Fairview (TV series)

Fairview is an American adult animated satirical sitcom created by R.J. Fried and executive produced by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. It premiered on Comedy Central on February 9, 2022, and was cancelled after one season.

Synopsis
Set in a world populated by anthropomorphic nesting dolls, the series focuses on how national political issues caused societal tension within the community through an interaction with the dysfunctional citizens of a town named Fairview, a small town of idiotic party people who are willing to urinate in public and fight in car park lots. The town is overseen by Kelly Sampson, a former party girl turned mayor (who is not the smartest person in the book), and her fellow incompetent political figures and their families.

Cast and characters

 * Marina Cockenberg as Kelly Sampson
 * Aparna Nancherla as Chelsea Hill
 * Jack Bensinger as Glen Michaels
 * Jeremy Levick as Todd Osterdorff
 * Blair Socci as Holly Osterdorff
 * James Austin Johnson as Wade Moonman/Pastor Marv
 * R.J. Fried as Jake/Principal Dunlap
 * Graham Techler as Breckman
 * Atsuko Okatsuka as Mary
 * Otter Lee as Mack
 * Matt Rogers as Luck Dragon
 * Lisa Gilroy as Denise/Ashley Osterdorff/Deputy Connie/Cindy
 * Joey Romaine as Beef Osterdorff/Simone Hamm
 * Carl Foreman Jr. as Sheriff Roger/Dr. Thomas
 * Zack Smilovitz
 * Mitch Lewis

Production
The series was animated using Adobe After Effects, which was picked up and greenlit by Comedy Central on October 7, 2021, with a slate premiere for early 2022. On January 27, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 9, 2022.

Critical response
Nick Schager of The Daily Beast said "[i]ts animation is similarly dreary, with character designs that feature no hands, legs or feet; the bottom of each figure is instead a rounded ball as if everyone were an anthropomorphic kids’ punching bag." Maxwell Yezpitelok of Cracked.com derided its writing and humor, saying "[s]hows like Fairview skip ahead to the point where the showrunners are already kind of burned out and grabbing ideas from whatever's on the news, without the benefit of having previously developed strong characters and a distinctive style."