Strange Planet (TV series)

Strange Planet is an animated science fiction comedy television series based on the webcomic of the same name by Nathan W. Pyle. Pyle co-created the series with Dan Harmon. The series premiered on August 9, 2023 on Apple TV+.

Premise
Blue beings find themselves exploring and trying to understand the complexities and nuances of human traits.

Main

 * All main cast members portray multiple characters which vary between episodes.


 * Tunde Adebimpe
 * Demi Adejuyigbe
 * Lori Tan Chinn as Guide
 * Danny Pudi as Regular
 * Hannah Einbinder as Manager

Guest

 * James Adomian
 * Mamoudou Athie
 * Yvette Nicole Brown
 * D'Arcy Carden
 * Colton Dunn
 * Naomi Ekperigin
 * Cynthia Erivo
 * Fortune Feimster
 * Jo Firestone
 * Theo Germaine
 * Dallas Goldtooth
 * Patti Harrison
 * Jackie Hoffman
 * Erika Ishii
 * Jackie Kashian
 * Ken Leung
 * Riki Lindhome
 * Billie Lourd
 * X Mayo
 * Jessica McKenna
 * Tawny Newsome
 * Charlotte Nicdao
 * Toks Olagundoye
 * Bronson Pinchot
 * Nathan W. Pyle
 * Karan Soni
 * Beth Stelling
 * Nate Torrence
 * Jerry Trainor
 * Janet Varney
 * Gary Anthony Williams
 * Debra Wilson
 * Cedric Yarbrough

Production
The series was greenlit by Apple TV+ in June 2021, with Nathan W. Pyle collaborating with Dan Harmon to co-create the series. Amalia Levari was set as showrunner. In July 2023, Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi and Hannah Einbinder were set for the voice cast.

Release
The series was released on August 9, 2023.

Reception
Strange Planet received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 81% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10 based on 27 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Leveraging its alien conceit to make astute observations about society, Strange Planet is wryly amusing and relatably human." Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone praised the show for its "reliable level of sweetness", while noting that most of its humor "hits the level of wry amusement and not much more, not unlike the experience of reading a comic strip, smiling, and saying, 'I get it,' without actually laughing." Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the show 3 stars out of 5, opining that the comic strip's premise wore too thin during a season of ten 25-minute episodes. In a more mixed review, Maya Phillips of The New York Times found the show's comedic moments to be more uneven and less interesting than its philosophical musings, writing, "More often than not, 'Strange Planet' is cute and delightful".