Netflix Just Announced Their Next Original Series, And It Sounds Fantastic
Starring Amy Sedaris as a princess cat, Aaron Paul as a sidekick (again), and Will Arnett as a washed-up old horse.
In the past year, Netflix Originals have been responsible for three of the finest shows on our screens: the psychological political thriller House Of Cards, the women’s prison dramady Orange Is The New Black, and the fourth season of Arrested Development.
Overnight they announced their next venture, which looks set to eclipse them all. It’s called BoJack Horseman: “the darkly hilarious tale of a washed-up TV horse”.
In case you needed more convincing than that (why would you need more convincing than that?), here are five facts.
- Will Arnett plays a washed-up TV horse, BoJack. BoJack used to star in a popular ’90s sitcom called Horsin’ Around; now he’s just a drunk failure trying to get his life back.
- Aaron Paul plays BoJack’s former human sidekick. Because Aaron Paul is the best at playing sidekicks.
- Amy Sedaris from Strangers With Candy (and a very talented family) plays BoJack’s agent and ex-lover, Princess Caroline.
- Princess Caroline is a cat.
- The whole thing has been designed by New York graphic artist Lisa Hanawalt. If you want to read about how much Lisa Hanawalt loves horses, you must read her War Horse review on The Hairpin. It is filled with illustrations like this:
BoJack Horseman will be with you in mid-2014. Here’s the press release in full:
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BoJack Horseman, the darkly hilarious tale of a washed-up TV horse, is coming exclusively to all Netflix territories in mid-2014. The 12 episode Netflix original series is created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and produced by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company.
Legendary star of the 1990’s family favorite situation comedy Horsin’ Around, Bojack (Will Arnett) has been trying to find his way through a muddle of self-loathing, whisky and failed relationships. Now, with the help of his human sidekick Todd (Aaron Paul) and his feline agent and ex-paramour Princess Caroline (Amy Sedaris), BoJack is primed to again make his mark on the world of entertainment.
“BoJack Horseman is a brutally funny and unique take on what can happen after pop stardom,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “Raphael has created an amazing set of characters voiced by some of the best comics and actors in the world. We’re delighted to be partnering with Michael Eisner in delivering BoJack exclusively to Netflix members around the world.”
“We are thrilled to bring BoJack Horseman’s singular humor to Netflix, one of the most distinctive and exciting distribution networks in entertainment today,” said Michael Eisner. “We are especially proud to be producing Netlix’s first original adult animation series.”
BoJack Horseman was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, is being produced by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company. and features Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Despicable Me), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Amy Sedaris (Strangers With Candy). The series is Executive Produced by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Steven A. Cohen and Noel Bright. Arnett and Paul are also executive producers. BoJack was designed by graphic artist Lisa Hanawalt and will be animated by LA-based Shadow Machine.
