Krapopolis is an Americananimated sitcom created byDan Harmon for theFox Broadcasting Company. Before its series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season in October 2022[2] and for a third season in March 2023.[3] The series premiered on September 24, 2023, on theAnimation Domination programming block.[4] The first season concluded on May 19, 2024.[5] In July 2024, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season ahead of the season 2 premiere.[6] In May 2025, the series was renewed for a fifth season, ahead of the season 2 finale and the season 3 premiere.[7] The third season premiered on September 28, 2025.[8]
Set in a parodic version ofmythicalAncient Greece, the series centers on a dysfunctional family of humans, gods, and monsters that tries to run one of the world's first cities without killing each other.[9]
Richard Ayoade as Tyrannis, son of Shlub and Deliria, paternal half-brother to Hippocampus, maternal half-brother to Stupendous and the mainprotagonist who is thedemigod king of Krapopolis. In season three, he abdicates his position to his dad.
Shlub, the thousand-year-old father of Hippocampus and Tyrannis who is a Mantitaur (acentaur/manticore creature), Deliria's husband, and an unemployedartist. In season three, he becomes the king of Krapopolis when Tyrannis abdicates.
Paizo, a third-generation Mantitaur who is Hegemone's husband.
Pam Murphy as Stupendous, the daughter of Deliria, Tyrannis' maternal half-sister, and Hippocampus' stepsister. Stupendous is a half-cyclops demigoddess and wears an eyepatch that covers up where her right eye would be. She is the leader of Krapopolis' military.
Duncan Trussell as Hippocampus, afish-like Atlantean who is Tyrannis' paternal half-brother and Stupendous's stepbrother. He is aninventor who wears a fishbowl helmet filled with water to survive and a bronzebaby walker that helps him get around on land.
Hannah Waddingham as Deliria, the mother of Tyrannis and Stupendous and Shlub's wife who is the goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices. She was mentioned to have been kicked out ofMount Olympus for an as-yet-unidentified offense.
Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Viscera, the daughter of Asskill who becomes Shlub's advisor.
Tessa Bonham Jones as Pippa, the narrator whose voice can be heard at the end of some episodes explaining how certain moments in Ancient Greece would lead to the creation of something in modern times.
Doozie, a drunk who becomes Shlub's social secretary
Various citizens
Amber Stevens West asAthena, the goddess of wisdom, war, hard work, dedication, humor, excellency, humility, leadership, and life to the fullest who is one of Deliria's rivals.
Diedrich Bader as Frankensludge, a sludge monster who was among the monster wedding attendees killed by Deliria and was put back together by her using different monster parts. He later becomes the king of Boba.
Krizia Bajos asHera, the Queen of the Olympian Gods.
Stephanie Beatriz asDaphne, awood nymph and Hippocampus' occasional love interest who along with other wood nymphs want to rid the world of humans to protect the forest.
Chris Hardwick as a fictionalized version of himself, an Ancient Greek who is cursed to moderate allpanels until the end of time.
Holmes as Prack the Unstoppable, a friend of Stupendous who died from a bee sting that they were fatally allergic to and resides in the Greek underworld. Prack was identified as non-binary by their second appearance in "Hades Nuts".
Ben Stiller asPrometheus, a Titan who gave fire to mortals and was chained to a rock on Zeus' orders, where he had an eagle peck out Prometheus' liver for all eternity.
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.[10] It is Fox Entertainment Studios' first fully owned animated comedy series.Bento Box Entertainment is the animation studio.
In May 2021, it was announced that the series would be titledKrapopolis.[11] At the same time, Fox stated that it would be "the first-ever animated series curated entirely on theblockchain", and the network would sellNFTs and other digital tie-ins to the series.[11][12] According to Fox, NFT owners "will be able to vote on specific show content and dictate exclusive on-air elements."[13]
In June 2021, it was announced thatJordan Young would be the showrunner for the series.[14]
In October 2022, Fox gave the series an early renewal for a second season ahead of its premiere.[2]
In March 2023, Fox gave the series another early renewal ahead of its premiere, with the show lasting for a total of three seasons.[3] In April 2023, it was announced thatAlex Rubens was replacing Young as showrunner for the second and third seasons.[15]
In July 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season ahead of the second-season premiere.[6]
In May 2025, the series was renewed for a fifth season ahead of the third-season premiere.[7]
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.[16] It was delayed to September 24, 2023.[4] The second season premiered on September 29, 2024.[17] The third season premiered on September 28, 2025.[8]
In Canada,Citytv andCHCH share the broadcast rights due to scheduling issues and is available to stream on Citytv+.[citation needed]
The show has received generally mixed reviews. Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 56% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 16 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."[18]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19]
