Tom and Jerry in New York

Tom and Jerry in New York is an American animated television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021, and ended on November 18, 2021. It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and serves as a stand-alone sequel series to the film, Tom & Jerry, which was released in cinemas and HBO Max on February 26, 2021.

With episodes directed by Darrell Van Citters, the show has the same art style as The Tom and Jerry Show with the original crew returning along with William Hanna (via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry.

Each episode usually consists of four segments: the first, second, and fourth segments are 5-6 minutes long, and the third segment runs 4 minutes.

It features the cast of William Hanna (archived recordings), Joey D'Auria, Rick Zieff and Sam Kwasman. Tuffy shows up but has no speaking roles.

Plot
Set after the events of the 2021 film, the series follows Tom and Jerry having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over New York City.

Voice cast

 * William Hanna (voice recordings) as:
 * Tom Cat, variously depicted as an adult blue/gray house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short.
 * Jerry Mouse, a young brown mouse who lives in the same house as Tom's owners, allowing chaos and destruction to ensue while he and Tom fight.
 * Tuffy Mouse: The little, gray, nappy-wearing orphan mouse who is Jerry's ward. He has no speaking roles in the series.
 * Joey D'Auria as Butch Cat: A black alley cat who is the leader of the alley cat bullies who are usually friends with Tom and help him catch Jerry.
 * Rick Zieff as Spike: A muscular gray bulldog is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son, Tyke.
 * Sam Kwasman as Quacker: A little duckling who is very trusting, even trusting Tom in many situations in which Tom wishes to eat him.
 * Rachael MacFarlane as Toodles Galore (credited as Toots), Gwennie, Riva McDiva
 * Grey Griffin as Female Zoo Patron, Pigeon, Zoo Announcer
 * Stephen Stanton as Concierge, Taxi Driver, Chameleon Owner, Shopkeeper, Hot Dog Vendor, Store Announcer
 * Diane Michelle as Old Lady, Mrs. Vandarkashian
 * Flula Borg as Gunnar
 * Leslie David Baker as Mr. Piper
 * Brian T. Delaney as Chapman, Zoo Guard
 * Kimberly Brooks as Lt. General Mother
 * Regi Davis as Sgt. Clayton T. McTabby, Ambassador's Husband
 * Kurt Kanazawa as Digital Translator, Announcer
 * Daniel Ross as Jimmy
 * Laraine Newman as Rosie
 * Kari Wahlgren as Mom
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Pedestrian
 * Chris Edgerly as Rolf, Rudy
 * Trevor Devall as Tom's double
 * Katie Leigh as Dowager, Young Girl
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Robber
 * Sandy Fox as Bird vocalizations

Series overview
All episodes were directed by Darrell Van Citters.

Release
The series premiered in the United States on July 1, 2021, on HBO Max. In Canada, the series premiered on September 18, 2021, on Teletoon. The second season premiered on November 18.

Internationally, the show is broadcast on Boomerang channels.

The series premiered on December 17, 2021, on HBO Max in Brazil and Latin America and later premiered on January 6, 2022, on Cartoon Network. It started airing in India also on March 19, 2022, on Cartoon Network.

Development
On October 29, 2019, Tom and Jerry in New York was first shown during WarnerMedia's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as Tom and Jerry in the Big City and hidden away under Max Originals, fourth in a row alongside Craftopia, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and The Fungies!.

On May 28, 2020, on the official WarnerMedia Twitter, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year Max Originals and squeezed in-between Tig n' Seek and Circe, was Tom and Jerry under a new title of in the Big City.

On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of Tom and Jerry in New York, which premiered on HBO Max starting July 1, 2021.

Renegade Animation's Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postlewaite who produced The Tom and Jerry Show during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.