Ultra City Smiths, the new stop-motion animated series fromPatriotandPerpetual Grace, LTDcreatorSteve Conrad, has just announced more of its already-stacked voice cast. The series now also has a premiere date, with the first two episodes set to release on AMC+ on July 22, and the rest of the six-episode season to follow weekly. The series will also air on AMC this fall.
Last month,AMC announced thatJohn C. Reillywould play Donovan Smith, Ultra City’s most famous magnate, whose disappearance kicks off the investigation at the heart of the show. That investigation is led by Detectives David Mills and Gail Johnson, voiced byJimmi SimpsonandDa’Vine Joy Randolph, respectively.
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Announced today wereKristen BellandDax Shepard, playing Donella Pecker and Congressman Chris Pecker, respectively.Arrested Development’sAlia Shawkatwill play Little Grace,Lost’sTerry O’Quinnwill voice Captain Krieger, andThe Mighty Boosh’sJulian Barrattplays The Most Dangerous Man in the World. Also announced today wereTim Meadowsas Deputy Mayor Jeff Thumb,Debra Wingeras Trish McSapphire,Luiz Guzmánas Rodrigo Smalls,Sunita Manias Detective Jaya Mukherjee, withTom Waitsnarrating the series.
If those character names and titles are any indication of where Conrad is taking this investigation, this looks like it will be very much in keeping with the hilariously interconnected worlds of his previous work. Any investigation that encounters both the highest political offices and folks named “Little Grace” is after my own heart, but the real headline here might be a character named “The Most Dangerous Man in the World.”
They’ll join the previously announcedBebe Neuwirth,Jason Mantzoukas,Damon Herriman,Melissa Villaseñor,Kurtwood Smith,Tim Heidecker,Chris Conrad,andHana Mae Lee. Conrad commented, “I’m grateful that this group of actors, who could work with whomever they choose on whatever they choose, chose to work with us.”
It’s an impressive cast, many of whom have worked with Conrad before. Indeed, between Simpson, O’Quinn, Herriman, Smith, Conrad, and Lee having been featured in at least one of his previous shows, he’s developing something of a regular troupe. Transferring that experience to animation may feel like a stretch, but withRobot Chicken’s Stoopid Buddy Stoodios on board, this show has a lot going for it.
The first two episodes ofUltra City Smithspremiere on AMC+ on July 22, with each subsequent episode released weekly on Thursdays. The first season also will air on AMC this fall.
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