Wild Life is an American adult animated sitcom created by Adam Davies that premiered on September 26, 2020 on Syfy's late-night programming block, TZGZ.[1] It is an animated show about a gang of zoo critters living free and hanging out after the end of the world. The season one finale aired on October 31.[2]
| Wild Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adult animation Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Adam Davies |
| Written by | Adam Davies Dylan Dawson Alex Plapinger |
| Directed by | Griffith Kimmins |
| Creative director | Evan Viera |
| Voices of |
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| Composer | Alex Plapinger |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Dave Newberg |
| Animators |
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| Editor | Jeff Picarello |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production companies | Nice Try. Octopie Network Valparaiso Pictures TZGZ Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | September 26 – October 31, 2020 |
Plot
editWild Life is "a show about animal friends just trying to stay alive after the apocalypse. Together, they come up with elaborate schemes to entertain themselves and pretty much just keep from going insane".[3]
Cast and characters
edit- John Paul Reynolds as Glenn
- Claudia O'Doherty as Marny
- Baron Vaughn as Hudson
- Reggie Watts as Darby
- SkittLeZ Ortiz as Debbie
- Natalie Palamides as Viv
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bad Water" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | September 26, 2020 | TBA | 0.177[4] |
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The critters have to go to the mall to save the zoo! | ||||||
| 2 | "We Bot a Zoo" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 3, 2020 | TBA | 0.109[5] |
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Darby makes everyone robot versions of themselves. | ||||||
| 3 | "Zook Club" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 10, 2020 | TBA | 0.128[6] |
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Debbie takes over Glenn's beloved book club. | ||||||
| 4 | "Doug The Bear" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 17, 2020 | TBA | 0.098[7] |
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The zoo crew gets obsessed with tennis and befriend a cool bear. | ||||||
| 5 | "Broadcast Zoos" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 24, 2020 | TBA | 0.199[8] |
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The critters find an abandoned broadcast studio and starts making shows. | ||||||
| 6 | "A River Runs Zoo It" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 31, 2020 | TBA | 0.135[9] |
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The critters go tubing on the river and Marny meets a fellow dolphin. | ||||||
Production
editDevelopment
editWild Life was announced as part of the first efforts of Syfy to create original programming for its TZGZ block, with a 15-minute pilot ordered in January 2020.[10] In April of the same year, the pilot was greenlit to series, with Syfy ordering five 15-minute episodes.[3]
According to show creator Adam Davies, the idea, born in 2016, came from his love for animals, but also thinking there's a tension between them and humans, wanting to give them a voice because of that. The selection of animals as the main cast came when Davies started drawing cheetah spots to process trauma (which would become Glenn), with the rest of the cast and setting coming as a "subconscious thing".[11]
Two inspirations for the show, according to executive producer Dylan Dawson, are comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and stop-motion series Creature Comforts.[11]
Crew
editThe series is produced by Valparaiso Pictures, with animation outsourced to Octopie.[12][11] According to executive producer Alex Plapinger, the number of people who worked on the show are between 40 and 50, with a lot of people working in various areas of production.[13] The animation is done on Adobe Animate.[14]
Cast
editThe main cast was announced the same day the pilot was greenlit to series, conformed by Natalie Palamides, Baron Vaughn, Reggie Watts, John Paul Reynolds, Claudia O'Doherty and SkittLeZ Ortiz.[3]
Release
editThe first sneak peek of the show was released during Comic-Con on July 24, 2020, alongside a panel with members of the crew and cast.[15] The series premiered on September 26, 2020, alongside the debut of Magical Girl Friendship Squad.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Petski, Denise (August 20, 2020). "'Magical Girl Friendship Squad' & 'Wild Life' Get Premiere Dates On Syfy's TZGZ Adult Animation Block". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Bullard, Benjamin (October 30, 2020). "TZGZ: Dolphins do dystopia in exclusive sneak peek at SYFY's 'Wild Life' season finale". Syfy. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2020). "Syfy's TZGZ Late-Night Animation Block Picks Up 3 New Series, Orders 2 Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.3.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.10.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals &; Network Finals: 10.17.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.24.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.31.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 17, 2020). "Syfy Ramps Up Animation Push With First Original Series & Pilot Orders For New TZGZ Block". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c Murphy, Jackson (September 23, 2020). "INTERVIEW: "Wild Life" Team Ready To Roar In Animation Jungle". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Work".
- ^ Brinkhof, Tim (September 24, 2020). "Exclusive: Wild Life Interview With Executive Producers Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson and Alex Plapinger". BubbleBlabber. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (October 1, 2020). "SYFY TZGZ: A New Home for Grown-Up Animation". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "SYFY: TZGZ's Adult Animated Originals--Comic-Con@Home 2020". YouTube. Comic Con. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020. See 20:59-33:32 in this video.