENDS CREDITS". Newgrounds. Oney Music. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[2] Tapp, Tom (19 May 2021). "Adult Swim Orders Series Pick Ups For 'Royal Crackers' And 'Smiling Friends'". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[TFC-3] "Smiling Friends – Pilot". Adult Swim. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

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