| The New Norm | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by |
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| Developed by | José Behar |
| Voices of | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1–3 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | X (formerly Twitter) |
| Release | June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) – present |
The New Norm (originally calledWoke World) is an American adultanimated sitcom created by Akiva and Sophia Prell, and developed by José Behar. Developed and marketed as "The First Animated Sit-Com [sic] onX", the series premiered with a three-minutepilot on June 25, 2024.JP Sears stars as the titular Norm, alongside a voice cast also includingDave Rubin andLarry Elder.[1][2][3]
The series chronicles the life of Norm (JP Sears), aconservative man whose life is turned upside down when Chaz (Dave Rubin), anon-binary influencer, is sent to live with his family in an attempt to "re-educate" Norm.
Much of the series' voice cast is uncredited.
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| S1E1 | "Pilot" | June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) | |
Norm, a staunchly conservative man, has been placed under temporary house arrest with a tracking anklet controlled by the artificial intelligence OMNI after complaining to his daughter Chloe's school board for teaching her about gender theory. As he laments that his favorite beer has been given a rainbow design on the can in support of the LGBTQ+ community, he learns that Chloe's new love interest Chaz, a non-binary influencer who owns a non-binary dog named Billie, will be staying at the house, and that he will be released on conditional parole after Chaz "re-educates" him as part of a new government program. In the end,Elon Musk arrives to celebrate X as "the home of free speech" with the characters in a short musical number, after which Norm's wife Janice announces the family has received tickets toWalt Disney World, much to Norm's horror. | |||
| S1E2 | "Electile Dysfunction" | October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31) | |
Norm and his like-minded best friend and boss Charlie are on one side of a crowd opposite Chaz and Chloe at a rally hosted byDonald Trump and Elon Musk. Musk saves Trump from an assassination attempt byHillary Clinton before the two men leave aboard aSpaceX Starship. Chloe and Chaz attempt to leave aboard anAmazon rocket piloted by a "DEI hire" (appearing as adrag queen) and end up fighting with Norm and Charlie over how they are all stuck with each other.Vladimir Putin reveals that turning Americans against each other was part of his master plan to destroy America, but the DEI hire soon crashes into his estate, killing him. With the threat of Russia against America resolved, Chloe and Chaz begin searching for Billie, unaware that the dog is on the Starship with Trump and Musk, dancing to an AIEDM song. | |||
| S1E3 | "War Games" | November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05) | |
While Norm, Charlie, Chloe, and Chaz are watching2024 presidential election news, Janice turns off the TV and encourages everyone to get along. Instead, the group argues, criticizing each other's chosen candidates and political parties. Two scenarios then play out, revealing that, no matter which side wins, the opposing side will riot, leading to all Americans ultimately losing. | |||
| S1E4 | "Memecoin Episode" | February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19) | |
In light of Donald Trump successfully launching thevirtual currency $TRUMP, Chaz, lamenting the failure of their "Wokecoin" $WOKE, challenges Norm to see if a virtual currency based on him can outcompete their variation. As soon as $NORM is created, it skyrockets in value to over $1 million. | |||
| S1E5 | "Memecoin Millionaire" | February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19) | |
Norm realises the value in his memecoin, but unfortunately, he forgot his password and cannot redeem the money. The episode ends with a message encouraging the audience not to buy Normcoin, as it will give Norm "FOMO". | |||
Writing forUnHerd,Gareth Roberts praised the "well designed" characters and "decent voice performances", but otherwise criticised the show, saying "it is not just terrible but flesh-creepingly awful. The jokes, such as they are, all crash like bags of tools being dropped down a lift shaft". He would also go on to criticize the "cringe-inducing" homage toX (Twitter) ownerElon Musk, and described the show as "like a progressive's idea of what conservative humour might be".[4]
Jacob Weindling ofSplinter called it "bigoted babybrained bullshit" and "a perfect window into the low-grade conservative comedian mind".[5]