Krapopolis

Krapopolis is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dan Harmon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. In October 2022, ahead of its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.[2] In March 2023, it was renewed for a third season ahead of the first season premiere.[3] The series premiered on September 24, 2023, on the Animation Domination programming block.[4]

Krapopolis
Genre
Created byDan Harmon
Starring
ComposerJoe Wong[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2023 (2023-09-24) –
present (present)

Premise

The show is set in mythical ancient Greece and centers on a flawed family of humans, gods, and monsters trying to run one of the world's first cities without killing each other.[5]

Voice cast

Main
  • Richard Ayoade as Tyrannis, the main protagonist who is the demigod king of Krapopolis.
  • Matt Berry as Shlub, Hippocampus and Tyrannis's father who is a Mantitaur (a centaur/manticore creature) and an unemployed artist.
  • Pam Murphy as Stupendous, Tyrannis's half-sister who is a cyclops that wears an eyepatch that covers up where her right eye is supposed to go.
  • Duncan Trussell as Hippocampus, a fish-like sea monster who is Tyrannis's half-brother and Stupendous' step-brother. He is an inventor that wears a fishbowl helmet and a bronze baby walker that helps him get around.
  • Hannah Waddingham as Deliria, Tyrannis and Stupendous' mother and Shlub's wife who is the Goddess of Self-Destruction and Questionable Choice.

Recurring

Guest voices

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [6]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18-49)
1"All Hail the Goddess of Likability!"Jake HollanderDan HarmonSeptember 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)1BBDH013.82[7]1.2[7]
Tyrannis oversees his city and is confronted by a group of cannibals living nearby. His mother, Deliria, and father, Shlub, visit, and Deliria is obsessed with people building a temple to her. Hippocampus develops a bomb, and he and Stupendous attempt to give it to the cannibals in a Trojan horse. Athena arrives to fight Deliria, but is defeated by the Trojan horse bomb.
Cast : Dee Bradley Baker, Keith David as Asskill, Matt Gourley, David Pressman, Michael Urie as Hermes, Kari Wahlgren, Amber Stevens West as Athena
2"The Stuperbowl"Otis BrayboyBecky Mann & Audra SielaffSeptember 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)1BBDH031.90[7]0.6[7]
Cast : Eric Bauza, Keith David as Asskill, Dave Franco as Broseidon, Brandon Johnson, Tessa Bonham Jones, Maurice LaMarche, David Pressman, Michael Urie as Hermes
3"Wife Swamp"Dominic PolcinoDan Harmon & Jordan YoungOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)1BBDH021.70[8]0.5[8]
Cast : Eric Bauza, Matt Gourley, David Koechner, David Pressman, Fred Tatasciore
4"Prometheus"Patrick KochakjiTom ScharplingOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)1BBDH040.84[9]0.3[9]
Tyrannis and Hippocampus free Prometheus from his punishment that Zeus put him in as he is revealed to have a history with Deliria. Though Prometheus has plans to get payback on Zeus. Meanwhile, Shlub takes Stupendous to Cyclopia to find the Cyclops that Deliria previously mated with to give birth to Stupendous. She finds her father Donny as Shlub learns the hard way to stay out of certain things.
Cast : Steve Agee, Eric Bauza, John DiMaggio as Donny and Traveler, Tim Robinson as Heracles, Ben Stiller as Prometheus
5"12 Angry Goat Herders"Jake Hollander
Blake Lemons		Emma FletcherOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)1BBDH05TBDTBA
When Shlub is accused of eating the goats of the goat farmers, Tyrannis invents the court system and Shlub is represented by Tyrannis while Brenda the Sphinx represents the goat farmers. Meanwhile, Hippocampus is snubbed by Deliria who won't let him call her mom and makes a sprinkler system for the Asskillians where he takes up the alias of a god. Deliria hears about it from Hermes and competes with him.
Cast : Carlos Alazraqui, Keith David as Asskill, Phil LaMarr, Jane Lynch as Brenda the Sphinx, David Pressman, Cree Summer, Michael Urie as Hermes
6"Woods-stock"[10]TBATBAOctober 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)TBATBDTBA
7"Please Demeter"[11]TBATBANovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)TBATBDTBA

Production

In June 2020, it was announced that Dan Harmon signed a deal with Fox to create a new adult animated comedy for 2022, with a straight-to-series order.[12] This will be Fox Entertainment Studios' first fully owned animated comedy series.

In May 2021, it was announced that the series would be titled Krapopolis.[13] At the same time, Fox stated that it would be "the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the blockchain", and the network would sell NFTs and other digital tie-ins to the series.[13][14] According to Fox, NFT owners "will be able to vote on specific show content and dictate exclusive on-air elements."[15]

In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan Young would be the showrunner for the series.[16]

In October 2022, Fox gave the series an early renewal for a second season ahead of its premiere.[2]

In March 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.[3] In April 2023, it was announced that Alex Rubens is replacing Young as showrunner for the second and third seasons.[17]

Release

In July 2022, Fox announced the series was scheduled to premiere with a special preview episode on November 27, 2022, before its official premiere in 2023.[18] It was delayed to September 24, 2023.[19]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 57% with an average rating of 6.1/10, based on 14 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Carried by its superb voice cast like Atlas shouldering the Earth, Krapopolis falls short of divine comedy but offers consistent enough chuckles for fans of animated raunch."[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]

References
  1. "Credits: Joe Wong". Joewong.org. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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  8. Pucci, Douglas (October 5, 2023). "Sunday Ratings: NBC Shook Off its Competition to Win Prime Time with 'Sunday Night Football'". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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  10. "Krapopolis Episode 107: "Woods-stock"". Fox Flash. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  11. "Krapopolis Episode 106: "Please Demeter"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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  13. Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2021). "Dan Harmon's Animated Series 'Krapopolis' To Be Created On Blockchain & Sell NFTs In A First For Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  14. Dessem, Matthew (May 18, 2021). "Dan Harmon Is Making "the First Ever Animated Series Curated Entirely on the Blockchain"". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. Fox ... spelled out in a little more detail what they meant by 'curated entirely on the blockchain'. Essentially, it's a way of selling merch
  15. "How is KRAPOPOLIS curated on the blockchain?". Fox Help Center. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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  17. White, Peter (April 24, 2023). "'Krapopolis': Alex Rubens To Replace Jordan Young As Showrunner For Season 2 & 3". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  18. Hipes, Patrick (July 23, 2022). "Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Shows Off First Look, Sets Special Fox Preview For November – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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