| Wild Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adult animation Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Adam Davies |
| Written by | Adam Davies Dylan Dawson Alex Plapinger |
| Directed by | Griffith Kimmins |
| Creative director | Evan Viera |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Alex Plapinger |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Dave Newberg |
| Animators |
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| Editor | Jeff Picarello |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production companies | Nice Try. Octopie Network Valparaiso Pictures TZGZ Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | September 26 (2020-09-26) – October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) |
Wild Life is an Americanadultanimated sitcom created by Adam Davies that premiered on September 26, 2020 on Syfy's late-night programming block,TZGZ.[1] It is an animated show about a gang of zoo critters living free and hanging out after the end of the world. The season one finale aired on October 31.[2]
Wild Life is "a show about animal friends just trying to stay alive after the apocalypse. Together, they come up with elaborate schemes to entertain themselves and pretty much just keep from going insane".[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bad Water" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) | TBA | 0.177[4] |
The critters have to go to the mall to save the zoo! | ||||||
| 2 | "We Bot a Zoo" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) | TBA | 0.109[5] |
Darby makes everyone robot versions of themselves. | ||||||
| 3 | "Zook Club" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) | TBA | 0.128[6] |
Debbie takes over Glenn's belovedbook club. | ||||||
| 4 | "Doug The Bear" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) | TBA | 0.098[7] |
The zoo crew gets obsessed with tennis and befriend a cool bear. | ||||||
| 5 | "Broadcast Zoos" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) | TBA | 0.199[8] |
The critters find an abandoned broadcast studio and starts making shows. | ||||||
| 6 | "A River Runs Zoo It" | Griffith Kimmins | Adam Davies, Dylan Dawson & Alex Plapinger | October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | TBA | 0.135[9] |
The critters gotubing on the river and Marny meets a fellow dolphin. | ||||||
Wild Life was announced as part of the first efforts of Syfy to create original programming for itsTZGZ block, with a 15-minute pilot ordered in January 2020.[10] In April of the same year, the pilot wasgreenlit to series, with Syfy ordering five 15-minute episodes.[3]
According to show creator Adam Davies, the idea, born in 2016, came from his love for animals, but also thinking there's a tension between them and humans, wanting to give them a voice because of that. The selection of animals as the main cast came when Davies started drawing cheetah spots to process trauma (which would become Glenn), with the rest of the cast and setting coming as a "subconscious thing".[11]
Two inspirations for the show, according to executive producer Dylan Dawson, are comic stripCalvin and Hobbes andstop-motion seriesCreature Comforts.[11]
The series is produced by Valparaiso Pictures, with animation outsourced to Octopie.[12][11] According to executive producer Alex Plapinger, the number of people who worked on the show are between 40 and 50, with a lot of people working in various areas of production.[13] The animation is done onAdobe Animate.[14]
The main cast was announced the same day the pilot was greenlit to series, conformed byNatalie Palamides,Baron Vaughn,Reggie Watts,John Paul Reynolds,Claudia O'Doherty and SkittLeZ Ortiz.[3]
The first sneak peek of the show was released duringComic-Con on July 24, 2020, alongside a panel with members of the crew and cast.[15] The series premiered on September 26, 2020, alongside the debut ofMagical Girl Friendship Squad.[1]