The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated comedy television series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and developed by Brandon Sawyer, which premiered on May 19, 2022. While Back in Business was a follow-up to the 2017 film, this series serves as a follow-up to the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business, loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee. The second season premiered on April 13, 2023. On September 27, 2023, Brandon Sawyer announced the series was canceled after two seasons.

Summary
Taking place after the events of The Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Lindsay Templeton is forced to revert to his old Boss Baby self after being framed for embezzlement by Bradley, a member of his company. With his older brother Tim, and his two nieces, Tabitha and Baby Corp employee Tina, they co-lead Tina's new Field Team fighting to increase Baby And The Uncuddleables Love. They work while keeping a new group of arch-nemeses, The Rivals Catrine Bruno Silvi Hali Lawrence, from destroying Baby Corp itself. In Season 2 of The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, fired from Baby Corp, Boss Baby and Tina combine their leadership skills to launch their own company. Now, in addition to the usual challenges of a startup company, UTP must also outsmart a new adversary named Crispin Biscuits, who was hired to ruin Boss Baby and Tina's lives.

Cast

 * J. P. Karliak as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr. / The Boss Baby
 * Ariana Greenblatt (Season 1, Season 2 E1-E4) as Tabitha Templeton
 * Maya Tanida (Season 2 E5-E16) as Tabitha Templeton
 * Mary Faber as Tina Templeton / The New Boss Baby
 * Max Mittelman as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton
 * Pierce Gagnon as Teenage Tim
 * Krizia Bajos as Carol Templeton, I.T. Baby Cammy and Yaya
 * Alex Cazares as JJ and Staci
 * Karan Soni as Pip
 * Zeke Alton as Dez
 * Nicole Byer as NannyCam No Filter CEO Baby
 * Grace Kaufman as Uncuddleable Mia
 * Antony Del Rio as Uncuddleable Antonio
 * Ben Pierce as Uncuddleable Austin
 * Kyle Chandler as Ranger Safety Binkerton
 * Mara Junot as R&D Baby Simmons
 * Kari Wahlgren as Marsha Krinkle the Channel 8 News Reporter and Security Baby Katja
 * Isabella Crovetti as Yvette
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Buddy from HR, Mayor Jimbo, Amal and Agent Brown
 * Andy Richter as Board Member Bradley
 * Andy Daly as Sheriff Potty Pardner
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Curtis "Lumpy" the Park Duck, Precious Templeton and Priest Scooter Buckie
 * Diedrich Bader as Junior Fancy Jr.
 * Josh Keaton as Harve
 * Cissy Jones as Hilde
 * Hope Levy as Peg
 * Brandon Scott as CEO Baby Hendershot
 * Aparna Nacherla as Frankie
 * Nicole Gose as Melissa
 * Amy Walker as Female FBI Agent Brown and Aoife
 * Donald Faison as Dr. Thubberirhd
 * Fred Melamed as Russ Tisdale
 * Raul Ceballos as Uncle Benji Guerrero
 * Mark Mercado as Tyler
 * Matt Surges as Chet

Production
Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut of The Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers. The series was worked on during the production of the sequel.

Animation for the series was provided by Technicolor Animation Productions.

On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied on Twitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end of Back in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after two seasons.

Release
The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022. A second season was released on April 13, 2023.

Reception
Common Sense Media gave it 2 out of 5 stars for "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in unpleasant series". Fiction Horizon gave it a 6/10 score. The Envoy Web gave it a 3.5/5 editors rating. Midgard Times gave it 7/10 final score. Voice america blog gave it 4 out of 5 stars and recommends it for ages 6 to 11. Wayback machine gives it a 6 out of 10 score. mamas geeky gave it a 3 out of 5 score. liveakhbar gives it a 7 out of 10 score. serializd gives it 5 stars out of 5 stars. awwrated gives it a 5.9/10 score