SuperMansion
Genre
Creator
Starring
ComposerKurt Oldman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Num seasons3
Num episodes41 (+ 5 specials)
List episodesList of SuperMansion episodes
Executive producer
Runtime22 minutes
Company
Channel
First airedOctober 8, 2015
Last airedMay 9, 2019

SuperMansion is an American adult animated stop-motion sitcom created by Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells for Crackle. The series stars Bryan Cranston, Heidi Gardner, Tucker Gilmore, Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Root, Yvette Nicole Brown, Zeb Wells, and Jillian Bell. The series premiered on Crackle on October 8, 2015. The series was renewed for a third and final season which was released on May 7, 2018.[1] The series was removed from Crackle after it was fully sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment in 2020.

Plot

The League of Freedom is a superhero group that is led by the aging superhero Titanium Rex. From their base called SuperMansion in the fictional city of Storm City, Titanium Rex and his fellow superheroes Black Saturn, American Ranger, Jewbot/Robobot, Cooch, and Brad struggle to keep the team relevant when occasionally visited by the government accountant Sgt. Agony even if it involves fighting an assortment of supervillains like Dr. Devizo as well as Titanium Rex's daughter Lex Lightning.

In season two, Dr. Devizo and Lex Lightning form the Injustice Club in order to combat the League of Freedom. In addition, the League of Freedom deals with a Subtopian invasion led by Titanium Rex's older brother Titanium Dax.

In season three, the League of Freedom has to share the SuperMansion with the Injustice Club in light of Dr. Devizo helping to stop the Subtopian invasion.

Cast

Episodes

Main article: List of SuperMansion episodes

Production

SuperMansion began life as a 12-minute pilot for Adult Swim, under the original name Übermansion[2][failed verification] where, along with several other pilots (including King Star King and Mr. Pickles, both of which were eventually greenlit), it competed for which pilot would be turned into Adult Swim's next series.[3] The pilot won and aired (along with the pilots to King Star King and Mr. Pickles) on August 25, 2013.[4] For unknown reasons, the series moved to Crackle instead with the name change from Übermansion to SuperMansion.[5]

On April 14, 2015, Sony announced that the stop-motion animated series was being developed by Crackle, which Bryan Cranston would voice and executive produce with his Moon Shot Entertainment.[6] Thirteen episodes were being produced, and also starring Seth Green, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jillian Bell.[6] Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells wrote and would executive produce the series, while other executive producers would be Green, John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner, and James Degus, while Stoopid Buddy Stoodios would produce.[6] The first trailer was released on July 9, 2015, and the other cast included Senreich, Wells, Heidi Gardner, Tom Root, Tucker Gilmore and some other guest stars.[7]

For the show's second season, Arby's signed a product placement deal with the series as part of a broader deal with Crackle. In addition, Arby's was shown to be next door to the abandoned pizza restaurant which the Injustice Club uses as their hideout.[8]

Broadcast

The series had its television premiere on January 1, 2017 on Adult Swim.[9][10]

In France, the series premiered on MCM on April 17, 2019, airing both French dub and English audio subtitled.[11]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series' first season has a 40% Tomatometer with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 5 reviews.[12] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 59 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[13]

Home media

Season 1 was released on DVD on October 11, 2016.[14] Season 2 was only released on DVD on September 12, 2018, in Australia.[15]

References

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (March 24, 2018). "'SuperMansion': Crackle Unveils Season 3 Trailer, Premiere Date". Deadline. Archived September 2, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Adult Swim New Series and Pilots". 10 May 2013. Archived 2 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Adult Swim posts up TWO new pilots: 'King Star King' and 'Ubermansion'". 23 July 2013. Archived 2 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Ubermansion gets air date on Adult Swim". 20 August 2013. Archived 30 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Adult Swim's UberMansion is now Crackle's SuperMansion". 15 April 2015. Archived 30 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (April 14, 2015). "Sony Crackle Unveils Drama 'Art of More,' Bryan Cranston's 'SuperMansion' at Upfront". variety.com. Archived September 3, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 9, 2015). "'SuperMansion' Trailer: Bryan Cranston's Superhero Sendup For Crackle Bows At Comic Con". Deadline Hollywood. Archived September 4, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Crackle Insists It Can Thrive Even After Losing Jerry Seinfeld and Its Signature Show". 19 January 2017. Archived 2017-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  9. ^ "SuperMansion Heading to Adult Swim in 2017". December 19, 2016. Archived September 21, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "'SuperMansion' Takes Flight on Adult Swim Jan. 1". December 19, 2016. Archived December 20, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  11. ^ PAF, Le Zapping du. "La série d'animation "Super Mansion", créé par le héros de "Breaking Bad" arrive en avril sur MCM" (in French). Le Zapping du PAF. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  12. ^ "SuperMansion: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived February 9, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "SuperMansion Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Supermansion - Season 01". Amazon. 11 October 2016. Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Supermansion Season 2". Archived 2022-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-15.